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File: Snow blankets Scottish towns as Met Office issues two weather warnings
Thousands of homes remain without power as post-storm cleanup begins in the wake of Storm Gerrit.
Around 1,500 homes in Scotland experienced their second night without power while a lightning strike hit supplies in Wales.
Earlier, a suspected tornado damaged roofs and smashed windows as a rare supercell thunderstorm passed over Greater Manchester overnight.
A major incident has been declared in Tameside, with 100 properties reportedly damaged by the powerful storm and debris littered across the area. The Met Office says it was likely a tornado.
Friday will see significant disruption for travellers with rail services urging passengers to check for the latest information before travelling across UK as several services remain called due to damage or system faults.
Three men were killed after the vehicle they were travelling in plunged in the River Esk on the North York Moors National Park amid “hazardous” driving conditions
Prime minister Rishi Sunak was urged to call a Cobra meeting to coordinate a government response to the incident in Tameside.
The Liberal Democrats said an emergency meeting was needed to help the hundreds of people whose lives had been thrown into “chaos” by the “devastating” weather system.
Plane struggles to land at Heathrow airport as Storm Gerrit batters UK
Footage shows the plane coming in for a landing when winds suddenly cause the aircraft to tilt and its wing angle towards the ground.
The pilot manages to control the plane in what are very foggy and windy conditions.
Winds of up to 80mph have been recorded by the Met Office today as travel across the UK has been disrupted due to hazardous conditions.
Plane struggles to land in high winds at Heathrow airport as Storm Gerrit batters UK
Watch the moment a Boeing 777 struggles to land due to heavy winds from Storm Gerrit at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, 27 December. Footage shows the plane coming in for a landing when winds suddenly cause the aircraft to tilt and its wing angle towards the ground. The pilot manages to control the plane in what are very foggy and windy conditions. Winds of up to 80mph have been recorded by the Met Office today as travel across the UK has been disrupted due to hazardous conditions.
Matt Mathers29 December 2023 06:00
ICYMI: Houses damaged and debris scattered across roads after ‘tornado’ rips through Manchester suburb
A “localised tornado” damaged around 100 properties in Greater Manchester as Storm Gerrit swept the country, with thousands of homes remaining without power and travellers likely to face continued disruption.
Houses damaged and debris scattered across roads after Manchester ‘tornado’
A “localised tornado” damaged around 100 properties in Greater Manchester as Storm Gerrit swept the country, with thousands of homes remaining without power and travellers likely to face continued disruption. The storm also brought heavy snow across parts of Scotland which, along with high winds and heavy rain, damaged electricity networks in the country as fallen trees, branches and other debris brought down power lines. In Stalybridge, a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, houses were seen damaged on Thursday morning (28 December) and debris were seen scattered across roads.
Namita Singh29 December 2023 05:45
Supercell thunderstorm moves across northwest after Greater Manchester ‘tornado’
A supercell thunderstorm has moved across northwest England after the same type of storm is thought to have resulted in a tornado that damaged homes in Greater Manchester.
The thunderstorm is moving east across Morecambe Bay and may bring hail, frequent lightning and gusty winds to parts of Lancashire, according to the Met Office.
The forecasting body said a supercell thunderstorm crossed Greater Manchester on Wednesday night and that it had a “strong rotating updraft”, which suggests “a tornado at the surface was likely”.
Namita Singh29 December 2023 05:29
‘Supercell thunderstorms’ explained as mini tornado damages 100 Manchester homes
The Met Office confirmed that a rare supercell thunderstorm – storms defined by the deep and persistently rotating current of rising air at their centre – hit the borough of Tameside on Wednesday night, causing chaos as it pulled roofs and chimneys from houses and broke windows.
A second supercell thunderstorm also struck Lancashire’s Morecambe Bay on Thursday morning, with the Met Office warning of hail, frequent lightning and strong and gusty winds as it moved inland.
My colleague Andy Gregory has more:
Namita Singh29 December 2023 05:18
Watch: Street in Scottish town submerged by flooding
Storm Gerrit: Street in Scottish town submerged by flooding
Matt Mathers29 December 2023 05:00
Thousands of homes remain without power in wake of Storm Gerrit
Thousands of homes remain without power as the post-storm cleanup begins in the wake of Storm Gerrit.
Around 1,500 homes in Scotland experienced their second night without power in Scotland while a lightning strike hit supplies in Wales yesterday.
Operations director Andy Smith said: “This has been a difficult couple of days for the communities affected and I’m grateful to them for their patience and support as our teams work extremely hard to restore power.”
National Grid UK said 36,000 properties were without power in Ceredigion yesterday after lightning struck.
Namita Singh29 December 2023 04:45
Power restored to more than 46,000 properties after Storm Gerrit
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) says it has restored power to 46,000 customers after disruption caused by Storm Gerrit.
By 8.45pm yesterday, around 1,500 properties were expected to still be without power until Friday, as predicted by SSEN.
There were 242 properties without electricity in Argyll and the West Highlands, 292 in the Highlands, 812 in the north east, four in Shetland, and 338 in Tayside and Central.
SSEN said the extent of the storm damage, mostly due to flooding and access issues, means some customers will remain off supply until today.
Namita Singh29 December 2023 04:30
In video: Resident details ‘absolute disaster’ after ‘tornado’ tears roof off
A Slaybridge woman said her neighbours’ houses were “an absolute disaster” after a “localised tornado” damaged about 100 properties in Tameside, Greater Manchester.
Resident details ‘absolute disaster’ after ‘tornado’ tears roof off neighbour’s house
A Stalybridge woman said her neighbours’ houses were “an absolute disaster” after a “localised tornado” damaged about 100 properties in Tameside, Greater Manchester. Hayley McCafee, 40, of Carrbrook, explained that she was at the pub when the storm rolled through, returning to find damage on her street. “Some of our neighbours’ houses are an absolute disaster – roofs missing, gable ends gone, cars squished with all the stone that’s come off the houses,” she said. A major incident has been declared in Tameside, with 100 properties reportedly damaged by the powerful storm and debris littered across the area.
Namita Singh29 December 2023 04:15
Watch: Helicopter pilots buffeted about cockpit through heavy winds
A pilot captured what it’s like to fly through Storm Gerrit’s heavy winds in footage from the cockpit of a helicopter.
The National Police Air Service shared the footage on Thursday, 28 December.
A clip from the NPAS shows a helicopter flying through heavy winds during Storm Gerrit, with the aircraft shaking like a “washing machine,”
Tweeting from the NPAS account, they add “Thankfully, we have recently taken delivery of some extra sick bags.”
The storm brought strong winds and heavy rain to the UK, with winds of up to 80mph being recorded on Wednesday.
Storm Gerrit: Helicopter pilots buffeted about cockpit through heavy winds
A pilot captured what it’s like to fly through Storm Gerrit’s heavy winds in footage from the cockpit of a helicopter. The National Police Air Service shared the footage on Thursday, 28 December. A clip from the NPAS shows a helicopter flying through heavy winds during Storm Gerrit, with the aircraft shaking like a “washing machine,” Tweeting from the NPAS account, they add “Thankfully, we have recently taken delivery of some extra sick bags.” The storm brought strong winds and heavy rain to the UK, with winds of up to 80mph being recorded on Wednesday.
Matt Mathers29 December 2023 04:00
Tornado destroys homes in ‘supercell thunderstorm’
A major incident was declared overnight in Tameside after the tornado tore roofs and chimneys from homes, shattered windows and left debris and uprooted trees littered across streets – prompting calls for prime minister Rishi Sunak to call an emergency Cobra meeting “to ensure a swift, robust recovery plan”.
Evacuated residents from the village of Carrbrook and Stalybridge said they had suffered an “absolute disaster” unlike anything they had ever experienced, and described the terrifying noise of the powerful winds as like “a plane was coming down [on] the house”, as flying brickwork and other debris damaged buildings and “squished” cars outside.
My colleagues Andy Gregory and Simon Calder report:
Namita Singh29 December 2023 03:49
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