Storm Isha reside: 90mph winds batter the UK as thousands are left without power

Heavy winds from Storm Isha have left thousands of Irish houses without power and roads blocked.

An estimated 170,000 houses, farms and companies have been left without electrical energy yesterday as fallen bushes and particles broken power strains and brought on transport chaos.

The storm battered Ireland with winds gusting to nearly 150kmh in a single day.

ESB Networks, the electrical energy supplier, mentioned it was working to revive provide however the “majority” of houses have been anticipated to stay without power in a single day.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) mentioned it acquired “numerous reports of fallen trees across the road networks last evening with many roads becoming impassable”.

“Please only travel if your journey is necessary, exercise caution and be prepared for obstructions,” the police mentioned.

Scotland’s railway operator has said that all of its services will cease early on Sunday due to the effects of Storm Isha.

ScotRail has said there will also be no Monday morning rush-hour services, with an amber weather warning for wind set to come into force on Sunday at 6pm.

Network Rail says it has “taken the decision to close the network to all freight and passenger trains from 22:00 tonight until Monday morning”, and services will begin being withdrawn at 7pm.

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Damage to homes and buildings, falling trees, power cuts, flying debris, large waves and even some flooding in places should also be expected, forecasters warn – with weather alerts set to remain in force in some parts of the UK until midday on Wednesday.

The Met Office has told parts of Scotland to brace for gusts of up to 90mph, with wind speeds widely expected to hit at least 50 to 60mph across the entire UK from midday on Sunday.

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Storm Isha has hit the UK, with rare ”danger-to-life” weather warnings covering the majority of the country ahead of 90mph gusts.

Multiple weather warnings, including two amber wind alerts, were put in place by the Met Office for Sunday evening to Monday morning with the forecaster warning of life-threatening gusts and travel disruption for the start of the working week.

It comes as rail, sea and air travellers were hit with disruption as closures, cancellations and delays affected a number of services, with Network Rail imposing a 50mph speed restriction across most routes.

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A flight travelling from Sharm El Sheikh to Glasgow Airport has 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”.

They added: “This is happening across many UK airports due to Storm Isha.”

TUI was contacted for comment.

Repair teams are responding to reports of a tree which has fallen on overhead wires on a train track in Gartcosh, Cumbernauld.

On X, formerly known as Twitter, Network Rail thanked the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service for extinguishing a small fire that broke out after the tree collided with the wires.

A spokesperson for Network Rail mentioned: “On arrival at Gartcosh, we discovered this huge tree. It caused a small fire and has significantly damaged our overhead line equipment and fence.

“Many thanks to @fire_scot for their attendance! We’re working on a repair plan, but work won’t begin until winds ease.”

“A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We initially received the call at 6.38pm to reports of a tree fallen on the overhead lines.

“Two pumps were in attendance. The fire has been extinguished and we are no longer there.”

Flight schedules have been severely disrupted at several of London’s airports. At London Heathrow, British Airways has grounded a further 28 departures and arrivals on top of 36 previously notified. They include two round-trips linking Heathrow with both Geneva and Jersey.

Loganair has cancelled Heathrow links with City of Derry, Dundee and the Isle of Man while one transatlantic flight to Heathrow has so far been cancelled: Air Canada from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Very few aircraft have been able to land at London City airport on Sunday evening with 24 inbound flights cancelled, with five others diverted to Stansted and one to Gatwick. Operations at the Docklands airport are likely to be severely disrupted on Monday morning.

London Gatwick, which has the busiest runway in the world, has seen 14 cancellations on easyJet, including to Berlin, Bordeaux and Milan. Both Aer Lingus and Ryanair cancelled their links from Dublin due to severe disruption at the Irish capital.

London Stansted has been extremely busy with diversions from Heathrow and London City. Ryanair cancelled its afternoon and evening links with Dublin, as well as a round-trip to Cork. Two Turkish inbound flights – SunExpress from Izmir and Pegasus were cancelled, along with an easyJet arrival from Glasgow.

Luton airport saw little disruption besides one Wizz Air diversion, from Kaunus in Lithuania to Birmingham, and some moderate delays.

Storm Isha is the ninth named storm to hit the UK since the season began in September.

Each storm is named when it poses a risk to people and they are given names beginning with consecutive letters of the alphabet.

The record number of named storms in one year is when the Met Office began the practice in 2015/16, with Storm Katie being the 11th and final storm of the season.

If there are three more named storms between next week and August, this year will mark a new record.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has issued 19 flood warnings across various parts of Scotland.

The agency has issued 17 flood alerts in other parts of Scotland, which are less severe than flood warnings.

Janine Hensman, flood obligation supervisor for Sepa, mentioned: “Stay up to date with local warnings in force now for your area.

“Our three-day Scottish Flood Forecast shows the conditions that are expected further ahead. Follow Met Office updates for weather impacts.

“The strong winds combined with high tides and large waves may also result in wave overtopping and flooding of causeways, promenades, properties and roads along the southern and western coasts. Take care on exposed coasts.

“We have issued regional flood alerts and flood warnings as our rivers respond to the heavy rain and snow earlier in the week. We continue to work with the Met Office to monitor the situation 24/7.”