80mph winds as Storm Doris sweeps in
Storm Doris caused drama, devastation and disruption with winds gusting at more than 80 mph in the Anglia region on Thursday 23 February 2017.
Storm Doris caused drama, devastation and disruption with winds gusting at more than 80 mph in the Anglia region on Thursday 23 February 2017.
The A1 Great North Road has been blocked in both directions by a fallen tree at Chawston in Bedfordshire.
It's between the A421 Great Barford Bypass / Bedford Road (Black Cat Roundabout) and Tempsford Road (Blunham / Tempsford Turn Off).
Emergency services are at the scene now removing the tree
Norwich-based insurance company Aviva has seen a 70% increase in calls and claims for damage since Storm Doris hit.
Storm Doris brought havoc and destruction across the Anglia region almost 30 years on from the Great Storm of 1987.
Electricity has been restored to 222,000 of the 231,000 properties affected by power cuts caused by Storm Doris in the East of England.