LIVE: Heavy snow blankets Shropshire Sailing Club as Storm Goretti sweeps the Midlands

0 January 9, 2026 09:43

Shropshire Sailing Club at Whitemere near Ellesmere as Storm Goretti continues to batter the West Midlands. Shropshire has seen some of the most significant impacts of this "weather bomb," with official recordings of 7cm at Preston Montford and unofficial reports of up to 20cm on higher ground.

While the heaviest snow has eased this morning, January 9, 2026, the region remains under a Met Office Yellow Warning for ice as partially thawed snow refreezes. Conditions are treacherous across the county, with the A5 near Oswestry seeing multiple collisions and the A49 reported as blocked in several locations.

Read more here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/37859418/storm-goretti-end-snow-weather-met-office/

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