Police said any important updates would be added to its force Twitter account and Devon County Council said it had more than 260 snow wardens "on standby" with local self help plans.

BBC: Traffic stuck in snow on Haldon Hill in January 2010.

The technology also provides long battery life (over 10 hours2 of local HD video playback) and over 3 weeks of standby time.

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The local authority, Tayside Police and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) said they had teams on standby and were monitoring the situation.

BBC: Flood water around a house in Comrie