Storm Dave Wreaks Havoc in UK

0:00On April 5th, Storm Dave slammed into Northern UK overnight into Easter Sunday, April 5th, with gusts hitting 93 miles per hour in. Snowdonia, Wales. Greater Manchester faced yellow wind warnings, while Amber alerts for danger to life covered the northwest. Road shut down, trees toppled, and power flickered out in spots. Trains took a hard hit too. Network rail swapped buses for service between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester, after an obstruction blocked the tracks. Until 9.30am, Avanti lines stalled between Piccadilly and Preston, when a tree crashed onto the rails. In Stockport, Heaton Moore, another massive tree smashed a house roof and uprooted pavement, forcing fire crews to cordon it off. Folks woke up to real headaches, from flying debris risks to bridge restrictions, like on Scotland's Queen's Fairy Crossing and the Humber Bridge, which reopened by morning. Power outages hit thousands in Wales, but got mostly fixed quick.

1:00National highways rerouted traffic around the woodhead pass, pushing drivers onto the M60, M62, and M1. Warnings lifted by 3am for Amber Zones, with yellow ones gone by morning. Met Office says Dave's clearing northeast, bringing sun mixed with blustery showers, heaviest of north, feeling chilly, but temps near normal. Elsewhere, flood risks linger though, with four coastal warnings and 32 alerts in England, plus more in Wales and Scotland. Energy networks prep crews and gear for any more outages, so stay sharp out there as a day unfolds.