Snow in the UK 1 inch - MET office issue weather warning, news of 'dangerous blizzards' spread around the news stations. 3 inches - schools close nationwide, widespread disruption on motorways. Shots of abandoned cars and crashed busses litter the media. 7 inches - government stops operating, severe disruption to hospitals and the emergency services. Headline - 'child dies when hit by heavy snowfall' 1 foot - national humanitarian crisis declared; army deployed to help clear roads, civilians advised to stay indoors and wait for foreign aid. Government officially collapses and hands control of the county over to France. One fifth of the population commit suicide over this news.