UPDATED: High winds and heavy rain have resulted in a large tree falling and blocking Green Lane in Lake tonight (Monday).
The unexpected adverse weather is taking its toll on the Island and has resulted in Hovertravel services being suspended between Ryde and Southsea.
Green Lane has been completely blocked by the fallen tree, which has also brought down telephone lines supplying nearby properties. Earlier this evening a section of tree blocked half the carriageway on Beaper Shute, Ryde but has since been cleared.
Winds at The Needles Old Battery in the West Wight have reached 47knots – Force 9.
Meanwhile, on St Thomas’ Street in Ryde, firefighters are pumping flood water out of a residential property.
Despite the challenging conditions, the Met Office has not issued any weather warnings for the South.
UPDATE @ 23:00 – Contractors are working to clear the tree from Green Lane, whilst engineers from BT Openreach assess the damage to resident’s telephone lines.
In Chale, a tree is blocking the carriageway on Appleford Road. Motorists should find an alternative route.
UPDATE TUESDAY – Hovertravel services remain suspended this morning due to the high winds, although the weather front is now clearing.
At The Needles wind speeds reached 54 knots (Force 10) overnight.
Island Roads cleared numerous trees and branches from the Island’s roads last night at:
• Beaper Shute, Ryde
• Green Lane, Shanklin
• Newport Road. Apse Heath
• Niton Road, Niton
• Whiteoak Lane, Porchfield
• Newport Road, Freshwater
• Calbourne Road on the outskirts of Newport
UPDATE TUESDAY @ 09:51 – The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds between now and 22:00 tonight.
Forecasters say strong to gale force west to northwesterly winds will affect many areas of the country today. Gusts of 40 to 50 mph are likely with isolated gusts close to 60 mph possible over coasts, hills and locally inland where heavy showers occur.
Large waves and spray will affect some coasts.
