Storm Dave battered North Yorkshire for several hours last night and this morning (Sunday).
The amber and yellow wind warnings have now abated.
Gusts of around 90mph were recorded in exposed parts of North Yorkshire overnight.
Dozens of properties across North Yorkshire have been left without power this morning.
Power cuts have been centred around Helmsley and Northallerton. There are also outages in central York and Acomb.
Northern Powergrid says: “Once we have safely been able to assess the extent of any damage, we will have more certainty when power will be restored and will share that time.”
At about 2am, the A64 was closed westbound between the A1237 near York and the A169 at Malton due to a fallen tree on the carriageway, The tree was cleared and the road reopened by 3.38am.
Rail lines between York and Malton were blocked for two hours this afternoon (Sunday) due to a tree on the line.
The route has since reopened.
North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service were called out to a number of incidents caused by the storm.
At 5.46pm, a crew went to Bond End, Knaresborough where a tree was hanging dangerously over a public footpath. Firefighters taped off the area and left the incident with North Yorkshire Council.
A crew from Robin Hood’s Bay was called to Sneaton after smoke was spotted at 8.15am. This was a false alarm – it was dust carried by the storm.
A vehicle was hit by branches on Main Street in Ripley at 11.14pm. Harrogate firefighter cut up the branch with a saw and removed it.
At 12.50am, firefighters went to Oakdale Avenue, Harrogate, where a tree had fallen on the roof of a house. A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Crews inspected the property for any damage and gave advice to the property owners.”
Then York firefighters went to the A166 at Gate Helmsley after a telegraph pole was blown onto the road with exposed wiring.
The spokesperson said: “Crews used crew power to remove the pole and liaised with engineers to isolate and remove the high voltage cable. The incident was left with Northern Powergrid.”
