We have a number of Twitter accounts to keep you up to date with what's going on at the Met Office.
| Met Office Twitter accounts |
|---|
| Account | Content | Area |
|---|
| @metoffice | Corporate information including press releases and job adverts | |
| @metofficeUK | All weather warning | Whole UK |
| @metofficeEng | All weather warnings | England |
| @metofficeScot | All weather warnings | Scotland |
| @metofficeNI | All weather warnings | Northern Ireland |
| @metofficeWales | All weather warnings | Wales |
| @metofficeSWEng | Weather warnings | Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, Somerset and Wiltshire |
| @metofficeSEEng | Weather warnings | Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Kent, London, Surrey, Sussex (East and West) and the Thames Valley |
| @metofficeEEng | Weather warnings | Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk |
| @metofficeEMids | Weather warnings | Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland |
| @metofficeWMids | Weather warnings | Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire |
| @metofficeYorks | Weather warnings | East, North, South and West Yorkshire and parts of Lincolnshire |
| @metofficeNEEng | Weather warnings | Durham, Northumberland, Tees Valley and Tyne and Wear |
| @metofficeNWEng | Weather warnings | Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside |
| @metofficeSScot | Weather warnings | South West Scotland, Lothian and Borders |
| @metofficeEScot | Weather warnings | Central Scotland, Tayside and Fife |
| @metofficeWScot | Weather warnings | Strathclyde |
| @metofficeNWScot | Weather warnings | Highlands and Eilean Siar |
| @metofficeNEScot | Weather warnings | Grampian |
| @metofficeNIsles | Weather warnings | Orkney and Shetland |
| @metofficestorms | Information on tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones worldwide and severe UK storms | |
Information on warnings
Warnings and forecasts
Warnings are issued when there is weather severe enough to cause disruption to the infrastructure of the UK, i.e. heavy snow affecting transport systems or heavy rain causing flooding. Strict criteria apply before a warning is issued, for example light snow showers would not warrant a warning but they would be included in a forecast.
Weather warnings guide
Forecasts are issued for general weather of every type and severity, irrespective of whether it will be disruptive or not.
Weather info on Twitter
Due to the 140 character restriction on Twitter we only show the 'headline' information on warnings. Users should click though the link to the full warning on our website. Forecast information is not currently available via Twitter.
Last Updated: 15 February 2013
