In a major emergency, if you are not involved in the incident, but are close by or believe you may be in danger, the best advice is to go inside a safe building, stay inside until you are advised to do otherwise, and tune in to local radio or TV for information.
If you find yourself in the middle of an emergency, your common sense and instincts will usually tell you what to do.
The Met Office has issued a Severe Weather Alert and is forecasting icy conditions and probable snowfall this weekend for Surrey. For details and warnings see mettoffice.gov.uk. The amber area will signify where there's likely to be 5-10cm of snow.
The Environment Agency has an important role in warning people about the risk of flooding, and in reducing the likelihood of flooding from rivers and the sea.
For more information visit our Flooding Information page in the Protecting Yourself section or to get more detailed information about flooding in Surrey visit the Environment Agency website.
The GO IN, STAY IN, TUNE IN advice is recognised and used around the world. It was developed by the independent National Steering Committee on Warning and Informing the Public as being the best general advice to give people caught up in most emergencies.
Surrey's Local Resilience Forum (SLRF) co-ordinates the response of Surrey's emergency services and local authorities to major incidents.
The Emergency Services are responding to emergencies all the time and this site is not designed to replace the websites for each of the organisations.
