Snow in Calderdale: Live updates on power cuts and disruption across the borough

Snow and ice is still causing disruption to many parts of the borough this morning.
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Follow our live blog below on weather and travel updates as well as any disruption to services in the district.

Snow in Calderdale: Live updates on power cuts and disruption across the borough

Power problems in Calderdale

A number of people and businesses have experienced long power cuts.

Northern Powergrid working through the night

Teams at Northern Powergrid, have been working through the night as it continues to restore power to customers still affected as a result of Storm Arwen.

The network operator has now restored power to around 208,000 of the 240,000 customers affected and is working to restore thousands more.

“Intelligence from our helicopter inspections has illustrated the scale of impact on our network. The impact from Storm Arwen has been one of the worst we’ve experienced in the last 20 years.

“Despite this we have restored more than 200,000 customers supplies and our dedicated teams will not stop until all customers are restored, and our network is returned to full strength.

“We are extremely grateful for the support we have received from other UK network companies, who have provided resource as part of the industry’s mutual support arrangements, which exist for extreme events like this.

“Our frontline teams and contractors will work in partnership with engineers from other parts of the UK, we have also organised additional customer service support to bolster our contact centre to help us keep customers updated.

“We continue to work closely with the region’s gas, water and rail network companies to coordinate with their teams and prioritise our work to help minimise the broader impact on the region.”

Rod Gardner, Northern Powergrid’s Major Incident Manager,

Weather forecast for Halifax

Headline:

Cold to start, but turning cloudier and somewhat milder.

This is what to expect today and into tonight.

There will be bright and locally icy to start, with the odd shower continuing near the coast. Cloud will increase into the afternoon with outbreaks of rain arriving from the west into the evening, accompanied by freshening winds and a slightly milder feel. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight will be largely overcast through the evening and overnight, with occasional outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Milder than recent nights and staying frost free. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Stay safe on the roads

Just a reminder to take care on the roads and take the necessary precautions

Met Office weather warning remains in place

A yellow weather warning for ice remains in place for Calderdale.

According to the Met Office there will probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths, making accidents more likely and journey times longer

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