Storm Boelo Hits UK, Thousands Still Without Power — SkimNews
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- Storm Boelo is forecast to hit on Saturday, with an amber wind warning issued for much of Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland, and northern England, where gusts could reach 80mph.
- The storm is expected to cause travel chaos, power cuts, and localised flooding, with ScotRail confirming some train services will be cancelled after 21:00 BST on Saturday.
- Storm Austen, the first named storm of the season, hit on Friday with gusts over 75mph, causing toppled trees, transport disruption, and leaving more than 10,000 homes without power by Friday evening.
- The National Grid restored power to over 60,000 properties affected by Storm Austen, but engineers are facing a second wave of potential outages.
- Forecasts suggest another area of low pressure could bring further wet and windy weather to much of the country on Monday and Tuesday.
Why it matters: For residents in the warning areas, especially in Scotland, the immediate risk is property damage, hazardous travel, and prolonged power outages. The back-to-back nature of the storms strains emergency and utility services, complicating recovery efforts from the first storm before the second arrives.
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