As it happened: Yorkshire hit by snow and ice

Summary

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice across most of Yorkshire expired at midday
Leeds Bradford Airport continued to suffer delays after heavy snow caused problems on Sunday
School openings were affected with a number shut and many opting to open later on Monday

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Edited by Oliver Wright, Allan Watkiss and Andrew Jackson

Weather warnings continue on Mondaypublished at 06:59 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January
Image source, Met Office
If you're in the south or parts of the west of the region, you may be covered by a yellow warning of rain.
This runs until 08:00 GMT today.
There is also an overlap with a warning for snow and ice, which continues up to the north of Yorkshire, which is in place until midday.
Both mean people should be aware and take relevant precautions.
There are no more amber alerts in place, which ended after the snow yesterday.
Airport warns passengers to expect delayspublished at 06:49 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January
Tim Dale
BBC News, Yorkshire
Image source, Getty
Leeds Bradford Airport has warned passengers to check with their airlines before travelling to the airport.
Officials said although its crews had worked overnight to clear the runway airlines needed to reposition aircraft and crews before resuming flight schedules.
A spokesperson said: "Disruption to today's flights is expected. Please check with your airline for the latest updates and revised departure timings before traveling to LBA."
The airport's runway was closed for six hours on Sunday following heavy snow.
The spokesperson also said the long stay and car rental shuttle bus had been postponed until further notice and passengers will have to walk to the terminal building.
Welcome to Mondaypublished at 06:35 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January
Good morning, we will bring you the latest on snow, ice and any possible rain effects on Monday.
The amber weather alerts, which had been issued by the Met Office, have now ended.
Heavy snow across the weekend, including some more overnight into Monday, means some schools are closed, travel is affected and other knock-ons.
We'll bring you more on that shortly.
Thanks for following our coverage todaypublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Rachel Russell
BBC News, Yorkshire
That's it from us today, thanks for sticking with us as we've provided the latest weather and travel updates for Yorkshire.
We're pausing our live coverage for now, but we will be back with more updates on the snow and ice on Monday morning at 06:30 GMT, so see you then!
Weather warnings still in placepublished at 16:03 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Rachel Russell
BBC News, Yorkshire
The snow may seem like it has eased off for a bit this afternoon, but there are still Met Office weather warnings in place.
An amber warning of disruption due to today's snow is in force until midnight on Sunday with warnings of power cuts and disruption to travel.
There is a lower level yellow warning of further snow in southern parts of Yorkshire from 00:00 to 12:00 GMT on Monday, which could also mean some icy stretches.
And, across Yorkshire, there is a yellow warning of heavy rain and thawing snow leading to flooding in force until 06:00 on Monday.
‘Snow gives us cold water swimmers a new challenge’published at 15:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Image source, January Daily Dipper
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The snow gave members of the January Daily Dipper group a new challenge to embrace on Sunday
The snow didn't put off a group of North Yorkshire cold water swimmers who are taking outdoor dips every day this month to raise money for the homeless charity Crisis.
Louise Studd from the January Daily Dipper group said the 25 swimmers taking part this year have embraced the new challenge of swimming outdoors in the snow.
She said: “We consider this our vigil into the cold and the heavy fall of snow overnight has given us all a challenge this morning tougher than most days.
“However we are all privileged to have warm safe homes to return to.
“The month has started with some very cold temperatures and we are all reflecting on how this will be impacting those without a warm safe place to live.”
'Beautiful to look at, treacherous for drivers'published at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Jim Scott
BBC News, Yorkshire
Image source, BBC/Jim Scott
I've been in Richmond today speaking to people in the town about the weather.
Don McKenzie tells me he absolutely hates the snow and says where his work van is parked the snow is likely to be much deeper, so he isn’t too confident about returning to work on Monday.
Meanwhile, Kerry, who is out with her daughter walking their dog, Archie, says the snow is “beautiful to look at” but is “treacherous for drivers” and repeats the message that people should stay at home.
Mountain team rescues patient stuck in deep driftspublished at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Grace Wood
BBC News, Yorkshire
Image source, Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team
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Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team assisted the patient towards a waiting ambulance
An ill person was rescued at their home after becoming stranded in deep snow by Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team this morning.
The rescuers said the person's house had been cut off by deep drifts.
The team used a bell stretcher as a sledge to get the patient to a waiting ambulance crew.
Leeds Bradford Airport reopenspublished at 14:38 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Grace Wood
BBC News, Yorkshire
Image source, Getty Images
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The first flight is expected to leave at about 15:00 GMT
Leeds Bradford Airport has reopened the runway and the first flight is scheduled for 15:00 GMT.
A statement from the airport said disruption was expected to continue throughout the day due to a backlog of departing flights.
It advised customers to contact their airline for the latest updates.
It added that all travellers should ensure they arrive at the airport before 22:45 as security screening would close at that time.
Anyone parked in an official LBA car park but delayed returning will not incur additional overstay charges, the statement said.
The statement said: “Thank you to our customers for your continued patience and understanding, and a special thanks to our teams on the ground who have worked tirelessly to clear the snow.”
Almost 5,000 homes still without powerpublished at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Grace Wood
BBC News, Yorkshire
Thousands of homes remain without power this afternoon following heavy snow and freezing temperatures.
According to Northern Powergrid, in North Yorkshire 2,444 customers remain without power but 4,909 have been restored.
In West Yorkshire, 1,715 homes are without power and 1,286 have had it restored.
In South Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, the majority (4,688) homes have had power restored but 501 are still waiting.
According to Yorkshire Water, a problem with a pump has meant some customers in Pontefract and Featherstone experiencing no water or low pressure.
Watch: Drone footage captures winter wonderland in Wathpublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Much of Yorkshire awoke to snowy scenes on Sunday.
BBC cameraman Malik Walton has had his drone up today to film the wintry conditions in Wath upon Dearne in South Yorkshire.
Britain's highest pub: 'We've enough food for a month'published at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Rachel Russell
BBC News, Yorkshire
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Manager Nicole Hayes says the Tan Hill Inn is prepared for heavy snow
Over in North Yorkshire, staff at Britain’s highest pub, the Tan Hill Inn, in Tan Hill, Richmond, are used to dealing with heavy snow.
In 2021,staff, locals and even an Oasis tribute band got snowed in over New Year for four days, which ended up hitting national and international headlines.
Manager Nicole Hayes has now told the BBC that they are now prepared for a similar scenario happening again.
She said: “We’ve got 4ft (121.92cm) snow drifts already, the roads are blocked, there’s snow up to people’s tyres, there has been a few people trying to escape but nobody has really succeeded.
“We’re prepared for it as we knew it was coming. We’ve had some locals come in yesterday and we have a family from Australia who are stuck here as well, and they are thrilled as they heard about us when we last got stuck in.
“We have enough stock to last us a month, our chef has prepared a lot of batch food, but hopefully it doesn’t come to that.”
Yellow alert issue for rainpublished at 13:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain until 06:00 on Monday.
It said outbreaks of heavy rain on Sunday coupled with thawing snow could lead to some flooding in places and warned people to expect possible delays to travel as a result.
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Mountain rescue volunteers deliver vital medical helppublished at 13:06 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Nicola Rees
Image source, BBC/Nicola Rees
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Richard Smith from Calder Valley Search and Rescue
Look North reporter Nicola Rees has spent the morning with Richard Smith and John Sanderson from Calder Valley Search and Rescue.
The team were transporting district nurse Karen Taylor from Todmorden to a remote patient needing IV antibiotics.
While on the road they also stopped to help stranded drivers on Cragg Road between Mytholmroyd and Todmorden.
Image source, BBC/Nicola Rees
When they arrived they met Wayne Duffey who was recovering from a knee operation.
He said he wouldn’t have received these essential antibiotics if Ms Taylor hadn’t got through.
He said: “This morning I was panicking that she wouldn’t be able to get here so when I looked out and saw them arriving it was such a relief. I’m so incredibly grateful.
“All morning we’ve had cars skidding around outside, even a tractor was struggling, so I’m amazed and so grateful these guys got through.”
Image source, BBC/Nicola Rees
Leeds Bradford Airport 'closed until further notice'published at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Emily Johnson
BBC News, Yorkshire
The runway at Leeds Bradford Airport remains closed until further notice, due to ongoing heavy snowfall.
In the latest update, a spokesperson said teams were working hard to reopen it as soon as it was safe to do so.
They added: "Customers are advised to contact their airline for the most up-to-date information regarding their flight before travelling to the airport.
"Due to the high volume of customers in the departure lounge, we may need to temporarily restrict access through security, this will be managed in flight priority order."
The airport is set to provide a further update at 14:00 GMT.
BBC weather forecast for Yorkshire - what's the latest?published at 12:29 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
BBC Yorkshire weather presenter Emmanuelle Lhoni provides an update on the region's weather.
Your pictures: Snowy scenes across Yorkshirepublished at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
With snow continuing to fall across parts of the region, here's a few more of the photos you have been taking this morning and sharing via BBC Weather Watchers:
Image source, Matthew Symons
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Ruby the cocker spaniel takes on the scene at Kirkstall Abbey
Image source, BBC Weather Watchers/Wendy Scott
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Stannington in Sheffield
Image source, BBC Weather Watchers/Shelly Marie
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Spaniels playing in Ryhill, Wakefield
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A gritter out in Leyburn, North Yorkshire
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A snowy bull in Meltham, Huddersfield
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Meersbrook Park, Sheffield
Image source, Wendy Middleton/BBC
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The Boathouse Newmillerdam, Wakefield
Transport services returning in South Yorkshirepublished at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
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SuperTram services are beginning to resume
In South Yorkshire, some Supertram services and busses have been reinstated.
First South Yorkshire said bus services in Sheffield were running a short route due to the snow, and services in Doncaster were running several diversions.
As of 11:00, South Yorkshire Transport said the Yellow tram line was running between Meadowhall and Cathedral but the Blue and Purple lines remain suspended.
Tram Train is operating as normal.
Drivers describe ‘carnage’ on roads after snowfallpublished at 11:27 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Grace Wood
BBC News, Yorkshire
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Emergency services support struggling vehicles at Bilbrough Top
Speaking to BBC Radio Sheffield this morning, one driver, Lee, described the M1 near Barnsley as “absolute carnage”.
He said he had got stuck in “about 7-8in of snow” (17-20cm) returning home from his night shift in Doncaster.
He said: “There’s police, there’s lorry recovery trucks getting stuck trying to pull lorries out, there’s cars getting stuck.”
Meanwhile on the A64, emergency services were supporting struggling cars and HGVs at Bilbrough Top near York.
Another driver told the BBC his mother's carer hadn't been able to get to her this morning and he was concerned about the state of the roads impacting the abilities of key workers to get around.
Events cancelled across Yorkshirepublished at 11:04 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Image source, myRaceKit North / Front Runner
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MyRaceKit North said the Round Sheffield Run was cancelled
South Yorkshire
The Round Sheffield Run has been cancelled due to safety reasons.
B. Braun Sheffield Sharks basketball game against London Lions has been postponed.
The club said: “The safety of our fans, players, and staff is our top priority, and we appreciate your understanding.”
All tickets will remain valid for the rescheduled date to be confirmed.
West Yorkshire
The Piece Hall in Halifax is closed, as is Yorkshire Sculpture Park. A statement said it would be in touch if customers have booked a ticket for today.
Leeds Council said all Leeds Museums sites would be closed today.
North Yorkshire
Castle Howard is closed due to the weather conditions. It said heavy snowfall this morning had made it impossible to open the site.
Dales Countryside Museum and Hawes National Park Visitor Centre are closed.