Power cuts and travel disrupted as Storm Isha hits

Yorkshire appeared to have escaped the worst of Storm Isha, despite overnight gusts of up to 75mph (121km/h).

However, disruption to traffic and travel was reported on Monday morning, with train and plane services affected.

In North Yorkshire, more than 1,000 properties remained affected by power cuts at lunchtime.

A number of bridges and roads also remained closed in the county, including Tadcaster Bridge and the A684 between Hawes and Appersett.

A tree fell in Poppleton on Monday, blocking the main route through the village

North Yorkshire Council said: "During adverse weather conditions it is an ever-changing situation on our roads.

"Please respect road closure signs and do not drive through flood water."

Train operators LNER, Northern and TransPennine Express (TPE) all reported some services had been affected by the weather, according to National Rail.

TPE urged customers not to travel until at least midday on Monday.

Northern Powergrid said more than 600 properties were affected by power cuts in the Pickering area, with 200 properties affected in Filey and hundreds of other properties in the Dales still without supplies.

A spokesperson said: “We currently have around 1,100 customers off supply in the North Yorkshire county area. Our teams are assessing the damage from Storm Isha and coordinating the necessary repairs where conditions permit.

“We thank our customers for their patience and understanding while our teams work in challenging conditions to restore their power as soon as possible."

Flooding affected parts of North Yorkshire, including Leyburn, on Monday morning

In the Yorkshire Dales, around 100 homes in the Aygsarth area were without electricity on Monday morning.

Northern Powergrid said its crews were dealing with a "major power cut in this area".

The company added it was "working towards restoring" power as "early as possible".

Meanwhile, five people were rescued by fire crews after their cars became trapped in flood water on Monday in North Yorkshire.

Four vehicles got stuck on the A684 between Leeming Bar and Northallerton at Morton on Swale, with emergency services called at around 05:00 GMT.

Fire crews in Hawes were brought to a standstill by a fallen tree

In Hawes, fire crews were temporarily stranded when a tree fell across a road close to the town's fire station on Sunday night.

Writing on Facebook, officers said the tree was later sawn up, allowing them to respond to emergency calls later in the evening.

In Poppleton, near York, a 70ft (21m) tree was felled by high winds on Monday morning, blocking the main route through the village.

City of York Council announced on X, formerly Twitter, that the city walls were closed on Monday due to high winds.

The Met Office's yellow weather warning ended on Monday at 12:00 GMT.

A separate yellow weather warning is in place for the whole of the region from Tuesday at 16:00 GMT to 12:00 GMT on Wednesday.

Shoppers in Leeds battled strong winds on Sunday due to Storm Isha

Analysis: BBC Yorkshire weather presenter Abbie Dewhurst

Storm Isha brought damaging winds and widespread warnings to the country on Sunday night, with some parts of northern England recording their highest wind gusts since 2002.

Here in Yorkshire, gusts peaked in the early hours of Monday morning, as forecast, with 76mph (122 km/h) recorded at Loftus and 75mph (121km/h) at Emley Moor near Huddersfield.

Storm Isha is our ninth named storm of the season and the earliest we have reached the letter "I" since we started naming storms in 2015, following a particularly wet and windy autumn and winter.

The winds will steadily moderate throughout Monday as Storm Isha pulls away into the Norwegian Sea.

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