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High winds halt ferries and disrupt rail travel | High winds halt ferries and disrupt rail travel |
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The Red Jet crossings, which normally run every 35 minutes, were suspended on Friday morning due to high winds | |
Solent crossings and train journeys have been disrupted in the south of England as Storm Éowyn swept in. | |
Red Funnel suspended the early morning Red Jet crossings between Southampton and Cowes, Isle of Wight. | |
The fast catamaran was set to resume at 09:35 from West Cowes. The ferry firm said there were delays of up to 90 minutes for those booked on its car ferry. | |
Hovertravel crossings remain halted between Southsea and Ryde. | |
Recorded wind gusts: | Recorded wind gusts: |
80mph at The Needles, Isle of Wight | 80mph at The Needles, Isle of Wight |
59mph at Portland, Dorset | 59mph at Portland, Dorset |
53mph at Odiham, Hampshire | 53mph at Odiham, Hampshire |
53mph at St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight | |
48mph at Middle Wallop, Hampshire | 48mph at Middle Wallop, Hampshire |
Dorset Police warned drivers in the Poole area after high winds brought down several trees | |
Dorset Police said several large trees had been blown down overnight blocking roads around Poole. | |
The force urged drivers to "be aware that some roads may be closed and be careful when driving of debris". | |
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South Western Railway ran trains at a reduced speed between Totton and Weymouth due to high wind speeds until 09:00. | |
The train firm said the forecast high winds meant services running across it whole network may be cancelled, delayed or revised. It said disruption was expected until 14:00. | |
The train firm has advised those travelling on routes west of Basingstoke on Friday to allow extra time to complete their journey and check their route before setting out, external. | |
The high winds toppled fences and trees as they swept in on Friday morning | |
Work at Southampton's container terminal also had to be stopped from 02:00 until 08:00 after high winds at the terminal. | |
A Met Office yellow weather warning, external for strong winds has been issued across the south. | A Met Office yellow weather warning, external for strong winds has been issued across the south. |
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