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Storm Austen Amber Warning Leaves Thousands Without Power in Cornwall

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC · How we work

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Storm Austen Disrupts UK

Storm Austen hit the United Kingdom, leaving thousands without power.
The Met Office issued an amber wind warning for Cornwall, Isles of Scilly and Devon from 3 am to 10 am Friday.
Over 80 Cornwall schools closed or opened late.
Flights, ferries and some road services were cancelled as large waves and debris threatened coastal routes.

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CornwallLive Advises Manual

CornwallLive advises local residents to manually select its feed to avoid algorithmic filtering of storm updates.
At 10 am on Friday the Met Office said rain would linger in Cornwall while shifting toward Devon.
By 1 pm Friday the Met Office forecasted mostly dry, clear weather across Cornwall for the afternoon later.

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Storm Austen Disrupts UK

Storm Austen hit the United Kingdom, leaving thousands without power.
The Met Office issued an amber wind warning for Cornwall, Isles of Scilly and Devon from 3 am to 10 am Friday.
Over 80 Cornwall schools closed or opened late.
Flights, ferries and some road services were cancelled as large waves and debris threatened coastal routes.

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