Storm Boelo

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   Second storm to hit UK with more wind and rain as thousands remain without power

   BBC NewsPublished Oct 24, 2026Checked Oct 24, 2026

   “A second storm in as many days is set to batter parts of the UK, as thousands of homes remain without power following powerful winds and heavy rain on Friday. Storm Boelo is forecast to hit on Saturday, with an amber weather warning issued from 21:00 BST across much of Scotland as well as parts of Northern Ireland and northern England where gusts of up to 80mph (128km/h) could lash exposed areas. Travel chaos, power cuts and localised flooding are all possible as the storm sweeps in on Saturday. The warning comes just one day after Storm Austen unleashed wind gusts in excess of 75mph, resulting in toppled trees, transport disruption and thousands of power outages. Trains cancelled and roads warnings as Scotland prepares for Storm Boelo Storm Austen brings power cuts and travel disruption as more wind and rain forecast Strong winds and heavy rain will persist over the weekend as Storm Boelo moves across parts of the country. An amber weather warning for wind has been issued for across much of Scotland, excluding the Northern Isles, as well as the far north of Northern Ireland and England from 21:00 BST on Saturday to 21:00 BST on Sunday. Wind gusts of 60-70mph are forecast, with exposed coastal areas potentially seeing speeds of up to 80mph. The Central Lowlands could also experience periods of disruption as strong winds funnel through the region.”

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   Amber weather warning as Storm Boelo hits Scotland

   BBC NewsPublished Oct 24, 2026Checked Oct 24, 2026

   “The Met Office has issued an amber warning for wind over Scotland from 21:00 until 21:00 on Sunday.”

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   Scotland to be hit with 80mph wind gusts as Storm Boelo alert upgraded to amber

   BBC NewsPublished Oct 23, 2026Checked Oct 24, 2026

   “Scotland will be hit with strong winds over the weekend An amber alert has been issued for much of Scotland over the weekend, with Storm Boelo expected to bring strong winds, flying debris and potential power cuts. It is the second of two storms due to hit Scotland within days, with Storm Austen's wet and windy conditions already causing some disruption to transport. The latest Met Office warnings include a yellow warning for rain , external in central and eastern areas from 07:00 on Friday until midnight. Meanwhile, the wind alert for Storm Boelo has been upgraded from yellow to amber for the whole mainland and the Western Isles, lasting from 21:00 on Saturday until 21:00 on Sunday. Orkney remains under the yellow alert. Transport Scotland said road, rail, air and ferry services were all likely to be affected by the conditions, with longer journey times and cancellations possible, as well as potential restrictions on bridges and other exposed routes. Some roads in Crossgatehall in East Lothian flooded on Friday The worst effects of Storm Austen have so far been seen across England and Wales with thousands losing power . However, forecasters say some areas of Scotland could experience 60-80mm (2.4-3.1in) of rain on Friday with flooding likely. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has advised people across much of the mainland to prepare for flooding by issuing its own amber alerts , external .”

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   Trains cancelled and roads warnings as Scotland prepares for Storm Boelo

   BBC NewsPublished Oct 23, 2026Checked Oct 24, 2026

   “Some train services will be cancelled during Storm Boelo Train services have been cancelled and police have warned against unnecessary road journeys as Scotland prepares for the arrival of Storm Boelo. Heavy rain and strong winds are expected during the second named storm to hit in two days, with gusts of up to 80mph forecast. Most of the country is covered by a yellow Met Office warning from midday on Saturday, while a more severe amber alert takes effect from 21:00 on Saturday until 21:00 on Sunday, covering the mainland and Western Isles. Forecasters say the storm, which is the second named storm in two days, could result in injury, flying debris, power cuts and damage to trees and buildings. Scotland to be hit with 80mph wind gusts as Storm Boelo alert upgraded to amber Major travel disruption and thousands without power as Storm Austen hits UK Although the 24-hour amber warning is not unprecedented, it is unusual because of the length of time it will be in place over such a wide geographical area. On Friday the forecast triggered a meeting of the Scottish government's resilience room which ensures the country is prepared for severe weather events. The amber warning takes effect from 21:00 on Saturday Storm Boelo will bring very strong westerly winds with widespread gusts of 60-70mph (96.6-112.7km/h), and gusts up to 80mph (128.7km/h) in exposed coastal areas.”

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   Weather warnings in place ahead of Storm Boelo

   BBC NewsPublished Oct 23, 2026Checked Oct 24, 2026

   “Coastal areas could be particularly vulnerable, with large waves and beach material potentially being thrown onto seafronts An amber warning has been issued for parts of Northern Ireland during Storm Boelo on Saturday night. The Met Office alert for counties Antrim and Londonderry lasts from 21:00 BST on Saturday until 21:00 GMT on Sunday. The organisation is warning of widespread gusts up to 70mph (115kph), and up to 80mph (130kph) around exposed coastal areas. Strong winds of up to 75mph could cause disruption across other parts of Northern Ireland. Meanwhile, a yellow Met Office weather warning will be in place across Northern Ireland from 18:00 BST on Saturday until 15:00 GMT on Sunday. The Irish weather service Met Éireann has issued a series of orange and yellow warnings for heavy rain and damaging winds across parts of the Republic of Ireland. Strong westerly winds are expected to become widespread on Saturday evening, with very windy conditions continuing overnight and through much of Sunday. The strong winds will come with heavy, blustery showers at times. Conditions are expected to gradually improve from the southwest during Sunday afternoon as the strongest winds begin to ease. In light of the warning, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has cancelled its fireworks display at Ballymoney on Saturday.”

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   2026–27 European windstorm season (Wikipedia)

   WikipediaChecked Oct 24, 2026

   “The 2026–27 European windstorm season is the current and twelfth occurrence of the continent's coordinated severe weather naming programme. While the official list of names is usually unveiled on or just before 1 September 2026, the season's duration typically spans from the start of September 2026 through to 31 August 2027, apart from the Eastern Mediterranean group, where the season begins on 1 October. This year represents the eighth season of collaboration within the Western Group, where the Netherlands Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI) works alongside the UK's Met Office and Ireland's Met Éireann. To the south-west, the national meteorological agencies of Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium and Luxembourg have united for their tenth year of partnership. The Mediterranean regions have also entered their sixth year of formal naming. This includes the Eastern Mediterranean group—comprising Greece, Israel, and Cyprus—and the Central Mediterranean group, which includes Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Malta. Furthermore, this is the second year that the Northern Group, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, have joined the initiative.”

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   Weather warning (Wikipedia)

   WikipediaChecked Oct 24, 2026

   “A weather warning or weather alert is issued by a meteorological agency to warn citizens of approaching dangerous weather. A weather watch, on the other hand, typically refers to an alert issued to indicate that conditions are favorable for the development of dangerous weather patterns, although the dangerous weather conditions themselves are not currently present.”

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   Strong polar vortex favoured intense Northern European storminess in February 2022.

   Communications earth & environment (Williams et al.)Published Mar 27, 2025Checked Oct 24, 2026

   “The month also experienced an exceptionally strong stratospheric polar vortex; however, the role of this in preconditioning the risk of extratropical cyclone hazards has not been explored. Here we use constrained subseasonal forecasts to isolate the effect of the strong stratospheric polar vortex on the North Atlantic storm track in February 2022. We estimate the strong polar vortex led to a 1.5-3-fold increase in the likelihood of a cyclone with comparable intensity to the most intense storm that impacted the United Kingdom. We also show an increased likelihood of 3 or more storms reaching the United Kingdom in a single week by ~80% compared to if the polar vortex had been of average intensity. Using a storm severity index, we estimate a 3-4-fold increase in wind gust hazards over Scandinavia and Scotland and increases in monthly precipitation over Scotland, northern England and Ireland, and Scandinavia. The results show that the strengthened stratospheric polar vortex enhanced the risk of extreme North Atlantic extratropical cyclones, serial cyclone clustering, and their associated impacts over northern Europe in February 2022.”

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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 24, 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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    Extreme Weather Events in the UK and Resulting Public Health Outcomes.

    International journal of public health (Dickinson et al.)Published May 29, 2025Checked Oct 24, 2026

    “The aim of this review is to investigate the health impacts of EWEs on the population in the UK, through an economic lens.MethodsA systematic review of the evidence was conducted. Seven databases were searched for studies related to the public health outcomes of EWEs.Results48 papers met inclusion criteria: 22 flood, 25 extreme temperature, one wind. Three themes emerged: physical health impacts (predominantly temperature extremes); mental health impacts (predominantly flood-related) and socio-economic considerations (EWEs experienced disproportionately by marginalised populations).ConclusionWhilst there is a substantial body of research on physical and mental health impacts of EWEs in the UK, there is limited evidence on socio-economic impacts, and little consideration of the economic costs. Building resilience against the health impacts of EWEs is essential. Future studies should consider incorporating cost-benefit analyses (CBA) to investigate the economic costs of EWEs on populations and health systems in the UK, and of potential mitigation efforts.”

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    Severe thunderstorm warning (Wikipedia)

    WikipediaChecked Oct 24, 2026

    “A severe thunderstorm warning (SAME code: SVR) is a type of public warning for severe weather that is issued by weather forecasting agencies worldwide when one or more severe thunderstorms have been detected by Doppler weather radar, observed by weather spotters, or reported by an emergency management agency, law enforcement, or the general public. Unlike a watch, a warning is issued to areas in the direct path of active severe thunderstorms, that are expecting a direct impact typically within an hour. Severe thunderstorms can cause property damage and injury due to large hail, high winds, and flooding due to torrential rainfall. The exact criteria to issue a warning varies from country to country. In the United States, the National Weather Service issues a warning when an observed thunderstorm is producing wind gusts of at least 58 miles per hour (93 km/h), or hail of at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter. Most forecasting agencies have similar criteria, but some agencies, such as Environment Canada, also include high rainfall rate. Others may instead issue a flood advisory or in the case of the National Weather Service, a flash flood warning.”

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    Severe weather (Wikipedia)

    WikipediaChecked Oct 24, 2026

    “Severe weather is any dangerous meteorological phenomenon with the potential to cause damage, serious social disruption, or loss of life. These vary depending on the latitude, altitude, topography, and atmospheric conditions. High winds, hail, excessive precipitation, and wildfires are forms and effects, as are thunderstorms, downbursts, tornadoes, waterspouts, tropical cyclones, and extratropical cyclones. Regional and seasonal phenomena include blizzards, snowstorms, ice storms, and duststorms. Severe weather is one type of extreme weather, which includes unexpected, unusual, severe, or unseasonal weather and is by definition rare for that location or time of the year. Due to the effects of climate change, the frequency and intensity of some of the extreme weather events are increasing, for example, hot airflow direction, heatwaves and droughts.”

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    From multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) to all-vulnerability warning systems (AVWS).

    iScience (Kelman & Fearnley)Published Jun 21, 2025Checked Oct 24, 2026

    “Multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) are meant to provide warnings for many hazards, whether sequential, simultaneous, or cumulative, and even if ostensibly independent. Despite their advantages, MHEWS display the same inherent limitation as most warning systems: they focus on hazards, without sufficient attention given to vulnerabilities. This paper aims to explain and overcome this limitation of hazard-focused warnings and warning systems. Following discussion of the ethos behind, advantages of, and limitations regarding MHEWS including with respect to the United Nation's "Early Warnings for All" initiative, this article proposes a complement to MHEWS: All-Vulnerability Warning Systems (AVWS). The implications of and further work for implementing AVWS are discussed, highlighting the vision that warning systems as social processes should: (1) Across different people, address vulnerabilities conferring widely varying experiences to the same hazard. (2) For the same people, address vulnerabilities conferring similar difficulties to different hazards.”

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    Storm-Induced Wind Damage to Urban Trees and Residents' Perceptions: Quantifying Species and Placement to Change Best Practices.

    Plants (Basel, Switzerland) (Molnár et al.)Published Nov 3, 2025Checked Oct 24, 2026

    “Our study is the first to integrate assessments of storm-related impacts on urban trees with the opinions of residents living in proximity to them. Our findings highlight the need for climate-adaptive and mechanically robust urban forestry planning and offer insights that guide the management of trees in urban areas globally. Specifically, we propose to undertake the following: (1) Prioritise structurally resilient, stress-tolerant tree species adapted to extreme weather conditions when planting new trees. (2) Integrate wind dynamics, microclimatic effects and artificial stabilisation techniques into urban design processes to optimise tree placement and their long-term stability. Urban planners, builders, developers, and homeowners should be informed about these stabilising practices and incorporate the needs of trees early in the design process, rather than as decorative additions. (3) Develop regionally calibrated risk models and early-warning systems to support proactive and data-driven tree management and public safety. (4) Promote climate literacy and public participation to strengthen collective stewardship and resilience of urban trees.”

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    Evaluating the skill of AI and physics-based models for February 2020 North Atlantic storm hazards.

    npj natural hazards (Afargan-Gerstman et al.)Published May 27, 2026Checked Oct 24, 2026

    “This event was associated with severe surface impacts including intense surface wind speeds and heavy precipitation, amplified regionally due to the close succession of three extratropical storms. In this study, we compare the performance of data-driven models to physics-based models in forecasting the February 2020 storm series over the United Kingdom. Our results show that, for these case studies, AI models tend to outperform the numerical model in predicting mean sea level pressure (MSLP) on weekly timescales, and, to a lesser extent, surface winds. Nevertheless, certain ensemble members within the physics-based forecast system can perform as well as, or occasionally outperform, the AI models. Moreover, weaker error correlations between atmospheric variables suggest that AI models may overlook physical constraints. This analysis helps to identify gaps and limitations in the ability of data-driven models to be used for multi-hazard warnings, and emphasizes the need to integrate such models with physics-based approaches for reliable impact forecasting.”