Fallen tree leaves road shut as Cheshire set for ‘day of rain’
Police[1] have been forced to shut off a road after a tree collapsed. And the incident in Macclesfield[2] comes as the county is set for a grim day of heavy downpours and strong winds.
Officers were called out to Shrigley Road this morning where the tree was found to be blocking both carriageways. As a result the road has been closed off between Shrigley Hall and Bakestonedale Road.
Officers with the town's local policing team say they are 'assisting land owners' with the removal of the fallen tree. The incident comes as the county is set to be battered by heavy rain today.
READ: Council apologises after shocked family find 'vandalised' grave | The headstone had been laid flat after being deemed unsafe, but the family had not been warned of this by the council[3]
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Starting in Macclesfield and the Met Office is predicting heavy downpours this morning and again from 1pm until around 4pm. Winds could also get up to around 28mph later on.
Elsewhere in the county and it's heavy rain until 5pm for Crewe[5] with winds of around 26mph. Northwich[6] can expect heavy downpours from noon after light showers this morning with the strongest gust of wind being 29mph.
Chester[7] is likely to see heavy downpours until 1pm when it will dry up for the rest of the day with winds getting as strong as 24mph by 3pm. It's a similar story for Ellesmere Port[8] with heavy rain lasting until 2pm before a dry afternoon.
Temperatures around Cheshire will be around 15C. Conditions are expected to improve this weekend with temperatures getting to the early twenties.
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References
- ^ Police (www.cheshire-live.co.uk)
- ^ Macclesfield (www.cheshire-live.co.uk)
- ^ Council apologises after shocked family find 'vandalised' grave | The headstone had been laid flat after being deemed unsafe, but the family had not been warned of this by the council (www.cheshire-live.co.uk)
- ^ Parents of Lucy Letby victims hope for 'no hiding place' for Chester Hospital bosses | “People who aided Letby to carry on her deeds need to be brought to justice" (www.cheshire-live.co.uk)
- ^ Crewe (www.cheshire-live.co.uk)
- ^ Northwich (www.cheshire-live.co.uk)
- ^ Chester (www.cheshire-live.co.uk)
- ^ Ellesmere Port (www.cheshire-live.co.uk)
- ^ Sign up for CheshireLive email direct to your inbox here (www.cheshire-live.co.uk)