Storm Isha: Trains and flights cancelled as 100mph winds spark tornado warning – UK weather live

Watch The Independent’s live protection as Storm Isha batters the coast off Porthlaven Harbour.

Storm Isha precipitated large waves to crash into the flood defences of the port while slicing energy to dozens of properties, downing bushes and blocking roads throughout different areas of Devon and Cornwall.

It got here as a wind velocity of 91mph was recorded at Gwennap Head, close to Land’s End, with as much as 70mph recorded elsewhere across the area.

The National Grid stated 73 properties in Cornwall and 138 properties in Devon had been left with out energy.

ScotRail has advised the BBC practice providers are anticipated to reopen in a while at present as engineers work frantically to clear fallen bushes off the observe.

Customer operations director Phil Campbell says providers will stay suspended till Network Rail has declared all routes protected.

“What they’ll be looking for is whether the overhead lines have been damaged, whether the track is safe and whether any debris has blown onto the rail estate,” he advised BBC Radio Scotland.

“Between Garrowhill and Easterhouse, there’s over ten trees alone that need to be cleared from the line – and those trees are also blocking the overheads.

“So, there’s a significant volume of work for our colleagues at Network Rail to work through this morning.”

A high meteorologist has warned that local weather change is resulting in the “most intense storms” the UK has seen.

Met Office’s Clare Nasir advised BBC Radio 4 : “Over the last six months we’ve seen some incredibly wet weather.

“At the start of the storm season in September 2023 was the most active start since we’ve been naming storms. Climate change trends are suggesting storms are becoming more intense when they arrive however the storm season the year before we only had two named storms.

“This rain has been relentless. Another climate change trend is the winters have been more wet and mild. Despite beginning 2023 with rainfall defecit and two heatwaves the country is losing resilience.

“When we’ve seen rain in autumn and winter we’ve not been able to cope with it with huge consequences for farmers.”

Footage from the airport exhibits the solitary suitcase being blown throughout the apron by heavy winds, as passengers watch on and chuckle.

Many planes had been grounded or re-routed, with one flight to Edinburgh ending up in Cologne, Germany, after it was unsafe to land in Scotland.

Flights are anticipated to renew at Scottish airports, however passengers are urged to test forward earlier than travelling.

Most of the UK was underneath amber alert from Sunday to Monday, however components of northeast Scotland confronted a uncommon purple alert, indicating a possible threat to life.

Dublin Airport has grounded 29 flights in Storm Isha carnage.

An airport spokesman stated 16 arrivals and 13 departures had been cancelled as some planes had been “out of position”.

This consists of the 9.05am flight to Liverpool, 8.55am flight to Memmingen and a 9.35am flight to London Stansted.

Overnight Storm Isha introduced rail chaos to commuter providers within the South East.

Southeastern Rail Managing Director Steve White stated his engineers needed to clear a whole greenhouse off the observe even sharing a picture to show it.

Southbound trains from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness to stations in England are at a standstill.

LNER, the principle operator on the East Coast primary line, stated: “The railway in Scotland is currently closed to all trains. There is also damage to overhead electric wires between Dunbar and Edinburgh. As a result, there will be no LNER service north of Dunbar in either direction until 12 noon at the earliest.

“Please defer your journey until later in the day and if you are travelling, please check your full journey before you make your way to the station.

“We are working closely with Network Rail to assess damage to infrastructure north of Newcastle caused by the weather, which will in turn determine when trains will start running.”

On the West Coast primary line, which connects London Euston with the West Midlands, northwest England, North Wales and southern Scotland, trains from Glasgow and Edinburgh usually are not working to London, Manchester and different locations.

TransPennine Express stated: “Due to severe weather between Carlisle and Scotland customers are advised NOT TO TRAVEL.”

But Avanti West Coast stated: “Any customers making journeys between Preston and Scotland should not attempt to travel until 9am when services will resume.”

On the Central Line there isn’t any service between West Acton and Ealing Broadway whereas TfL repair a broken roof at Ealing Broadway.

There are additionally minor delays on the remainder of the road resulting from a scarcity of trains.

On the Docklands Light Railway there are minor delays between Beckton and Canning Town whereas TfL engineers repair a defective practice at Cyprus.

The London Overground has been badly affected by Storm Isha with no service between Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction resulting from an operational incident in Willesden Junction.

There is not any service between Highbury & Islington and Dalston Junction resulting from an obstruction on the observe.

And no trains are working at the moment between Sydenham and Crystal Palace resulting from an obstruction on the observe.

Network Rail has imposed a 50mph velocity restrict on most routes to maintain passengers and trains protected from falling bushes and particles blown onto tracks

Avanti, East Midlands Railway, Northern, Avanti West Coast, Great Western, South Western LNER, Transport for Wales, Merseyrail, and Cross Country have all reported delays throughout Monday morning.

A trampoline on the tracks at Rainham in Kent blocked the South Eastern line between Sittingbourne and Gillingham.