Weather
Red Warning Now In Force
It’s officially 1pm, which means the red weather warning is now in place.
Here’s an up to date guide as to what’s expected over the next few hours, and what we’ve experienced so far this slightly mad Storm Bram Tuesday.
Roads
The Mountain Road is now shut from 1pm until at least 5pm.
These coastal roads will be shut from 1pm until 4pm: Shore Road, Rushen between Gansey and Fishers Hill; The Promenade, Castletown; King Edward Road between Summerhill and Port Jack and The Promenade, Laxey .
Also, the seasonal parking on the walkway, Loch Promenade, Douglas has been suspended for the day.
Elsewhere, West Baldwin Road in Braddan has now reopened, but Garey Road in Lezayre remains closed.
Weather Warnings
A rare red weather alert has been issued by the Ronaldsway Met Office for coastal overtopping, and is now in force until 4pm.
At the same time, an amber alert for storm force winds will start. Gusts of up to 75mph are expected.
Sailings
All cancelled. Steam Packet confirmed this yesterday.
Flights
Of the seven scheduled departures today, at the moment only two are are set to depart – the easyJet 3pm flight to Liverpool and the 7.20pm to Gatwick.
Of the arrivals, only the corresponding flights from Liverpool and Gatwick are expected to land.
Buses
Queens Promenade in Douglas will be closed between Summer Hill and Port Jack from 1pm to 4pm.
During this time, all departures from Victoria Street Stand G between 12:59pm and 3:39pm will divert from Queens Promenade via Summer Hill to Central Onchan.
Services 1 and 12A will also divert from Avondale Road via Main Road, Onchan and Summer Hill before rejoining Queens Promenade.
Service 2 departures from Ballachrink at 1:18pm, 2:16pm and 3:18pm will divert from Sunningdale to Royal Avenue, the Manx Arms and Summer Hill before heading to Queens Promenade.
Further south, Shore Road in Gansey will close from 1pm to 4pm.
As a result, Service 12A journeys from Douglas at 1:10pm, 2:10pm and 3:10pm will divert from Ballakeighan via Ballabeg, Colby and Church Road to Port St Mary. Service 11A departures from Port Erin at 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm will operate the same diversion in reverse. The afternoon Service 62 from Castle Rushen will also follow this route.
In the north of the island, Mooragh Promenade in Ramsey will be closed during the same period.
Service 5 departures from Ramsey Bus Station at 1:35pm and 2:35pm will divert from Stone Bridge via Bowring Road, Jurby Road and Richmond Road to the Cottage Hospital stop.
Bus Vannin has warned that all closures and diversions remain subject to change as conditions evolve throughout the afternoon.
Schools
As far as we know, all open and running as normal. We’ve contacted the Department for Education and will let you know if anything changes there, but business as usual for now.
Have We Missed Anything?
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