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Weather warnings explained

20th September 2018 Last updated at 14:41
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BBC Weather carries National Severe Weather Warnings which are issued by the Met Office. The colour-coded warnings indicate severe weather is forecast. But what do they mean?

BBC Weather's Chris Fawkes explains.

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