Hundreds of thousands still without power after Storm Eunice – follow live
Storm Eunice: BA jet almost flips over during Heathrow landing Hundreds of thousands of people are still without power in the UK in the wake of Friday’s record-breaking gusts brought by Storm Eunice. As of Friday night, the number of households without power listed by regional providers was 6,000 in Northern Power, 112,000 in Western Power, 260 in Electricity North West, 156,000 in UK Power Networks, and 120,000 in the Scottish and Southern networks.
Meanwhile, four people have died after ferocious winds brought damage and disruption to the UK and Ireland. A woman in her 30s was killed when a tree fell on a car in north London, a man in his 50s died when debris struck the windscreen of a vehicle in Merseyside, and a man in his 20s died after his truck collided with a fallen tree in Hampshire. Large parts of the UK have were brought to a standstill, with major transport closures and power outages.
Millions of people were urged to stay at home due to the storm, one of the worst to hit the UK in a generation. According to National Rail, many train services will remain closed this morning and “do not travel” notices have been reissued for a number of lines.
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Snow expected across parts of northern England today, say forecasters
The Met Office have warned a short period of heavy snow could cause some temporary disruption on roads. Forecasters have issued a yellow weather warning between 11am and 3pm today.
Some roads and railways are likely to be affected, bringing longer journey times by road, bus and train services, Met Officials have said, with the worst of the snowfall likely to hit higher ground, such as the Peak District. Emily Atkinson19 February 2022 10:46
Watch: Four dead as Storm Eunice batters UK with record-breaking winds
Four dead as Storm Eunice batters UK with record-breaking winds Emily Atkinson19 February 2022 10:04
London Fire Brigade says call figures tripled in single day amid Storm Eunice chaos
Emily Atkinson19 February 2022 09:50
Severn Bridge to remain closed as more strong winds expected
The M48 Severn Bridge will remain closed due to the forecast of further high winds.
But a spokesman for the Severn crossings has since confirmed the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge was fully open and expected to remain so. Emily Atkinson19 February 2022 09:35
‘Intense rainfall’ over weekend sparks warnings from roadside network
Roadside networks have warned drivers to “keep their wits about them at all times” as an unsettled weekend of weather threatens further disruption to travel. RAC Breakdown spokesman Rod Dennis said: “Drivers will be glad to see the back of Storm Eunice but it looks like it will have a sting in its tail with conditions on the roads remaining challenging right through the weekend.
“With winds still strong and gusty, it’s important drivers don’t take any chances, so we urge them to slow down and leave plenty of space between themselves and the vehicle in front. “It’s not just strong winds that they’ll need to contend with – roads will turn slippery in the north on Saturday, while on Sunday intense rainfall becomes a feature making driving arduous. He added: “If conditions get particularly bad again, people should consider postponing their journeys, and for those who have to drive, it’s vital they keep their wits about them at all times.”
Emily Atkinson19 February 2022 09:24
Big Jet TV attracts over 5 million views for Heathrow commentary
The streamer who shot to internet fame yesterday for his commentary of planes battling with high winds as they attempted to land at Heathrow Airport has said he attracted more than five million viewers. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Jerry Dyer, who runs the YouTube channel Big Jet TV, said: “Yesterday, when the whole Storm Eunice, and prior to that Storm Dudley… I said in the morning…
I wonder if we can possibly reach 30,000 people watching live, as many as we did during Storm Ciara. “Every now and then you’d glance at the number of people watching and you’re like, 88,000 people…
105,000 people – it was just going mad. “At the end of the day we ended up with… normally we’d have about 100,000-plus views, and we had, from when I went to sleep last night, it was 5.5 million views.”
Mr Dyer said at one point there were 238,000 viewers watching live during the channel’s peak popularity on Friday. Today presenter Nick Robinson said: “They dream of that at GB News, I’ll tell you that. It was an extraordinary number of people watching.”
Emily Atkinson19 February 2022 08:57
Met Office warned strong winds today could hamper efforts to recover from Storm Eunice
Forecasters have issued alerts that a second instalment of powerful winds today could hamper recovery efforts from Storm Eunice. Two yellow weather warnings are in place for Saturday, with wintry showers expected to hit parts of Scotland and northwest England, while the southwest and south coast are likely to be battered by further strong winds. As large parts of the UK remain at a standstill this morning, the Met Office have said there is a small chance of longer journey times or cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services are affected.
Emily Atkinson19 February 2022 08:34
Breaking: Ice, wind and heavy rain warnings for next three days as Met Office issues new alerts after storm
The Met Office has issued stark weather warnings for ice, rain and wind over the next three days in the wake of record-breaking gusts brought by Storm Eunice. Two yellow weather warnings had already been issued for Saturday, with wintry showers expected to hit parts of Scotland and northwest England, while the southwest and south coast are likely to be battered by further strong winds. More to follow here:
Emily Atkinson19 February 2022 08:00
Tens of thousands still without power in east and southeast England
More than 90,000 people are still without power in the east and southeast of England. An update posted by UK Power Networks at 6am this morning shows 93,084 are still cut off from power. The previous tally was 156,000 people.
The network say they have already restored power to 533,312 properties, but added there are currently 34,695 properties without power across the east of England and 58,389 off across the southeast including: East:Buckinghamshire 800Cambridgeshire 900Essex 14,900Hertfordshire 1,700Suffolk 11,900Norfolk 3,900 South East:East Sussex 12,800Kent 33,300Surrey 2,300West Sussex 9,700 (List provided by UK Power Networks) Emily Atkinson19 February 2022 07:50
Storm Eunice travel disruption continues into Saturday
Large parts of the UK remain at a standstill this morning with rail networks across the country unable to stand down major transport closures.
According to National Rail Enquiries, many train services will remain closed this morning and “do not travel” notices have been reissued for a number of lines. National Rail said “routes across most of Great Britain” remain affected. A do not travel notice was reissued for the Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern networks for Saturday morning.
It is expected a number of these routes will not reopen until the afternoon.
Emily Atkinson19 February 2022 07:38