Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins declared the emergency in his capacity as director of the county's Homeland Security and Emergency Management and instructed the department to file a local disaster declaration with the state.

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County councillor Lyn Jenkins in Solva said she had driven back from Fishguard in the worst conditions on the road she had seen in 43 years.

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William Jenkins, a high hill farmer from Manmoel near Blackwood, Caerphilly county, said there is little snow where he is but a cold, penetrating wind which leaves new born lambs at risk of being frozen to death.

BBC: Wales weather: progress on roads but services suspended