This is the Peril Level Alert for the United Kingdom on
The Snowy Owl Level Peril Alert communicates a level of niggling doubt about the medium to near-term future. When the level is at Snowy Owl, it is indicative of a higher level of worry than that generated, for example, by concern over whether a gas hob has been left on during a two week Mediterranean holiday, but lower than the prospect of a visit from a devoutly religious member of your extended family.
In personal terms, it is closest to someone with a life-threatening food allergy’s state of neurosis when encountering the following warning:
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Owl
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