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the closure of the rail lines connecting Carlisle to Newcastle and Barrow, and a number of road and school closures in north-west England and the west Midlands. There was some disruption to roads in the east and southeast of England due to flooding and a lighthouse bungalow collapsed into the sea

Newcastle and Morpeth. Coastal flooding risk moved north from the south coast to North Wales, where strong winds brought coastal flooding to several communities. The weather was generally much less impactful from mid-month onwards and no further warnings were issued for the second half of the month

Newcastle and Morpeth. Coastal flooding risk moved north from the south coast to North Wales, where strong winds brought coastal flooding to several communities. The weather was generally much less impactful from mid-month onwards and no further warnings were issued for the second half of the month

due to flooding and there were huge crowds of stranded passengers at London King’s Cross Station after the East Coast Main Line was closed north of Newcastle. In Northern Ireland a landslide closed the A2 coast road and there was flooding on other roads across the country. The M48 Severn Crossing

. Northern Ireland also saw heavy rain on the 9th, with delays to trains south of Belfast and flooding on some roads around Lisburn, Newcastle and Ballyclare. The first ice and snow warnings were issued from the 9th but no impacts were reported until the 18th with a minor bus crash in Wick but no injuries

July 2017 - Research published this month, led by the Water Resources Group at Newcastle University and in collaboration with the Met Office, reveals the weather patterns responsible for dry periods over the UK.

, affecting parts of the M6 and M60. Some COVID vaccination centres were closed due to snow in Newcastle and West Yorkshire on the 14th, with flooding to roads causing travel disruption; there were reports of cars stranded in flood water in Hertfordshire and flooded railway lines in Essex. Storm

and railways, and fallen trees on wet roads may have contributed to a number of deaths. On the 25th there were many impacts associated with Storm Francis, with flooding, fallen trees and power outages. Flooding especially affected Glasgow, the west of Scotland, the M8, Newcastle and Pembrokeshire

stopping at Carlisle and Newcastle throughout the 4th and various ScotRail services curtailed. As the winds peaked on the 4th so various roads and rail bridge restrictions/closures across central/northern Scotland came into force as the power outages mounted up and numerous trees were brought down

of Northern Ireland on the 23rd, with numerous flooding incidents in and around Derry City and Strabane, including dozens of properties and the basement of a local hospital. The 25th saw localised heavy downpours affecting NE England, with rail services suspended in the Newcastle/Sunderland area