Dorset recovers from Storm Eunice aftermath
Dorset Highways Teams say there's still some way to go after 90+mph winds yesterday.
Gales of 90+mph winds threw Dorset into chaos yesterday as red weather warnings came and went.
It's estimated branches and trees blocked roads at around 30 sites yesterday with Highways crews still responding in some areas. At one site in Maiden Newton six trees came down.
Here's a map of some of the confirmed blockages.
It wasn't just the road network that suffered - trains were cancelled and over 120,000 homes lost power throughout the day across the south.
Now, Dorset Council has turned to the clean-up operation.
It's been delayed by a second bout of weather trouble for teams. cold weather overnight meant that gritters were needed out on the roads.
50 workers were mobilised when trees started coming down, and over 100 were on standby to assist if clear-up wasn't happening quickly enough.
Jack Wiltshire, Head of Highways for Dorset Council said:
"It's going to be going through inspecting road networks, going up there with JCBs, going up there with chainsaws, making sure we get the larger trees out of the way and making sure we get the road network passable."
Wind speeds have died down but a yellow weather warning is still in place. Jack had this advice for anyone thinking about travelling today:
"The threat's going to reduce so people need to weigh up the risk for themselves but we will do all our best to make sure the road network is passable."