Storm Isha in Birmingham: Tree blown over in Selly Oak, Birmingham, amid Weather Warning

A huge tree was blown over on a residential street in Selly Oak, Birmingham, as wind gusts reached over 50mph and rain lashed down during Storm Isha.

The colossal tree trunk was pictured narrowly missing a blue car while its bare winter branches covered the road with houses either side. Landline phones in the area also went down during the Met Office Weather Warning issued for Birmingham on Sunday evening (January 21).

Footage shows the tree spread out across the street in the neighbourhood which is popular with University of Birmingham students.

Elsewhere in Birmingham West Midlnads Police issued an image of a Mercedes that officers said was driving far too quick for the 'poor weather conditions. The driver lost control at around junction 9 of the M6 southbound and wrote off his car, but fortunately only suffered minor injuries.

Train services have been disrupted with Avanti West Coast warning of changes and delays due to the bad weather.

West Midlands Railway warned that services between Shrewsbury - Birmingham New Street were delayed in both directions due to an inspection of the line. The operator advised passengers to check if their journey is possible before heading out.

Network Rail imposed 50mph speed restrictions across most routes to keep passengers and trains safe from falling trees and debris blown onto tracks.. In a statement the company said: “It’s likely that travel disruption will continue into Monday morning as engineers finish the clean-up operation removing fallen trees and debris and running ‘ghost trains’ to ensure lines are clear before allowing passenger trains to restart.”

Meanwhile, air traffic control restrictions were in place, leading to flight cancellations and causing some planes to divert.