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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

  1. 1Storm Austen brings amber wind warning for South West England
  2. 2Storm Austen warnings escalate as UK and Ireland brace for severe weather
  3. 3Storm Austen leaves more than 15,000 homes without power across Britain
  4. 4Storm Austen cuts power across Britain and France as Boelo approaches
  5. 5Storm Austen and Storm Boelo leave deaths, outages and disruption

Key moments · 24

Met Office warns of winds reaching 70mph

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Initial wind warning raises concerns over building damage

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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

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Amber warning brings 80mph forecast for South West

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Coventry and Warwickshire wind forecast rises to 50mph

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Met Éireann considers updates as storm track becomes clearer

Irish Times ↗

Yellow rain warning issued for much of Scotland

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Ireland upgrades warnings to orange as forecast deteriorates

Irish Times ↗

South West residents prepare homes and businesses for storm

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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

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Storm Austen brings power cuts to Cornwall and Devon

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Storm Boelo forecast to bring more wind and rain Saturday

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Storm Austen leaves more than 15,000 homes without power

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Boelo approaches northern Britain with fresh amber warnings

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French outages fall to 120,000 homes by Saturday

Le Monde ↗

More than 5,000 homes remain without power in Britain

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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

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Two deaths reported as storm damage becomes clearer

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Around 90,000 without power as new warning issued

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  1. Heavy rain warning as Storm Austen sweeps across Scotland
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