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Storm Boelo leaves 22,000 properties without power in north-west
Corrected on 27 October 2026. See our corrections.
SP Electricity North West said on 25 October that wind speeds had hit 78mph and that it had recorded more than 250 individual cases of damage on its network, as high winds and heavy rain brought branches and debris down on overhead lines in Cumbria and Lancashire. By then it had restored power to more than 30,000 properties, with about 22,000 still off, and had handled more than 5,500 calls. It gave a worst-case restoration time of 6pm on Tuesday 27 October.
Our readA worst-case estimate of two days after one storm shows how exposed overhead lines still are to high winds.
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