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Storm Austen hits southern England and Wales, leaving thousands of households without power

Summary

Storm Austen hit southern England and Wales with gusts of up to 135 km/h on the Channel Islands, temporarily cutting power to tens of thousands of households, downing trees and disrupting ferries, flights and trains; forecasters warn that a new storm, Boelo, is expected to hit Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland over the weekend.

This summary was written by a language model from the 2 sources listed below.

Extract from the source

SNAŽNA oluja Austen pogodila je jug Engleske i Wales, ostavivši više od 15.000 kućanstava bez struje. Vjetar je rušio stabla, blokirao ceste i željezničke pruge

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Locations

  • Wales · City / settlement

    Place named; boundary not confirmed.

  • Portland · City / settlement

    Place named; boundary not confirmed.

Places mentioned in the report

France is marked because ferry lines between the UK and France were cancelled due to the storm, while Wales, the United Kingdom and Portland are places directly hit by the storm.

  • where it happenedWales - storm hit southern England and Wales
  • where it happenedPortland - wind gust of around 121 km/h recorded

Sources (2)

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How the signal is calculated
Signal strength39

Total — moderate signal (20–39)

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