Storm Boelo batters Britain with 82mph gusts as Cumbria roads are blocked and thousands are left without power
The Met Office warns power cuts and structural damage to buildings are a significant risk as the storm targets Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth and the Isles of Scilly from…
The island of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides was hit by 82mph winds at about 4am on Sunday, the Met Office said. In Workington the sea overtopped, and Maryport Rescue handed out flood sacks overnight after police called it to Comma Close. Fallen trees block the A591 between Ambleside and Windermere. The amber wind warning stays in force until 9pm tonight.
Storm Boelo struck just a day after Storm Austen, the season's first named storm.
Calder Bridge to Sellafield Road is flooded and impassable, Cumbria Police warned.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham warned Britain may face 'a winter of greater flooding'.
