Schools and roads closed as snow and blizzard conditions grip Scotland

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Daily Record - 1/21/13

THE Met Office has issued alerts for large areas of Scotland while schools in the Borders, Aberdeenshire and Perthshire have all remained shut.

A snow covered road in the Scottish Borders as heavy snow hits areas around Scotland

A snow covered road in the Scottish Borders as heavy snow hits areas around Scotland. David Cheskin, PA Wire.

HEAVY snow has closed schools and roads in the east of Scotland today, with forecasters warning of more blizzard conditions and bitterly cold temperatures.

The Met Office issued alerts for central Scotland, Tayside, Fife, Grampian, the Highlands and the Borders, where 4in-8in (10cm-20cm) of snow was expected to fall, accompanied by strong to gale-force winds in some areas.

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