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Winter Storm Éowyn is gathering strength, supercharged by the Arctic blast that moved through the US, and has the potential to trigger power outages and travel disruptions across the UK later this week.
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Published Jan 22, 2025 • 1 minute read
(Bloomberg) — Winter Storm Éowyn is gathering strength, supercharged by the Arctic blast that moved through the US, and has the potential to trigger power outages and travel disruptions across the UK later this week.
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Authorities have expanded warnings, forecasting the storm is expected to arrive with wind gusts that could reach 80 miles (129 kilometers) per hour starting Thursday in Ireland, before moving across Northern Ireland, southern Scotland and northwest England, said Alex Deakin, a meteorologist with the Met Office.
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“That’s the zone we’re most concerned about,” he said during a briefing Tuesday night.
The forecast wind will be strong enough to cause structural damage and bring down branches and power lines, Deakin said, and it’s expected to disrupt transportation on roads, trains and ferries. National Rail is already warning of possible disruptions over the weekend.
Ireland has issued orange warnings for Friday across all coastal areas. The Met Office on Tuesday expanded its yellow wind warnings to cover Northern Ireland, Scotland and much of England on Friday, except for London and parts of the southeast. A separate wind warning has also been issued for Scotland on Saturday.
Éowyn is also forecast to bring heavy rains and as much as 20 cm (7.9 inches) of snow to the Scottish Highlands, Deakin said.
The storm system will churn out of a low-pressure system that’s getting extra fuel from the same Arctic blast that swept across the US on Tuesday, bringing blizzard conditions to the American South, where it closed roads, airports and schools and threatened energy production.
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