Weather

Residents say flooded B1383 closure is down to poor maintenance of blocked drains and not the River Cam bursting its banks, as county council says.

Heavy rain left lanes at Much Hadham Ford under 3ft of water and firefighters twice attended to help drivers in stranded vehicles.

B1383 at Newport remains closed and underwater – and drivers are warned against removing closure signs and trying to drive through.

Highways team on standby round the clock to cover almost half the county's road network of 1,500 miles.

Last year some 200 resident and community groups, schools and district, town and parish councils took up the offer.

Julie Marson has called for action after property was damaged and vehicles were stranded in Stansted Road and Stort Road in August deluges.

Stansted's Kings Arms landlady Fay Frostick said: “It was lucky we were all in starting the day when the water started coming in through the doors."

Heavy rain on Saturday morning took the total amount of rainfall in Stortford to just over 4in (10cm) since Thursday evening.

Stansted Road near junction with Parsonage Lane closed after deluge in the dark while Dane Street in town centre was also shut.

Three cars heading along Stansted Road were ditched just south of the notorious junction with Parsonage Lane.

Gritting lorries out Wednesday night as Herts Highways is expecting light snow while Met Office has issued yellow warning of snow until midday.

Storm Ciara felled several large trees in Birchanger Wood, and although the paths are safe, the damage to trees away from them has yet to assessed.

Trustees decided it was likely to be neither safe nor enjoyable for volunteers to welcome visitors to the attraction near Great Dunmow on Sunday.

On a normal weekend, Herts County Council highways teams would expect to receive around 100 reports.

Trains between London and Cambridge disrupted after a tree fell, hanging over the railway track, in the aftermath of Storm Ciara.

Cricketfield Lane in Stortford, B1256 at Start Hill, road between the Hadhams and road through Sheering all affected, and A10 at Ware shut.

Strongest storm to hit UK since 2013, with gusts of 65-70mph, expected to bring travel disruption, damage to buildings and good chance of power cuts.

Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Crews used first responder water rescue equipment to safely rescue one person trapped in their vehicle."

The A1184 was shut south of Sawbridgeworth throughout Monday morning and north of the town for two hours on Friday afternoon.

Environment Agency issues flood alert for River Stort as water levels rise to their highest in almost seven years.