Travel disrupted as Storm Isha hits West Midlands

1. Storm Isha brings rain and gusts of wind of over 50mph (80km/h)
2. The storm's strongest winds cause disruption through Sunday evening and into Monday
3. Trains between Birmingham and Shrewsbury were delayed - and cancelled between Shrewsbury and Swansea
4. Dozens of trees have fallen and emergency services dealt with multiple road accidents
5. Thousands of people across the region have been without power

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It seems a windy West Midlands rush hour has passed without serious incident, with Storm Isha's worst impacts landing further north in the UK.

That's where we'll leave our live updates for the time being. You can continue to follow the picture across the country here.

And you can check how the hours ahead are looking in your town or village on the BBC Weather site.

You can also get the latest from your local BBC radio station:

• BBC CWR
• BBC Hereford & Worcester
• BBC Radio Shropshire
• BBC Radio Stoke
• BBC Radio WM

Properties damaged by storm

There is now relative calm across the West Midlands but dramatic images are still coming in showing the aftermath of Storm Isha.

BBC Radio WM's Megan Jones has sent these pictures of damaged properties in Kings Heath in Birmingham.

They show debris including glass on the ground. Workers were helping clean up the mess this morning.

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A shop front was damaged by the winds

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There was brickwork on the floor

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The BBC Weather Watchers have been out and about taking images of the aftermath of Storm Isha.

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Early Bird captured this scene in Netherton, Dudley earlier.

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This was the scene in Rugby, taken by Banjo Calling

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Mollies Meadow took this picture in Redditch, Worcestershire

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This stunning scene was taken in Gobowen, Shropshire, by rcolby

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Tree removed after falling down in street

More on the incident in Selly Oak, Birmingham, that we told you about last night.

A tree had fallen down blocking the road and causing disruption to phone lines.

Our reporter Megan Jones, who is on the scene this morning, said: "A huge tree which had come down on Gristhorpe Road has been removed. Blue barriers and orange cones have also been put up around the base."

That's because the falling tree pulled up part of the pavement as its roots came up.

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The tree has now been removed

Points failure delaying rail services

A points failure is delaying rail services between Wolverhampton and Stafford.

Some services could be cancelled, said West Midlands Railway.

BBC reporter stuck in Dublin

Martin Winch was among those caught up in travel disruption this morning.

The BBC CWR reporter had spent the weekend away in Dublin and like many others has been delayed.

But he remains hopeful he will still make it back to Birmingham Airport this morning.

"We were at the boarding gates at about five to seven which was when we was supposed to fly," he said.

"They announced [the flight] had been cancelled."

Mr Winch added the cancellation had led to passengers scrambling to get onto replacement flights and into hotels.

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Mercedes written off in M6 motorway crash

The driver of this Mercedes was going too quickly for the poor weather conditions, causing him to lose control and crash into the barrier, motorway police said.

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The crash happened on Sunday evening on the M6 southbound, at junction nine, Central Motorway Police Group posted on X.

"Fortunately only minor injuries," they said.

However the car was a write-off, they added.

Flood warnings issued

Two flood warnings have been issued for the River Vyrnwy in Shropshire.

One is at Maesbrook and the other at Melverley, however flooding of properties is not forecast, said the Environment Agency.

Environment Agency

A flood alert is also in place for the Severn Vyrnwy confluence affecting roads adjacent to the river from the Welsh border at Llawnt to Shrawardine near Shrewsbury.

An alert has also been issued for the River Tern at the Walcot river gauge. Flooding is likely to affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Wolverley to Newport. Other locations that may be affected include Market Drayton, Wem and Rodington.

Other alerts have been issued for the River Frome in Herefordshire and the River Lugg south of Leominster.

Shrewsbury rail disruption

The Transport for Wales line from Shrewsbury to Swansea via Llanelli has been closed until midday, the operator has announced.

Meanwhile, West Midlands Railway says services between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street are delayed in both directions due to an inspection of the line.

Passengers are being advised to check before they travel.

Winds gusting above 50mph in Shropshire

The strongest gusts in the region appear to have been recorded at RAF Shawbury, Shropshire during the evening on Sunday, where they reached 52mph (84km/h).

Coleshill in Warwickshire also saw gusts of over 50mph for a time. But the Midlands hasn't seen the extremes measured in other parts of the UK, with gusts approaching 90mph in parts of Scotland, and 70mph in north Wales.

The Met Office has a handy wind map on its website where you can see maximum gusts and average wind speeds.

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More trees causing disruption

A fallen tree is blocking Gibbons Road in Birmingham between Grange Lane and Sherifoot Lane.

The A50 Newcastle Road in Arclid, Cheshire, is also blocked in both directions near A534 Spark Lane.

The A483 Dee Viaduct in Halton, Wrexham and A5 Ceiriog viaduct, at Gledrid, Shropshire have both reopened after being closed due to the high winds.

Buses will replace services between Crewe, Stoke-on-Trent and Derby due to urgent repairs to the track at Alsager, said East Midlands Railway.

Major disruption not expected on rail services

West Midlands Railway says it is currently testing lines in the region, but apart from a few cancellations does not expect there to be major disruption to its services.

A tree that was blocking rail lines between Wolverhampton and Stafford has been cleared, said CrossCountry.

If you were planning on travelling to London on the Chiltern service - a tree is blocking that line between Bicester North and Haddenham & Thame Parkway - delaying services.

There is also no service on East Midlands Railway and London Northwestern between Crewe and Stoke-on-Trent due to track fault at Alsager.

Fallen trees blocking roads in Bromsgrove

Drivers across the region are being warned about fallen trees after high winds overnight.

This one is partially blocking Gay Lane in Wythall, Bromsgrove between Icknield Street and Dark Lane.

Traffic Bromsgrove

And this one came down on Brookhouse Road, Barnt Green, between Mearse Lane and Shepley Road.

Traffic Bromsgrove

The latest weather forecast for the West Midlands

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A yellow warning for wind remains in place across the region until 12:00 GMT.

As well as high winds the day will see a mixture of sunny spells, patchy cloud and blustery showers with maximum temperatures of 10C (50F).

The latest weather forecast for the West Midlands

Good morning

Welcome to Monday's coverage of the after-effects of Storm Isha, and continuing high winds through the morning.We'll be bringing you the latest on the disruption caused overnight, with updates from the emergency services, local authorities - and you.

We'd love to hear from you if you have information and pictures to share. You can drop us a line here.

And you can also get the latest from your local BBC radio station:

• BBC CWR
• BBC Hereford & Worcester
• BBC Radio Shropshire
• BBC Radio Stoke
• BBC Radio WM

Live updates in the West Midlands paused

We are ending our local live page coverage now but please do click here for the latest updates on the impact of Storm Isha across the UK.

Local emergency services will be putting out their own updates across social media, with the high winds expected to last until 06:00 GMT tomorrow.

We will resume our West Midlands coverage in the morning.

Thank you for keeping updated with us, and please stay safe.

Caravan in tree - but driver safe

We don't know too many details about this one, but police said one of the incidents on the A40 by Ross-on-Wye was a motorhome that has somehow become embedded in a tree.

The silver campervan was in a tree on the opposite carriage way, heading towards Monmouth, near to Pencraig, West Mercia Police said.

Thankfully, it said, the driver is out safely.

We will aim to bring you more details about this in the morning.

Phone lines down as tree falls in Selly Oak

One of our colleagues has just sent this picture in from Selly Oak in Birmingham.

A huge tree has come down on Gristhorpe Road, and phone lines in the area are down.

Stay safe everyone.

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Tree cleared from rail line

There has been some disruption on the railway between Wolverhampton and Crewe this evening due to a fallen tree.

We've just had an update from London Northwestern Railway that workers have been able to move it quickly and lines have reopened.

'Stay safe and travel carefully'

All emergency services are urging people to take care as the high winds from Storm Isha are expected to last until 06:00 GMT tomorrow.

Staffordshire Police said it was getting lots of reports of fallen trees and telegraph poles, particularly across south Staffordshire and Stafford.

It said drivers should only take to the roads if "absolutely necessary", drive at slower speeds to keep better control of the vehicle, and allow extra time for their journeys - with diversions possible if debris is affecting the roads.

Ideally, however, it said, you should delay your journey until conditions improve.

Never, it added, drive through large bodies of water on the road.

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Warwickshire Police said to remember to give bicycles, motorcycles and tall vehicles extra space as they may suddenly be affected by strong gusts.

Earlier, we heard from Paul Owen, operations director at Network Rail who said teams will be assessing any issues on Monday morning and will be working to try and make sure train services are back running safely - which may mean there is some disruption first thing.