Summary

  • An amber wind warning for North East & Cumbria has now been replaced by a yellow warning

  • There is travel disruption and damage to some buildings in Cumbria

  • The highest gust so far recorded was 99mph (159 km/h) in Northumberland

  • Thousands of properties left without power in Cumbria

  1. End of our live updatespublished at 09:00 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    We're bringing our updates here to an end but click here if you want to keep following updates about Storm Isha from around the UK.

    And you can keep up to date through the day on your BBC local radio station:

    Thank you for joining us.

  2. Watch the latest weather forecastpublished at 08:54 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    A calmer day is expected as Storm Isha clears away.

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  3. About 8,000 homes in Cumbria remain without powerpublished at 08:51 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    BBC Radio Cumbria

    About 8,000 homes in Cumbria remain without power as engineers have been unable to safely make repairs, Electricity North West (ENW) said.

    More than 41,000 homes were without power after the storm hit, with the majority of the damage in the north of the Lake District, the power company explained.

    Rachael Parr, director at ENW, said the high winds "continue to make it a difficult situation" to fix faults.

    ENW said engineers were "primed and ready to go" once it was safe to go out.

    Ms Parr said an estimated time of restoring supplies was given of Tuesday at 17:00 GMT, but this was a "worse-case scenario".

    The company advised affected customers to check for updates on social media, external or to call 105 for help.

  4. Flood siren alerted residents in Applebypublished at 08:26 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    Yunus Mulla
    BBC North West Tonight

    The conditions are slightly better now than they were last night and in the early hours when residents were putting sandbags outside their homes and properties.

    That's because the Environment Agency were concerned about what was about to take place in Appleby and people were warned with a flood siren.

    The Environment Agency currently has 11 flood warnings in place in Cumbria, external, including in Appleby.

    Mike Farrell, from the agency, said a small number of homes had been flooded in the town.

    He explained teams would remain there for the foreseeable to "reduce the impact of any flooding and support residents affected".

    Yunus Mulla in Applby
  5. Train services north of Newcastle disruptedpublished at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    Rail passengers who want to go north of Newcastle are being advised to avoid travelling until after midday on Monday.

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  6. Highways team dealt with more than 100 callspublished at 07:55 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    Cumberland Council said its highways team received more than 100 calls overnight after Storm Isha swept through.

    It said it had teams out to clear trees and debris from roads.

    Here is the current situation:

    • Kirkandrews on Eden to Monkhill - road open and tree now cleared
    • Wyndham Road, Broughton Moor - road closed due to roof blown off building
    • Cocker Bridge, Cockermouth - to reopen at 07:00 GMT
    • B5289 Keswick to Lodore Falls - closed due to flooding
    • Junction of Oaktree Crescent/Isel Road, Cockermouth - closed due to roof blown off building

    It is warning people to take care if they are travelling, to take extra time for journeys and not drive through flood water.

  7. Strong winds overturned lorries on Cumbria roadspublished at 07:36 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    Storm Isha caused disruption to travel in Cumbria overnight. Here is what is still affected this morning:

    • All lanes had been closed on the M6 northbound between J43 and J44 near Carlisle due to an overturned lorry. One lane has since been reopened, National Highways said, with traffic currently running smoothly
    • The M6 remains closed southbound between J39 at Shap and J38 at Tebay to allow for recovery of multiple overturned lorries
    • Monday's services on the Windermere Ferry have been cancelled
    • The A66 remains closed in both directions to all vehicles between Scotch Corner and the M6. Several overturned lorries need to be recovered before the road can be reopened
  8. Flooding cancels rail services around Carlislepublished at 07:16 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    Flooding at Carlisle railway station means services are being cancelled this morning, operator Northern says.

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  9. Wind caused travel disruption and building damagepublished at 07:06 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

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    Several lorries have blown over on the M6 between Shap and Tebay and near Carlisle and Cumbria Police say they will be recovered this morning.

    There are twigs and branches blocking some of the minor roads.

    Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service says the strong winds caused debris to fall from several buildings including in the Botchergate area of Carlisle.

    Staff working for the Sellafield nuclear site are being advised to go to work as normal today after some parts of the plant were closed yesterday as a precaution.

  10. Highest gust recorded so far is 99mph in Northumberlandpublished at 06:44 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    The Met Office was warning Storm Isha could see gusts of 80 mph (128km/h) in many parts of the UK - but data shows five areas have already seen gusts in excess of that.

    The highest gust so far recorded was 99mph at Brizlee Wood in Northumberland, which is north west of Alnwick.

    A gust of 82mph (132 km/h) was recorded in Shap in Cumbria.

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  11. Thousands left without electricity in Cumbriapublished at 06:23 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

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    Many people in the county will be assessing the damage caused by Storm Isha this morning.

    Electricity North West says 8,000 properties lost electricity last night, including thousands in Cumbria.

    Jonny Morgan from the company says many power lines are down and people should report them, but not go near them.

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  12. Welcome back to your live updatespublished at 06:10 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    Morning and hope you are all safe and well.

    The amber warning for wind from the Met Office which was in place from Sunday evening for the North East and Cumbria has now been replaced by a lower yellow warning until midday.

    That means there is likely to be some disruption to travel and utilities.

    We'll bring you updates here and you can tune into your BBC Local Radio stations too:

  13. Overnight coverage of Storm Ishapublished at 22:30 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

    We're going to end our updates here for tonight but click here for the latest updates on the impact of Storm Isha across the UK.

    We will resume our local coverage in the morning.

    And BBC Local Radio stations in the North East & Cumbria are bringing updates on the storm through the night. You can follow the updates here:

    The amber warning for strong winds remains in place until 09:00 GMT on Monday and there are also flood warnings and alerts from the Environment Agency.

    Please stay safe and we'll be back with you on Monday morning.

  14. River Kent in full flowpublished at 22:24 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

    A picture captured by BBC Weather Watcher Gib from Nether Bridge, Kendal, shows the River Kent in full flow.

    A flood warning is in place for the Rivers Kent and Mint at Kendal, with residential and commercial properties in the Westmorland Business Park, Gilthwaite Rigg, Burneside Road and Benson Green areas most at risk.

    River Kent photographed from the Nether Bridge in KendalImage source, BBC Weather Watchers
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    A flood warning is in place for Kendal

    Earlier Andy Brown from the Environment Agency told BBC Radio Cumbria a "huge escalation" was not currently expected in Kendal.

  15. Footballers and fans stranded on Isle of Manpublished at 22:16 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

    Kendal Town FC players and fans were stranded on the Isle of Man after flights were cancelled because of Storm Isha.

    They travelled to the island for the team's game against FC Isle of Man on Saturday.

    Club supporter Philip Walker told BBC Radio Cumbria that "about 200-250" of them were stuck there, with some potentially not being able to get back until Thursday due to travel disruption.

    "We're in the pub. What else do you do?" he said.

    "We're stuck on an island, so we've all come to the pub to have a few beers."

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  16. Video shows road impassable because of floodingpublished at 22:09 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

    There are difficult conditions on many roads around Cumbria because of flooding or fallen trees.

    Harrison Ward posted this video of the B5322 near Thirlmere.

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  17. Environment Agency 'intensively focusing' on Applebypublished at 22:01 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

    There are currently 11 flood warnings issued for Cumbria, with 21 flood alerts also in place.

    Appleby remains a place of concern and the Environment Agency is "intensively focusing" on the area, with staff set to be there overnight.

    Andy Brown, incident duty manager at the Environment Agency told BBC Radio Cumbria that river levels there were forecast to peak at 3.7m (12.1ft) at about 02.00 GMT.

    "Thankfully that's a long way short of the levels we saw in Storm Desmond in 2015," he said.

    "But it is likely that we might see some small number of properties flooding, which would be horrible for those affected."

    Mr Brown added a "huge escalation" was not currently expected in Kendal, although "these things can change".

  18. Video shows fast flowing river in Kendal amid flood warningpublished at 21:45 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

    Jonny Gios posted this video showing the situation in Kendal tonight.

    The Environment Agency has a flood warning in place meaning flooding is expected in the town.

    It says river levels are rising on the River Kent and River Mint due to heavy rainfall

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  19. Sellafield suspends operations amid weather warningspublished at 21:30 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

    Operations at the Sellafield nuclear site have been suspended amid severe weather warnings with Storm Isha.

    The move is a precautionary step, Sellafield said, external, "which allows us to safely shut down our operational plants to prepare for predicted worsening weather conditions this evening".

    Some people were sent home early to allow them to travel before the weather conditions worsened.

    Sellafield said there were no safety or security issues and it expected operations to resume tomorrow with employees advised to attend work as normal.

    SellafieldImage source, SELLAFIELD LTD
  20. Power cuts in North East as storm has impactpublished at 21:25 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

    Northern Powergrid said the storm is impacting its network - details of properties without power are here, external.

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