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Storm Dudley hits York and North Yorkshire – As it happened

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

• Key updates

  • M62 Ouse Bridge closed to some vehicles

    12 months ago

  • More travel advice from LNER

    12 months ago

  • A64 blocked by fallen tree – It’s causing two miles of tailbacks

    12 months ago

  • Gust of 100.1mph recorded in North Yorkshire

    12 months ago

  • York park closed by Storm Dudley

    12 months ago

  • Dalby Forest to close at 4pm today because of Storm Dudley

    12 months ago

M62 Ouse Bridge closed to some vehicles

12 months ago

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 

The rolling skies over York

12 months ago

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!

#StormDudley racing across #york this evening. @StormHour #stormhour @theyorkmix pic.twitter.com/QdYRdxJuh5

— Andy Falconer (@andyfalconer) February 16, 2022

More travel advice from LNER

12 months ago

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.


‘Do not travel’ advice from LNER as storms roll in


Garage door blown down in the gales

12 months ago

 

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.

A64 blocked by fallen tree – It’s causing two miles of tailbacks

12 months ago

The tree down on the A64. Photograph: Adrian Lowes

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:

Photograph: Andrew Whitney

Gust of 100.1mph recorded in North Yorkshire

12 months ago

From holfuy.com

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.

Storm Dudley is here! 80.8mph just been recorded above HAWES on Wether Fell @northyorkswx @JonMitchellITV https://t.co/WLIGhdNxeM @Ross_Hutchinson @BBCLookNorth @itvcalendar @richmond_today pic.twitter.com/FQMuHqOMxj

— Thomas Beresford (@bezberesford) February 16, 2022

York park closed by Storm Dudley

12 months ago

Homestead Park in York

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.

Stretch of M1 in Yorkshire closed to high-sided vehicles

12 months ago

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:

  • A628 Woodhead Pass
  • M62 J23-J25 Huddersfield to Brighouse
  • M62 J31-J32 Normanton to Pontefract
  • M62 J35a-J36 Rawcliffe Bridge, M18 interchange to J36 Goole
  • M62 J36-J37 River Ouse / Ouse Bridge
  • A1(M) J47-J49 Between A59 Knaresborough and A168 Dishforth
  • A1(M) J58-J65 Between A1 and Washington at J65
  • A66 Between M6 J40 – A1 (Scotch Corner)
  • A19 Hylton Bridge over River Wear
  • A19 Tees Viaduct
  • A19 Leven Viaduct
  • A66 Between M6 J40 – A1 (Scotch Corner)
  • A69 Between M6 and A1
  • A15 Humber Bridge

Here are the latest Met Office weather warnings for Storm Dudley

12 months ago

They have just been updated

Weather warnings have been updated in association with #StormDudley

Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/3X7l8KJ5P0

— Met Office (@metoffice) February 16, 2022

‘Batten down your trampolines’

12 months ago

Here’s some advice from the police as the storm rolls in…

Batten down your trampolines and other garden furniture folks 💨

It’s been a windy night, and Storm Dudley is expected to continue to affect the UK today, bringing a further period of very strong and disruptive winds.

— North Yorkshire Police – Selby District (@NYP_Selby) February 16, 2022

Here are the latest bus diversions

12 months ago

The stormy weather are causing some bus diversions.

Here are the latest.

⚠️The following #Coastliner 840 journeys will not be serving Goathland due to weather conditions:

ℹ️Towards Whitby: 12.18pm, 2.19pm & 4.18pm

ℹ️Towards York: 11.28am, 1.28pm & 3.28pm

We apologise for the inconvenience@iTravelYork @york_travel

— Coastliner | York & Country (@yorkbus) February 16, 2022

⚠️Due to an accident on A64 and fallen trees with the wind, #CityZap are experiencing delays

📱Please check the #TransdevGo app for updates

We apologise for any inconvenience@iTravelYork @york_travel @MetroTravelNews

— CITYZAP⚡️LEEDS YORK FAST (@cityzapbus) February 16, 2022

Challenging morning so far @yorkbus @cityzapbus due to a large accident on the A64 & now our diversion route has numerous trees in our way.

Please bare with us, were working with our partners @northyorkscc & @CityofYork to get things cleared and moving again. 🌳💨

— Kel Pizzuti (@kelpizzuti) February 16, 2022

The good news is, the crash on the A64 has been cleared and traffic is running freely again.

Dalby Forest to close at 4pm today because of Storm Dudley

12 months ago

Dalby Forest. Photograph: David Smith on geograph.org

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.

Pic of the Holgate Road tree when it first blew over

12 months ago

The tree down on Holgate Road this morning. Photograph: Lisa Littlewood

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.

North Yorkshire garden closed due to high winds

12 months ago

Photograph: RHS Harlow Carr on Instagram

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.

Video and pictures: Tree down on Holgate Road

12 months ago

Photograph: Richard McDougall

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.

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Major disruption on the East Coast Main Line

12 months ago

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.

Tree blows over onto main York road, causing traffic disruption

12 months ago

Photograph: Gav Aitchison

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.”

‘Very strong and disruptive’ winds forecast

12 months ago

The amber and yellow wind warnings from the Met Office today

Welcome to the YorkMix live blog as Storm Dudley sweeps in.

What we know as this stormy day starts:

  • There is an amber weather warning for high winds which covers northern England from York upwards
  • A yellow warning covers the rest of our patch
  • The warnings are in place from 4pm until midnight
  • The amber warning for “very strong and disruptive” winds which could cause widespread chaos, including a “good chance” of power cuts and disruption to transport services.

We will be updating as the day goes on. Any news, please contact us at [email protected] or via our social channels.

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