Sheffield City Council called to 65 urgent incidents during weekend of storms as trees uprooted in high winds
Trees were uprooted during strong winds
Sheffield City Council teams were called out to 65 ‘urgent enquiries’ while the city was being battered by storms.
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Over the weekend, strong winds were brought in by by consecutive storms Austen and Boelo which wreaked havoc across the country, disrupting transport networks and causing damage to public infrastructure.
In Sheffield, one incident saw an uprooted tree land on a car, while in the city centre cladding became detached from a building near Broad Lane forcing firefighters to shut the road.
Now, The Star understands that the council’s Streets Ahead team - which deals with highway maintenance concerns - was called out to 65 urgent enquiries and 34 ‘Category 1’ enquiries.
Urgent enquiries require a one hour response and are usually reports of fallen trees, while Category 1 enquiries have a one-day response time.
Most of these reports came in between 6.30am and 11pm on Sunday, October 25, when Storm Boelo hit the city.
Pictures from Hillsborough Park show two large trees uprooted and blocked pathways, while two another two trees came down in Concord Park.
The council say that contractors have been instructed to deal with these issues.