Storm Pia brings strong winds and disruption to Bradford

The yellow weather warning for wind was put in place, with gusts reaching up to 61 mph at the storm’s peak.

Bradford Council had teams working across the district to keep roads clear while West Yorkshire Police's force command hub received multiple calls for help.

Holidaymakers also faced delayed or cancelled flights at Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA).

A tree fell to its side and knocked down a wall along Long Causeway, close to the salt pit in Denholme. 

The route was blocked both ways for hours. 

There were similar scenes along A659 Pool Road between Otley and Pool in Wharfedale, where the road was obstructed by a fallen tree, and Crowther Avenue, Calverley.

Meanwhile a huge tree was inches away from smashing a clubhouse at Mayfield Cricket Club in Clayton.

The large tree at the top of hill “snapped" at the base in the strong winds and fell over.

It smashed a wooden bench and toppled into new fencing installed last year around the patio area next to the clubhouse.

"It just snapped at the bottom and smashed one of the benches and some fencing," said Martin Dunne, groundsman and committee member at Mayfield. 

Damage at cricket club (Image: Martin Dunne)

"We're very lucky it's missed the clubhouse.

"It's a good job that that no one was walking around the pitch at the time."

Bin crews also placed bins on their sides to prevent them being blown around and Northern Powergrid dealt with reports of power cuts in parts of West Yorkshire. 

Buses also had to divert when a tree fell in West Bowling.

First wasn’t the only public transport company affected as Northern trains were unable to run for part of the day. 

Services between Leeds and Manchester Victoria/Wigan Wallgate via Brighouse have been disrupted due to a tree blocking the line in the Greetland Junction area.

Scene on Crowther Avenue, Calverley after Storm Pia (Image: Bruce Greer Photography)

Train services couldn’t run through Shipley after a tree hit the overhead electric wires in the Saltaire area.

Both departures and arrivals were affected at the airport.

LBA remained open as usual but adverse weather conditions disrupted flight schedules.

A KLM flight to and from Amsterdam was cancelled - meaning passengers were urged to contact the airline for their next steps.

Meanwhile passengers on a 7am flight to Malaga could finally head to their gate two hours after their original departure time.

An Aer Lingus flight to Belfast City was due to take off at 8.50am, but this was cancelled.

Two flights to Dublin and Amsterdam were also cancelled.

A Ryanair flight from Leeds Bradford to Alicante at 8am was transferred to the East Midlands.

When it came to arrivals, an Aer Lingus flight from Belfast City to LBA was cancelled.

Another flight from Dublin, run by the same airline, was forced to divert via Birmingham. 

A KLM flight from Amsterdam to LBA was due to arrive at 9.30am, but this was cancelled.