Travel chaos as Britain faces another day of 80mph winds Showers will become less frequent as the day goes on and winds will gradually ease, becoming fresh and moderate overnight in most places. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of wind for Wales, Northern Ireland and Strathclyde today. North Yorkshire Police urged motorists to make only essential journeys as the county experienced "severe" weather on Wednesday night. There are long delays in both directions on the M25 this morning due to the closure of the Dartford Crossing QEII Bridge linking Essex and Kent due to high winds. It is expected to remain closed until 3pm. The A49 in Herefordshire is closed due to fallen trees and the M62 bridge over the Ouse and the A19 in Cleveland are closed to high-sided vehicles. Humberside Police urged motorists to take care this morning after a number of trees were brought down overnight. But the force reported no casualties as a result of the high winds. A spokesman said trees have been blocking roads or causing obstructions in areas of Grimsby, Hull, Bridlington, Driffield and Snaith. He said a vehicle hit a large branch in the road in Beverley, East Yorkshire, but there were no injuries, and a brick wall collapsed in Healing, near Grimsby, blocking a pavement. The spokesman said: "Motorists are urged to take extra care and beware of obstructions that may have blown into the road, and pedestrians are also asked to take extra care as numerous trees have blown down and more may do so before the winds calm down." The Humber Bridge and the M62 over the Ouse Bridge, near Howden, are both closed to high-sided vehicles. North Yorkshire Fire Service said crews had been called out to localised flooding at a small number of homes in the Skipton area and firefighters used a boat to help rescue a barge which was in danger of overturning when it was caught in moorings on the River Ouse in central York. The brigade said a lorry driver was taken to hospital when an HGV overturned on the A1 at Leeming and crews were called to two incidents of cars trapped in flood water - one in Acaster Malbis, near York, and the other at Embsay, near Skipton. In Scotland up to 15,000 homes were without electricity for a second night after trees brought down power lines. Up to 100,000 families were without power at the height of the storms on Tuesday night. Overhead wire problems also caused rail disruption between Handforth and Cheadle Hulme near Manchester. Buses had to replace trains between Wilmslow and Cheadle Hulme. Chiltern Railways had to contend with a number of trees on the line between London and Aylesbury. This meant buses had to operate between Amersham and Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, while there were no services - nor any replacement buses - running between Aylesbury and London. A tree on the line at Porchester in Hampshire led to train delays in the area, while another fallen tree at Wood End in the West Midlands caused delays to London Midland services between Stratford-upon-Avon and Shirley. Further north, overhead wire problems caused disruption between Penrith North Lakes and Oxenholme Lake District. There were delays of up to 45 minutes between Carlisle and Lancaster. At Pitsea in Essex, electrical supply problems led to delays between Shoeburyness and Laindon/Tilbury Town, while overhead wire problems led to delays to First Capital Connect services in East Anglia. On the London Underground, there were delays on the western part of the Metropolitan line between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Watford/Amersham/Chesham due to an obstruction on the track at Moor Park. Cheshire Police said officers have attended more than 15 incidents relating to fallen trees, branches, and debris in the road since 6am today. A spokeswoman said: "The eastern parts of Cheshire have been particularly affected by the weather. Police and other agencies have attended reports of fallen trees in Oak Road, Prestbury, School Lane in Congleton, and Ashley Road in Mere this morning. A man who died when a tree crushed his van in high winds in Tunbridge Wells on Tuesday has been named as Christopher Hayes, 51. He was married with three children. Other major roads to be affected include the A628 Woodhead Pass, which was closed last night in both directions between the A616 near Barnsley and the A57 at Glossop.