Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
Updates as Storm Dudley batters York and North Yorkshire. Got info? Let us know on Twitter, or at [email protected]
All the latest flood warnings are here
National Highways: Yorkshire says:
The Ouse Bridge M62 Junction 36 (Goole) to Junction 37 (Howden) is closed to vulnerable vehicles due to strong winds.
Vulnerable vehicles include high-sided vehicles, motorcycles, caravans and any vehicle liable to be affected by cross winds
Diversion
Eastbound follow the solid square diversion symbol via the A614 and the A63
Westbound follow the solid triangle diversion symbol via the A63 and A614
Andy Falconer, the head of St Peter’s School, tagged us in this video of clouds scudding across the sky thanks to Storm Dudley’s high winds.
It shows why we have alternated between heavy rain and bright skies!
Do not travel on Friday – that’s the advice from LNER, as another storm prepares to blow in at the end of the week.
Warrick Dent, LNER safety and operations director, said: “We are encouraging our
customers with tickets dated for Friday 18 February to bring forward their travel arrangements to Thursday 17 February where possible.”
The full story is here.
Back in the very windy Yorkshire Dales, and a fire crew from Hawes helped with an incident at The Wynd, Gayle at about 4pm.
They moved a garage door which had blown into a garden to prevent the wind picking it up again.
The A64 eastbound at Flaxton between York and Malton is blocked due to a fallen tree.
Police say please take care while they work to remove it and take an alternative route where possible.
Fire crews are also at the scene.
It’s near Flaxton Moor (the junction with Main Street for Stamford Bridge)
There’s two miles of congestion and long delays in both directions.
Police tweeted: “The A64 eastbound at Flaxton between York and Malton is blocked due to a fallen tree. Please take care while we work to remove it and take an alternative route where possible. Thank you.”
Here’s a picture of the queuing traffic:
It’s windy in Wensleydale!
This tweet from Thomas Beresford picks up on the live data from the Wether Fell weather station at Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales.
You can see all the data here.
After he put out this tweet, a faster gust was recorded of 100.1mph.
A York park is closed today because of the bad weather.
Homestead Park off Water End will “remain closed until further notice”, a statement said on social media. It said:
There is lots of flying debris and the risk of falling trees so it is not safe for our visitors and staff.
We will review this continually and might be able to re-open – although the high winds are expected to last until the weekend with the arrival of #StormEunice as well.
Stay safe and warm.
The Tinsely Viaduct on the M1 in Sheffield is closed in both directions to high sided vehicles due to wind speeds, Highways England has said.
It has also issued a list of roads in the North East where high-sided and vulnerable vehicles (such as caravans and motorbikes) could be blown over:
They have just been updated
Here’s some advice from the police as the storm rolls in…
The stormy weather are causing some bus diversions.
Here are the latest.
The good news is, the crash on the A64 has been cleared and traffic is running freely again.
Another attraction has changed its hours due to the weather.
Dalby Forest will close at 4pm today as the worst of Storm Dudley is due to hit.
Here’s the full statement: “Due to the forecast high winds and wet ground conditions (which makes trees very unstable) Dalby Forest will be closed from 16:00 on Wednesday 16th February.
“We will be back on-site from Friday morning to assess the site and trails. Please check back here as conditions improve and safety checks have been completed. Thanks for bearing with us.”
It follows the decision by RHS Harlow Carr to close today.
Thanks to Lisa Littlewood for this pic of the tree that fell across Holgate Road this morning.
City of York Council workers have been in to clear the tree from the road since then.
It caused extra aggravation as it was right next to existing roadworks.
RHS Garden Harlow Carr is closed today because of the weather.
The garden, near Harrogate, issued a statement this morning:
Unfortunately, due to high winds today we’ve taken the decision to close the garden. This is for the safety of our visitors, staff and volunteers.
If you have a booking, please email [email protected] with your booking reference and we can refund or rebook to your preferred date. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
We hope to re-open the garden soon, please check back for further updates.
Council workers are well on their way to cutting up and removing the fallen tree on Holgate Road.
Here’s the work in progress.
Thanks to Gavin Aitchison and YorkMix‘s own Richard McDougall for these pictures and video.
The bad weather is causing problems on the railways.
The latest from LNER includes:
Disruption between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed
Damaged overhead electric wires between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed is causing disruption between these stations. Trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to 60 minutes. This is expected until 11:45.
Major disruption between Leeds and Doncaster / Sheffield
Damage to the overhead electric wires between Leeds and Wakefield Westgate is resulting in major disruption to trains between Leeds and Doncaster / Sheffield via Wakefield Westgate. Trains may be delayed, diverted or cancelled until approximately 14:00.
A tree has blown down in the high winds in York this morning.
It has come down into Holgate Road, said to be from the flats next door to the Kilima Hotel.
Witness Gav Aitchison told YorkMix: “Coupled with the roadworks on that stretch, it’s causing huge queues, eastbound all the way from the Bluebird Bakery to Kilima Hotel.
“There’s a very narrow gap between tree and roadworks, so traffic is inching through slowly.”
Welcome to the YorkMix live blog as Storm Dudley sweeps in.
What we know as this stormy day starts:
We will be updating as the day goes on. Any news, please contact us at [email protected] or via our social channels.
