Storm Otto has brought travel disruption across Northern England and Scotland.
A Met Office weather warning for high winds is in place until 2pm for Yorkshire and north-east England, and 3pm for Scotland, with the forecaster warning of power cuts, damage to buildings and potential injuries and danger to life from flying debris.
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) said a number of services had been cancelled, and train firm Northern said a tree was blocking the line between Harrogate and Knaresborough, affecting a range of services.
The company also said: “Due to an object being caught on the overhead electric wires at Wakefield Westgate, all lines are blocked. Train services running through this station will be cancelled, delayed by up to 25 minutes or diverted.”
There were also reports of trees blocking some roads in Harrogate and Leeds.
Here is the scale of the disruption:
⚠️#LNERUpdate Due to severe weather today, please check our service updates page before attempting to travel. Please check on here for advice on specific services. https://t.co/v4rnt7NLU8 pic.twitter.com/OUi2Ztyb8s
— London North Eastern Railway (@LNER) February 17, 2023
Across the network, LNER have been forced to terminate some of their journeys, with the 8.30am and 9.30am from Edinburgh to London being cancelled.
The storm, the first to be named this winter, has been labelled Otto by the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI).
Here is all we know so far:
⚠️ #LNERUpdate Services across our route continue to be affected by multiple incidents related to #StormOtto.
— London North Eastern Railway (@LNER) February 17, 2023
Please visit https://t.co/v4rnt7NLU8 for the latest updates including travel advice following alterations as well as live train times for services running as planned.
It is the first named storm to directly impact the UK this storm-naming season, which began in September.
The first storm named by the Met Office, or the Irish and Dutch weather services, this season will still be Storm Antoni, in accordance with the 2022/23 storm name list.
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