Storm Austen and Storm Boelo leave deaths, outages and disruption
Two people have died and widespread power cuts persist after successive storms hit the UK, while Ireland has also faced outages, road closures and severe weather warnings.
Read the full story → · Latest coverage 26 Oct 2026, 1:50 pm UTC
Chapters · 5
- 1Storm Austen brings amber wind warning for South West England
- 2Storm Austen warnings escalate as UK and Ireland brace for severe weather
- 3Storm Austen leaves more than 15,000 homes without power across Britain
- 4Storm Austen cuts power across Britain and France as Boelo approaches
- 5Storm Austen and Storm Boelo leave deaths, outages and disruption
Key moments · 24
Met Office warns of winds reaching 70mph
The Independent ↗Initial wind warning raises concerns over building damage
Home | GB News ↗Met Office names Austen ahead of Thursday arrival
Daily Mail ↗Met Éireann issues Thursday rain warning for Ireland
Irish Times ↗Austen forecast to bring strong winds to southern UK
Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian ↗Amber warning brings 80mph forecast for South West
Sky News ↗Coventry and Warwickshire wind forecast rises to 50mph
Coventry Telegraph ↗Met Éireann considers updates as storm track becomes clearer
Irish Times ↗Yellow rain warning issued for much of Scotland
Express & Star ↗Ireland upgrades warnings to orange as forecast deteriorates
Irish Times ↗South West residents prepare homes and businesses for storm
Home | GB News ↗Ireland forecasts intense rain with warnings for 18 counties
Irish Times ↗Staffordshire highway crews placed on standby for Austen
Express & Star ↗Amber warning takes effect as Storm Austen hits UK
BBC - Home ↗Storm Austen brings power cuts to Cornwall and Devon
BBC - Home ↗Storm Boelo forecast to bring more wind and rain Saturday
BBC News - Science & Environment Science ↗Storm Austen leaves more than 15,000 homes without power
BBC - Home ↗Boelo approaches northern Britain with fresh amber warnings
BBC News ↗French outages fall to 120,000 homes by Saturday
Le Monde ↗More than 5,000 homes remain without power in Britain
Home | GB News ↗Boelo disrupts travel and forces UK event cancellations
Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian ↗Boelo power cuts affect more than 82,000 properties
Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian ↗Two deaths reported as storm damage becomes clearer
Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian ↗Around 90,000 without power as new warning issued
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