Storm Ciara has hit – and hit hard.
Gale force winds and torrential rain has brought inevitable problems across North Yorkshire.
York has escaped the worst of the problems so far, with the areas around Skipton and Craven suffering serious floods.
Fulford Road is closed at Germany Beck due to flooding. And standing water on the A64 near Fulford has slowed drivers down but remained passable.
The North Yorkshire Police Force Control Room has been inundated with calls, including:
- Flooding the A658 between Huby and Harrogate, which was passable but had a lot on standing water on it
- A fallen tree blocking the road in Great Barugh in Ryedale
- A cow that had wandered onto the A59 near Harrogate, probably after fencing was damaged. It was unharmed and happily grazing on the grass verge when police were notified
- A coastal flood warning due to high tides and large waves on Scarborough Foreshore and Sandside
- One lane of the A64 westbound near Scampston blocked by a fallen tree
- A shed that had blown across Station Avenue in Filey, blocking the road
- Local roads around Swinney Beck, Masham, affected by flooding, including Leyburn Road
- River Ribble flooding in Settle, affecting nearby roads
- A vehicle stuck in water on Keighley Road, Skipton. The driver managed to get out of the vehicle before officers arrived
- A tree that had blown down and was laying across Malsis Road, Glusburn, near Skipton
- Dam Lane was blocked in Saxton near Selby after a tree blew over
- A vehicle stuck on the route between Carelton and Skipton after the road became flooded
- A tree that had blown over and was blocking a rural road near Fewston, near Harrogate.
*TRAFFIC UPDATE* The #A56 at #Thornton-In-Craven is now CLOSED due to serve flooding in #Earby. The roads are also flooded. Diversion in place through #Barnoldswick. #staysafe pic.twitter.com/esDn2IgdSn
— N Yorks Police Traffic Bureau & Road Safety Team (@NYTrafficBureau) February 9, 2020
Multiple emergency services & partner agencies are dealing with the repercussions of #StormCíara. Big shout out to our control operators @NorthYorksFire who are doing a bloody awesome job!
Here we are in #Gargave as the leeds/Liverpool canal has burst its banks @StrayFM @BBCYork pic.twitter.com/0Q0fBVBxQP
— Martyn Hughes (@NYFRS_WM) February 9, 2020
https://twitter.com/PCPink1995/status/1226467350746206213
This has just floated down the A684 with the driver in 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️@KiloSierra1006 @BBCYork @OscarRomeo1268 @CumbriaRoadsPol @Ross_Hutchinson @northyorkswx @Ross_Hutchinson @dannysavage @DalesPolice @dalesradiouk pic.twitter.com/d55GjXNPTt
— Bez Beresford (@bezberesford) February 9, 2020
08.50 B6255 Newby Head to Hawes @northyorkswx @richmond_today @dannysavage @Ross_Hutchinson @OscarRomeo1268 @KiloSierra1006 @HawesHub @DannyLawPhoto pic.twitter.com/LCxIL5zkuA
— Bez Beresford (@bezberesford) February 9, 2020
Some callers used the what3words app, which helps emergency services find your location by generating three words that match a map reference.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said:
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No corner of the county has escaped today’s bad weather, and our Force Control Room and frontline officers have dealt with a large range and high volume of weather-related incidents.
We’re working closely with other organisations including North Yorkshire’s Highways team to keep routes as clear as possible and divert motorists if absolutely necessary.
If you see a diversion, remember it’s there for your safety. If a road is flooded or closed, please don’t be tempted to chance it – it won’t save you any time and it could be a costly mistake.