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SciencePublished by BBC Science • 10/27/2026, 9:20:52 PMOpen Original Report (BBC Science) ↗

Weather warning lifted as third storm to hit Scotland eases off

High, gusting winds blew a caravan over on a shoreside road in Aberdeen

Weather warning lifted as third storm to hit Scotland eases off
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Dumbarton Golf Club was almost completely under water after the River Leven burst its banks on Sunday
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High, gusting winds blew a caravan over on a shoreside road in Aberdeen

A weather warning put in place as a third storm in a matter of days hit Scotland has now been lifted.

Energy provider SSEN said 108,000 customers had been reconnected with just 2,000 still without power in the aftermath of Storm Boelo and several days of high winds and heavy rain.

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A yellow wind warning , external , covering most of the country as well as parts of northern England and Northern Ireland, came into effect at 03:00 but was lifted at18:00.

The latest weather system has not been as widely disruptive as Storm Boelo - or Storm Austen which came before it.

Storm Boelo brought heavy flooding and wind gusts in some areas of up to 85mph (137km/h) on Monday.

In pictures: Storm Boelo leaves a trail of destruction across Scotland

Thousands still without power after Storm Boelo batters Scotland

The Met Office said gusts of up to 65mph (105km/h) would hit coastal communities in the south-west on Monday evening and into the morning.

Forecasters added strong winds would be accompanied by heavy rain at certain points.

A gust of 76mph (122km/h) was recorded at Stornoway Airport on Tuesday and one of 71mph (114km/h) on Tiree, according to the Met Office.

A person was reportedly swept out to sea in Largs on Monday night, after large waves struck the Ayrshire coast.

The coastguard, police, fire service and RNLI lifeboats were involved in an extensive search, which has now been halted. No-one was found.

A 60-year-old man died after being struck by a falling tree at Mid Kelton, near Castle Douglas, in Dumfries and Galloway on Sunday.

Respite on the way after Storm Boelo - Judith has the latest weather forecast

Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN), which covers the north of Scotland, said work was ongoing to reconnect supplies to its final 2,000 customers who remain without power.

Meanwhile, Scottish Power Energy Networks (Spen) said all but a "very small number" of its 50,000 customers who lost power in Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway would have…

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