A YELLOW warning of snow has been issued for parts of East Lancashire for tonight and tomorrow morning.

There was traffic chaos this morning after snowfall overnight with the A56 closed in both directions.

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A statement on the Met Office website said: "An area of rain, sleet and snow will come southeastwards into the area later on Thursday lasting into Friday morning.

"Accumulations of 5-10 cm are likely above 200-300 m with locally 2-4 cm to around 100 m. Please be aware of the risk of difficult driving conditions and disruption to transport."