Summary
Thank you for reading the Guardian’s live coverage of Storm Isha. Here is a short summary of some of the day’s main developments:
An 84-year-old man has died during Storm Isha after the car he was a passenger in crashed into a fallen tree in Grangemouth on Sunday, according to Police Scotland.
A man in his 60s has died in a road collision involving two vans and a fallen tree in Limavady, County Londonderry, on Sunday night, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has said.
A number of people had to be rescued by firefighters from flooded roads in the Yorkshire Dales. North Yorkshire fire and rescue service said responders were sent to Morton Bridge, Morton-on-Swale, in the early hours of Monday to help people from four trapped vehicles.
ScotRail services across Scotland will be suspended from 7pm on Tuesday as Storm Jocelyn hits the UK and there will be no rush hour services the following morning, the railway operator has said.
Among the strongest wind gusts produced by Storm Isha so far is at Brizlee Wood in Northumberland, which recorded a high of 99mph. The village of Capel Curig in Snowdonia recorded gusts of 90mph while Needles Old Battery weather station on the Isle of White recorded a gust of 86mph
High winds have caused flight cancellations and diversions. One flight travelling from Sharm El Sheikh to Glasgow airport declared an emergency due to Storm Isha. A spokesperson for Glasgow airport said the TUI flight was “diverted to Manchester due to current weather conditions” late on Sunday.
ESB Networks reported more than 170,000 properties in Ireland were without power while Electricity North West said crews had been stood down due to the conditions with almost 8,000 homes losing power. The company said expected restoration times had been pushed back to 5pm on Tuesday.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland said the weather was putting “significant pressure” on the 999 system and urged people to report non-emergencies online or by calling 101.
Stretches of the M9 and M74 were among roads closed throughout the night, Traffic Scotland says, while the A1 southbound was closed at Thorntonloch due to an overturned lorry.
The remains of a garden shed were blown on to the line at Bellgrove station in Glasgow, Network Rail says, and a small fire broke out after a tree fell on overhead wires in Gartcosh, in Cumbernauld.
The “destructive” storm-force winds have damaged overhead power lines in the north of Scotland, affecting supplies for more than 20,000 Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution customers in the area. SSEN said, as of 8.45am, supplies had been restored to more than 17,500 customers, with 10,500 properties off supply.
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ScotRail services across Scotland will be suspended from 7pm on Tuesday as Storm Jocelyn hits the UK and there will be no rush hour services the following morning, the railway operator has said.
Phil Campbell, the ScotRail customer operations director, said:
The heavy wind and ongoing rain hitting most parts of the country mean that it will not be safe for our customers and our staff, and all ScotRail train services will be suspended from 7pm tomorrow.
This is the second withdrawal of train services this week, and we know the impact this has on customers, but the safety of staff and passengers will always be our priority.
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