Commuters this morning face disruption after Storm Isha battered the country overnight
The Met Office said 90mph winds have hit Capel Curig in north Wales and 76mph gusts were recorded in Loftus, North Yorkshire and 75mph winds blasted Brizlee Wood, near Alnwick in Northumberland, and Emley in Huddersfield.
Yesterday evening a flight from Manchester Airport to Belfast was forced to return Manchester when it failed to land in Northern Ireland whilst flight from Manchester to Dublin has been forced to land almost 500 miles away in Paris
Electricity North West said that 7,899 homes were without power in the region, and they were forced to stand crews down due to unsafe climbing conditions.
Restoration times have been pushed back to Tuesday at 17:00 as a precaution. with Cumbria the worst affected and Sellafield power plant has been forced to suspend operations due to the weather conditions
Network Rail said 50mph speed restrictions have been imposed across most routes to keep passengers and trains safe from falling trees and debris blown onto tracks, with disruption likely to continue into Monday morning.
There will be no trains in Scotland until 3.00pm this afternoon
Yorkshire Street in Oldham town centre – near to the junction with Fairbottom Street – remains closed this morning after the front of a building was damaged by high winds
The Woodhead pass A628 is closed to High sided vehicles
Although flights from Manchester Airport were cancelled overnight,The airport says that further disruption is not expected today
Yorkshire Street in the town centre – near to the junction with Fairbottom Street – remains closed this morning after the front of a building was damaged by
Storm Isha is the ninth named storm since September, and follows on from Storm Henk earlier this month
