Storm Dave wreaks havoc on York and North Yorkshire

The amber and yellow weather warnings placed on the region by the Met Office lifted early this morning, but trees, battered by strong winds last night (Saturday, April 4), are causing disruption.

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At around 2am on Sunday (April 5), the A64 was closed westbound between the A1237 near York and the A169 at Malton after a tree fell on the carriageway.

This was later re-opened but followed a separate incident in Bond End, Knaresborough, at 5.46pm on Saturday evening.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service was called after a “dangerously hanging” tree was spotted about a public footpath.

Crews from Knaresborough taped the area off to residents and the incident was left with Knaresborough Town Council.

Over in Ripley, a home in Main Street was shook after a tree branches fell on a vehicle’s roof.

At 11.14pm, firefighters used a saw to split the branch to remove it while checking the vehicle for damage.

Meanwhile, a similar incident was reported in Oakdale Avenue, Harrogate, at 12.50am, after a tree fell on a property’s roof.

It came hours before the A166 was closed at Gate Helmsley at 2.59am.

A telegraph pole had fallen onto the road with exposed wiring.

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Crews removed the pole and liaised with engineers to isolate and remove the high voltage cable.

“The incident was left with Northern Powergrid.”

As The Press reported, numerous trains had to be cancelled after a tree blocked the rail line between York and Malton, shortly after 9.20am today.

TransPennine Express said that its 8.54am service from Scarborough to York had to be halted following the incident, with delays and cancellations expected until 4pm.

At 12pm, the train operator said that staff were on their way to fix the disruption.

More as we get it.