Climate
Storm Boelo batters UK with 84mph gusts, power cuts and flooding
October 25, 2026 at 10:59 AM · Updated 34m ago
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5 reports · over 4 hours
BNBBC News
'What was in the Clyde is basically now on the shore'
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BNBBC News
Weather warnings in place but when will the storm end
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TGThe Guardian
Storm Boelo: warnings in place in Scotland, Northern Ireland and north of England as high winds batter UK
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BNBBC News
Storm Boelo brings flooding, power cuts and gusts of up to 84mph to Wales
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BNBBC News
Storm Boelo: Thousands of homes without electricity across island
(opens the publisher’s site)Storm Boelo has hit the UK with winds of up to 84mph, leaving thousands without power and triggering weather warnings across the country.
- Storm Boelo, the second named storm after Storm Austen, brought winds of up to 84mph to Capel Curig and 82mph to the Isle of Tiree.
- Thousands of homes lost power across Ireland, with hundreds more in Wales and hundreds in south-west England still without electricity after Storm Austen.
- The Environment Agency issued 66 flood alerts and 10 warnings for England, and five flood warnings were in place in south Wales.
- Met Office chief forecaster Jason Kelly said gusts of 60–70mph were expected widely, with up to 80mph on exposed coasts.
- The unsettled weather is set to continue into early the week, with another low-pressure system bringing heavy rain and strong winds Monday into Tuesday.
- A yellow wind warning is in place for Scotland, parts of northern England and Northern Ireland from 03:00 on Tuesday until midnight.
- BBC Scotland reported that Storm Boelo's winds washed debris from the River Clyde onto the shore at Cardross.