Storm Dave battered Greater Manchester on Saturday night – with a number of trees coming down across the region.
The storm battered northern parts of the UK from Saturday evening (April 4), with gusts of up to 93mph recorded in Snowdonia, Wales.
A yellow wind warning was in place across Greater Manchester overnight, with other parts of the North West – including most of Lancashire – under a ‘danger to life’ amber warning.
The storm caused road closures and train disruptions early on Sunday morning (April 5). Network Rail Manchester announced rail replacement bus services would run between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester due to an ‘obstruction’ on the track.
A huge tree also came down on Greenacres Drive in Burnage, damaging two cars parked underneath and leaving a street without internet. Police were called to the scene and cordoned off the area.
Elsewhere in Greater Manchester, emergency services were called to Heaton Moor Road in Stockport in the early hours after a large tree fell onto a residential building.
Photos show the fallen tree had uprooted a pavement outside College House, a block of nine flats, with the property cordoned off by Greater Manchester Fire Rescue Service.
A tree also fell onto rail lines in Adlington, Lancashire, blocking the line between Bolton and Preston overnight. The line was closed again on Sunday morning due to damage to overhead lines. It is not known if the two are linked at this stage.
