THE long-awaited snow has finally come to the south east - and residents in Andover are waking up to a magical scene. 

The Advertiser's weekly columnist Manuela Wahnon was up at the crack of dawn, and captured the first flakes as they fell on the town whilst she was out taking her daily exercise. 

The pictures were taken just after 7am. 

Andover firefighters are warning people to take extra care whilst out enjoying the weather today.

In a tweet, they said: "Be extra careful today as we have snow!! Only drive if you really have to, stay safe and drive to arrive. Drop your snowy pics below! STAY SAFE"