The Met Office has issued a new yellow wind warning for parts of the far north of England, Scotland, and the far north east of Northern Ireland, set to come into force at 3am on Tuesday and last until just before midnight.
The warning follows Storm Boelo, which battered parts of the UK over the weekend with strong winds and heavy rain, bringing 84mph gusts and a third of a month's rainfall to parts of Scotland.
Storm impacts and power cuts
Power cuts hit 838,700 British properties during Boelo and its predecessor, Storm Austen. In Greater Manchester, multiple flights were cancelled and 'do not travel' warnings were issued as wind gusts of up to 65mph battered the region, which came under a yellow weather warning for wind.
A rest centre was set up at Ashton Leisure Centre in Ashton-in-Makerfield after damage to an electricity pole on Slag Lane left around 200 homes in the area without power.
Forecast and warnings
The forecaster warned that "a period of strong winds may lead to damaging gusts and transport disruption". People living in areas covered by the warning have been urged to check ahead before they travel.
Storm Boelo followed Storm Austen, which brought strong winds to southern parts of the UK on Friday. Gusts of 76mph were recorded at St Mary's Airport in the Isles of Scilly, with 74mph at Aberporth in South Wales and 71mph at Culdrose in Cornwall.
Regional disruption and response
Dozens of trees were brought down over the weekend, blocking roads in Cheadle, Gatley, Heaton Moor, Burnage, Wythenshawe, Moston, the A627 motorway in Oldham, and on a house in Stretford. Trees also came down on multiple railway lines, including near Hadfield in Derbyshire, between Wigan and St Helens, and Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street stations.
Northern Rail took to X to advise passengers to avoid travel. "We are unable to operate train services on a number of routes and are unable to provide replacement road transport," they said in a statement, adding that tickets dated today can be used on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th October at no extra cost.
Electricity North West said it was dealing with 146 power cuts across the North West on Sunday evening, with three reported in Bolton, three in Wigan, and one in Oldham, Salford and Tameside. The body said its engineers had restored power to 'more than 30,000 properties across the region' on Sunday evening, with another 22,000 affected. It set expected restoration times to 6pm on Tuesday but described this as a 'worst case scenario'.
"Teams continue to battle the elements as high winds and heavy rain have caused tree branches and debris to cause widespread damage to overhead lines in Cumbria and Lancashire," they said in a statement on Sunday.
