DGVost

We are now standing down DG VOST social pages and the website for the latest incident. Thankfully, the region appeared to dodge a lot of the usual damage this time around. Thanks as always for the comments and shares, and enjoy Santa when he comes to you and yours 🎅

The Amber warning that was in place has been lifted by the Met Office. There is still a Yellow warning in place. Heavy localised downpours of rain are expected all day/night, so we will stay 'Active' and flag any incidents via our map on dgvost.dumfriesandgalloway.gov.uk/dgvost. 🌧️ ☂️

The riverside car park on the Whitesands in Dumfries has been reopened following an update from SEPA. It may need to be closed later today once SEPA give a further update, but for the moment, it is open.

Good Morning all :) DG VOST is now active and will remain so to see us through this current Amber weather warning. The website will be updated with live incidents, road closures etc as they happen - orlo.uk/xziJx Please look after yourself and others if out and about

We're now standing down from the social media element of DG VOST, but we'll continue to work away in the background on the live incident map as and when hazards are cleared - orlo.uk/yLq6I Check out DG Council web and here for updates to council services. Thanks all ♥️

We have received reports of 999 outages, affecting landlines only, across some communities in the region. Mobile phones don't appear to be affected. Agencies are aware and working to resolve the issue. We will update once the issue has been resolved.

We are starting to see a few hazards clear across the region, but equally, we have received lots of new reports since first light. Please be careful out there, and thank you to everyone for your assistance in reporting trees down etc

It happened overnight, but the A75 has now fully reopened following yesterday's closure. Please be aware, like all routes, that there may still be trees, parts of trees and other debris on roads across the region.

Morning All. A huge amount of damage and hazards out there across D&G. Roads teams will be out at first light to inspect and assess the impact of Storm Eowyn. Our website is still live with our live map, as well as lots of useful links and phone numbers - orlo.uk/zbrR0

DGVOST Team are away for a kip but will be back monitoring from 07:00hrs tomorrow. If you have an emergency overnight, please report these in the normal way to the appropriate emergency service. As always, thanks for you posts & reports and we will see you tomorrow, Stay Safe!

Thanks for all your reports today of trees down and other incidents. Our live map at orlo.uk/7Zoq8 details all of the reports that have been verified. Please continue to keep an eye on the map, and follow advice to not travel.

We've experienced huge impacts from Storm Eowyn. While the Red warning is about to be lifted, an Amber warning remains. Roads will continue to be affected over weekend/into next week. The dedicated roads teams will begin work at first light Saturday. orlo.uk/0vV0d

Whilst wind speeds are slowly dropping across the region, please be aware we're still in a Red warning, and there is a significant number of incidents still active. A lot of the trees that are blocking roads are not signed as staff haven't been able to access for inspection.

NHS Dumfries & Galloway UPDATE: orlo.uk/NHS_Dumfries__…

**A75 is CLOSED ** Please follow Transport Scotland and Police Scotland advice NOT to Travel during the RED warning

We are seeing more incidents being reported across the region now that daylight has come. Please continue to follow the live incident map at orlo.uk/we84Q We expect incidents to intensify as we reach the Red weather warning at 10am. Please follow advice and don't travel

The A75 at the Collin bypass in currently blocked by a tree as you head east (towards Gretna). We will update you when we have further information. As always, check out the live map for the up to date info - orlo.uk/749bR

The A75 is closed at Skyreburn Bridge is currently closed due to a tree down. We will post an update when the road opens or we have an update, Keep an eye on our live incident map for latest updates across the region - orlo.uk/XUgJ0

The A74(M) is now open following the earlier closure

There is a power outage in the DG9 area of our region. To see a live map of power outages, please head to the Scottish Power Energy Network map at orlo.uk/p7CEV