Storm Lilian live updates: UK festivals in Leeds and Cheshire thrown into chaos as 80mph winds close stages with revellers facing long wait to get in as flights are cancelled and homes left without power

Forecasters have said Storm Lilian has this afternoon arrived in Scandinava after strong winds ‘rapidly moved away’ from the UK earlier today.

Conditions are now much brighter across northern England.

This footage shows the moment a lorry appeared close to tipping over on the Humber Bridge in Hull amid treacherous driving conditions brought by Storm Lilian.

Video posted on Facebook shows the HGV swaying on its left side towards the edge of the bridge as it was being driven across.

It comes as West Yorkshire Police warned they had received multiple reports of fallen trees and branches on roads because of high winds.

Festival goers at Creamfields festival in Cheshire captured the chaos brought by Storm Lilian as tents were seen flying through the air.

One attendee said it was ‘impossible’ to sleep because strong gusts shook his tent and the tents of “loads of people” had been damaged.

Jason Kamara, 23, told the PA news agency:

We were told it’d be windy but we had no idea it would be that bad. I think it felt worse from inside the tents but it was impossible to sleep because of the rattling sounds.

The festival was forced to push back the entrance times because of ‘high winds’ but is now open to ticket-holders.

Storm Lilian, the 12th named storm of the season, has wreaked destruction across the UK bringing strong gales and heavy rain across the country on Friday morning.

A yellow weather warning for wind was introduced by the Met Office as trees were uprooted, flights cancelled and homes left in the dark.

These photographs give a snapshot of the chaos as a result:

A tree blocking a Metrolink line in Manchester this morning

Commuters protect themselves with umbrellas on London Bridge

A swimmer braves strong winds and choppy water as he takes a dip in New Brighton

A tree is uprooted in Timperley,Cheshire

A tree branch blocks a cycle path in Leeds city centre

Festivalgoers at Creamfields, Reading and Leeds have been battered by gusts of wind and downpours overnight as Storm Lilian has forced one site to close its stages.

Campers braced the brutal gales last night as Lilian gripped parts of northern England and Wales.

Amid the gloomy weather, the Met Office issued a ‘danger to life’ alert as well as a yellow warning with winds of 50-60mph expected to hit the region until 11am.

Many festivalgoers were rudely awaken by the stormy conditions today, as others clung to their tents to stop them flying away.

To the dismay of Leeds attendees, weather conditions has forced the festival to close its BBC Radio 1 stage and its Aux stage.

As organisers remain hopeful they won’t have to sacrifice any more performances, it remains uncertain how unpredictable weather will impact the event.

Storm Lilian may have passed but more bad weather is on the way tomorrow and this time it’s rain.

A yellow weather warning for strong winds was in place across much of northern England this morning but expired as of 11am.

The winds are now heading towards Scandinavia.

However, a yellow weather warning for rain is in place across much of South East England from 6am to 1pm on Saturday.

The warning stretches from the Isle of Wight up to Ipswich in Suffolk and includes London.

The Met Office says people in the area should expect ‘spells of rain, heavy at times, likely to cause some travel disruption and perhaps flooding in a few places’.

Let’s take a look at the acts scheduled to perform on the Chevron stage on Friiday.

Here is a list previously advertised.

• 1.50pm – Mette
• 2.45pm – Jaguar
• 3.55pm – Danny Howards
• 5.10pm – Kenny Beats
• 6.25pm – Dom Dolla
• 7.40pm – Nia Archives
• 9pm – Skrillex (pictured)

Leeds Festival has just announced a third stage will now be closed.

The Chevron stage follows BBC Radio One and Aux which were previously shut because of severe weather.

This is the moment a tent at Leeds Festival flew off amid high winds as revellers were forced to cling on to their camping equipment today.

Several videos emerged of music lovers waking up to shaking tents at Leeds festival today, as one was spotted flying sky-high.

One Leeds festivalgoer described it as the ‘worst day ever’ as her tent was destroyed and her group have been asked to leave their area because the windy conditions are ‘really bad’.

An attendee of Leeds Festival said she was experiencing the ‘worst day ever’ as her tent has been destroyed and her group have been asked to leave their area because the windy conditions are “really bad”.

Carrie Gill, 19, told the PA news agency that ‘basically our whole tent is gone’ and she has spent £60 on a new tipi tent, which she has not been able to erect yet because of the weather.

The university student based in Durham said:

All the rain came in because the poles pulled so hard from the wind the fabric ripped open and leaked the whole tent with the rain. We even put those rock plastic pegs in the bottom and they have snapped.

We aren’t allowed back into the area for hours, all our stuff is in our mates’ tent, phones on 30%. All the stores have blown over, the urinal walls are gone and lads are just pissing against fences, people’s tents are in the sky, the store shops are all over the floor and shirts and things from stores are gone. It’s honestly really bad here.

Describing it as ‘the worst day ever’, Carrie said she will be forced to return home if her new tipi doesn’t last.

As you can imagine being a student, it’s quite an expensive festival to be going to and to be let down like this.

Thousands of homes have been left in the dark and Bank Holiday getaways have been dashed by flight cancellations as Storm Lilian continues to batter parts of Britain.

Festival revellers at Creamfields, Reading and Leeds have also been caught up in the weather chaos, which has seen campers wrestle with winds to keep tents on the ground.

To the dismay crowds who have been the stormy weather overnight, Leeds Festival has been forced to close its BBC Radio 1 stage and its Aux stage.

As organisers remain hopeful they won’t have to sacrifice any more performances, commuters in Manchester have faced travel chaos with most of MetroLink routes suspended.

This comes shortly after Met Office issued ‘danger to life’ alerts as Storm Lilian is expected to wreak travel havoc across the country, with motorists urged to take caution on the roads.

A teenager attending Creamfields festival said there are ‘a good few people in worsened moods’ as belongings have blown away because of high winds at the festival.

Gethin Skates, 19, told the PA news agency:

There’s a couple of people in my camp who have decided to leave at the end of the day due to a tent pole snapping from the wind.

The weather is picking up now but in the early hours of the morning around 6am we were woken up by high winds and a commotion of people’s tents falling down and belongings blowing away.

There are ‘definitely a good few people in worsened moods from the weather and the effects of it’, the apprentice civil engineer from north Wales said.

It’s unfortunate that people feel the need to leave, however you can’t really do much about the weather.

Festival goers at Leeds have demanded refunds after the closure of stages resulted in the cancellation of some acts.

Here is reaction from some who are calling for their money back:

Leeds Festival organisers announced there will be no performances on the Radio One and Aux stages today as a result of severe weather.

One 20-year-old reveller said he had seen people pack up and go home after some tents were sent flying in the wind when gusts ‘came out of nowhere’

Declan Donnelly told the PA news agency:

The storm came out of nowhere. Roughly about 8.15am hundreds of people were woken up to things hitting tents, barriers and tents collapsing. We’ve seen tents, brollys, clothes, all being carried by the wind,” he said.

We had to hold onto our tent for about one to two hours as well as double peg it as when the gusts hit it was nearly flying off.

It seems to have calmed down now but there’s lots of tents ripped, collapsed and destroyed, with a fair few tents left by people who have chosen to go home.

Storm Lilian brought chaos to the UK this morning as 80mph winds brought travel disruption across the country.

Let’s recap what has happened so far:

• Leeds Festival delays opening and closes two stages
• British Airways cancels 14 flights at Heathrow
• More than 60,000 homes left without power in northern England
• Trees have been uprooted causing chaos on the roads ahead of a busy travel weekend

Hello and welcome to MailOnline’s live blog as Storm Lilian throws UK music festivals into chaos

Leeds Festival organisers announced two stages won’t be hosting performances today because of severe weather while Creamfields festival in Cheshire will open its gates later than expected.

Revellers have said they have witnessed tents flying in the wind after powerful gusts ‘came out of nowhere’.

We will bring you all the latest developments and reaction from throughout the afternoon.