Presenter battles strong winds as Storm Austen hits Newquay

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   Presenter battles strong winds as Storm Austen hits Newquay

   BBC NewsPublished Oct 23, 2026Checked Oct 23, 2026

   “Power cuts are affecting more than 9,000 homes in Cornwall and Devon as Storm Austen hits parts of the UK. A red warning is in place for Guernsey and Jersey, while Cornwall and parts of Devon are under an amber weather warning for strong winds. A yellow rain warning is also in place in parts of Scotland, including the Lothian Borders. The storm is expected to affect millions more this morning as a yellow warning kicks in across the South East and North West of England, the East Midlands and Wales. BBC lead weather presenter Simon King is in Newquay as the "full force" of the storm arrives.”

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   Sociodemographic vulnerability to cold and stormy weather in relation to health and life.

   Weather and climate extremes (Lo et al.)Published Dec 1, 2025Checked Oct 23, 2026

   “However, their effects on the UK public's daily life and health remain underexplored. Leveraging resources from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, we surveyed 2 736 individuals about their experiences and behaviour during a cold spell and Storms Henk, Isha, and Jocelyn in January 2024. Over half of respondents reported reduced physical activity during cold (51 %) and stormy weather (53 %), and worsened mood during the storms (57 %). Certain sociodemographic groups had more than twice the odds of reporting negative impacts compared to other groups during both cold and storms: females, individuals aged ≤34, and those with a disability reported worse appetite; unemployed and employed individuals (compared to retired respondents) reported lower productivity; and those with a long-term health condition or disability reported worse physical health and access to healthcare. While over 90 % of respondents were aware of severe weather warnings and more than 80 % took adaptive actions, enhanced public messaging on staying active indoors and seasonal vaccinations, and financial support for home heating are crucial to mitigate the adverse effects of cold and stormy weather.”

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   Storm naming and forecast communication: A case study of Storm Doris

   Meteorological Applications (Charlton-Perez et al.)Published Mar 22, 2019Checked Oct 23, 2026

   “In traditional media, the forecast of Storm Doris was widely reported upon on February 21–22. On the February 23, newspaper coverage of the event rapidly switched to reporting the impact of the storm. Around three times the number of words and twice the number of articles were published on the impacts of Storm Doris in comparison with its forecast. Storm Doris rapidly became a broader cultural topic with an imprint on political news because of two by‐elections that occurred by coincidence on February 23. In the social media, the rapid growth in the number of tweets about Storm Doris closely mirrored the growth of newspaper articles about the impacts of the storm. The network structure of the tweets associated with Storm Doris revealed the importance of both the Met Office official Twitter account and newspaper and rail company accounts in disseminating information about the storm. Storm names, in addition to their benefit for forecast communication, also provide researchers with a useful and easily collected target to study the development and evolution of public understanding of extreme weather events.”

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   Storm Katie – Rapid cyclogenesis and damaging winds of Easter Monday 2016

   Weather (Ramsdale & Kelly)Published Sep 22, 2017Checked Oct 23, 2026

   “Storm Katie was the 11th officially named storm of the winter and spring seasons of 2015/16, affecting primarily southern parts of England on Easter Monday (28 March 2016). The potential for disruptive winds was identified at a relatively long lead time, with communication to this effect being made by the Met Office 7 days before the storm arrived in the UK. This article looks at the forecasts and warnings in advance of the storm, examines the evolution of the system with a brief discussion on the application of conceptual models and then rounds up with the impacts from the associated wind, rain and snow.”

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   UK Named Storms Catalogue (2015-2025)

   Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (Gonzalez et al.)Published Mar 5, 2026Checked Oct 23, 2026

   “This catalogue brings together storm‑development and hazard metrics for all UK named storms from the 2015/16 to 2024/25 seasons. It represents the first systematic evaluation of a decade of UK storm naming, using a suite of carefully designed metrics developed in collaboration with Met Office meteorologists. The dataset highlights how each storm evolved and the hazards it generated, enabling unprecedented comparison, ranking, and insight to support improved understanding and management of storm impacts.”