A yellow weather warning remains in place for today, with more high winds predicted.
The Met Office said a swathe of very strong winds reached Northern Ireland later last night in association with Storm Franklin.
These very strong winds will spread to many other western, central and southern areas of the UK overnight and early Monday, with gusts widely 50-60mph, while west facing coastal districts will see gusts of 65-75mph and perhaps 80mph briefly near north coast of Northern Ireland. Winds will ease steadily from the northwest during the remainder of Monday.
It is estimated that winds will ease by 1pm.
Schools closed
Six schools are closed in Cumbria following the weekend storms.
The following schools are closed this morning:
- Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School
- John Ruskin School, Coniston
- Millom Infant School
- St Benedict’s Catholic High School, Whitehaven
- St James’ CofE Junior School, Barrow
- St Martin & St Mary CofE Primary School, Windermere
Power cuts
Power cuts have affected the region overnight.
Electricity North West says 903 properties are without power in Cumbria, with more calls coming in.
Latest #StormFranklin update below. For the latest power cut updates visit https://t.co/EtForZNwap pic.twitter.com/mvWfPzjlGu
— ElectricityNorthWest (@ElectricityNW) February 21, 2022
The supplier says the following areas are without power:
- Crosthwaite, Kendal – 5 customers are affected – estimated time of restoration 12.06pm today (February 21)
- Bewcastle, Carlisle – 22 customers are affected – estimated time of restoration 1.15pm today (February 21)
- Haverthwaite, Ulverston – 22 customers are affected – estimated time of restoration 12pm today (February 21)
- Windermere – 10 customers are affected – estimated time of restoration 7.16am on Wednesday (February 23)
- Windermere – 94 customers are affected – estimated time of restoration 4pm today (February 21)
- Sparkbridge, Ulverston – 189 customers are affected – estimated time of restoration 6.15am on Wednesday (February 23)
- Coniston – 54 customers are affected – estimated time of restoration 5.45am on Wednesday (February 23)
- Grasmere – 192 customers are affected – estimated time of restoration 1am tomorrow (February 22)
- Hutton John, Penrith – 44 customers are affected – estimated time of restoration 5am on Wednesday (February 23)
- Grange-over-Sands – 48 customers are affected – estimated time of restoration 8am on Wednesday (February 23)
- Haverthwaite, Ulverston – 200 customers are affected – estimated time of restoration 6.27am tomorrow (February 22)
- Maryport – 11 customers are affected – estimated time of restoration 9am on Wednesday (February 23)
- Braithwaite, Keswick – 12 customers are affected – estimated time of restoration 9am on Wednesday (February 23)
Flood warnings
Two flood warnings are in place for: Keswick Campsite and the River Eden at Carlisle, Rickerby Park, Swifts and Stoneyholme Golf Courses.
Flood alerts remain in place for:
- Lower River Eden
- Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwentwater
- Rivers Lowther and Eamont
- Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster
- Rivers Kent and Bela
- Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck
Travel
A fallen tree has blocked the B5278 Mosses Road between Haverthwaite and Holker.
Stagecoach has issued updates for its bus services this morning so far:
- London Road is now back open so all our services will be running as normal.
- Due to a fallen tree, it is unable to serve Thornthwaite on its X5 services.
Northern says that due to severe weather fewer trains are able to run on some lines. Train services running across the whole Northern network will be cancelled, delayed or suspended. It is advising customers not to travel across the Northern network.
Services are unable to run between Workington and Carlisle due to flooding on the railway at Aspatria. Road transport will be run between these stations.
Avanti West Coast says services on its network are subject to speed restrictions, delays and cancellations due to the extreme weather and as a result are very busy.
Tickets from Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be accepted for travel today and tomorrow.
TransPennine Express says the disruption caused by severe weather at Preston has now ended.
Tickets from Friday 18, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20, will be accepted for travel today and tomorrow or a full refund can be obtained at https://tpexpress.co.uk/help/refunds and there will be no admin fee for this.
Windermere Ferry remains closed:
The Ferry remains closed due to the current conditions and dependent on when the Lake level drops. pic.twitter.com/1mrbEbT0qY
— Windermere Ferry (@windermereferry) February 21, 2022
7.11am: The A66 is blocked between Cockermouth and Embleton due to a collision.
⚠️ A590 HAVERTHWAITE ⚠️#A590 partially blocked due to a fallen tree between #Haverthwaite and #RuslandPool. Traffic slow. #CumbriaRoads
— Cumbria Road Watch (@CumbriaRdWatch) February 21, 2022
P: 07:10 hrs. @INRIXtraffic_N @BBC_Cumbria @BayTrustRadio @CumbriaCrack pic.twitter.com/5UePVPdtvn
⚠️ A592 WINDERMERE ⚠️#A592 partially blocked by a fallen tree near the #Windermere Motor Boat Club. Traffic slow in both directions. #CumbriaRoads
— Cumbria Road Watch (@CumbriaRdWatch) February 21, 2022
P: 07:33 hrs. @INRIXtraffic_N @BBC_Cumbria @BayTrustRadio @CumbriaCrack pic.twitter.com/nFvhBsuDMQ
9.33am: A fallen tree has blocked the road from Askham to Yanwath.
10.48am: Carlisle’s London Road has reopened after the earlier problems caused by a collapsed chimney stack.
