Storm Lilian has arrived in Hull as the north of the UK is under an amber yellow warning alert for severe winds.

The Met Office officially named Storm Lilian yesterday morning and the worst of the weather will last until 11am with wind gusts of 50mph. The Humber Bridge has been closed to high-sided vehicles due to strong winds between Barton and Hessle.

But a terrifying video posted by Sean Tindale in our Hull Traffic & Travel Facebook page showed a lorry toppling from side to side in the crosswinds as it crossed the bridge earlier.

Posting on X (Twitter), Humber Bridge News said: "Traffic Update: We have a 20mph speed restriction in place, and are closed to high sided and wind vulnerable vehicles."

In the Avenues, a large tree has fallen down. Four trees were reported to have fallen across Hull this morning, according to Avenue Ward Labour.

Hull Live will shortly visit East Park after readers reported damage in the area.

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Photographs of tree damage in East Park taken by Bob Carter

A tree falls down in East Park in Hull during Storm Lilian (Image: Bob Carter)
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Hull Trains says high winds has caused delays

Hull Trains posted on X (Twitter): Due to severe weather, the 12:33 #Hull to #LondonKingsCross, due 15:05, has been delayed at #Howden.

"The service is now 19 minutes late. We apologise for the inconvenience caused."

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Thousands of people without power; Hedon one of worst affected areas of East Yorkshire

Hundreds of homes appear to be without power in Hedon. In a statement on its website, Norther Powergrid said: "Storm Lilian has impacted our North East and Yorkshire regions, bringing strong winds since 5am this morning, with the worst affected area being West Yorkshire.

"We are experiencing high levels of disruption to power supplies with over 63,418 customers having been affected so far. Our teams responded quickly and have already managed to reconnect over 27,000 customers of those who have been impacted."

It added: "We are working around the clock, 24 hours a day, to assess any damage being caused, answer customer calls, deploy additional support vehicles and have prepared further resources to deploy to the areas we anticipate could be affected."

There have been several powercuts reported in East Yorkshire due to Storm Lilian but Hedon has been hit particularly bad (Image: northernpowergrid.com)
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East Yorkshire number 350 bus service 'has windshield blown out'

Footage posted on Facebook shows an East Yorkshire bus stationary on the Humber Bridge. It appears the rubber seal from the windshield has partly detached and is lying in the road. The footage was filmed by Craig Jackson who said the windshield was "blown out". The bus is showing the number 350 which is the Hull to Scunthorpe service via Barton that crosses the Humber Bridge. Hull Live has approached Go Ahead, who own East Yorkshire buses, for a statement.

A screenshot from a video by Craig Jackson showing an East Yorkshire bus with its window 'blown out' (Image: Craig Jackson)
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Branches from trees have snapped and fallen down at East Park

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Slow traffic in Priory Road due to fallen tree

The traffic reporting service Inrix states: "Slow traffic due to fallen tree on Priory Road in both directions near the Priory Pub."

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Tree snaps in Sutton Road

Kelly Frankland warned people about a fallen tree over the footpath next to Sutton Road (Image: Kelly Frankland / Hull Traffic & Travel)
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A tree falls down in Victor Street as shown in this photograph by Emily Hellings

Tree falls in Victor Street. Photograph taken by Emily Hellings (Image: Emily Hellings / Hull Traffic & Travel)
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