Impact of storms sees wettest week in England for two years

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-29 · by Ian Jones

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Recent storms in England led to severe weather conditions including strong winds and heavy rain, causing power outages and travel disruptions. The storms affected Cornwall, Devon, central, and southern England, with gusts up to 80mph recorded on the Isle of Wight. According to the Environment Agency, England experienced its wettest week in two years, receiving 11% more rainfall than average for October, while river levels rose at all but two monitored sites.

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England experienced its wettest week in two years due to Storms Austen and Boelo, which brought heavy rain and strong winds across the country. Despite this significant rainfall, parts of southern England remain officially in drought conditions. Storm Austen triggered amber warnings for strong winds and rain in Cornwall and parts of Devon on October 23, while Boelo followed with an amber warning for wind over Scotland and a yellow warning covering northern England on October 24. Gusts reached nearly 80mph on the Isle of Wight, causing travel disruptions and power outages affecting thousands of homes. According to the Environment Agency, England received 11% more rainfall than the long-term average for October, with river levels increasing at all but two monitored sites. However, despite these downpours, reservoirs remain exceptionally low due to a hot and dry summer that saw only 10% of July's typical rainfall in England.

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Topics

Austen Cornwall England Sussex the Met Office

Subjects

England GPE · 3× Austen ORG · 1× Boelo ORG · 1× Cornwall GPE · 1× Devon GPE · 1× Scotland GPE · 1× Sussex GPE · 1× the Environment Agency ORG · 1× the Isle of Wight GPE · 1× the Met Office ORG · 1×

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Austen triggered an amber warning from the Met Office for strong winds and rain across Cornwall and parts of Devon on Friday October 23, along with a yellow warning for much of central and southern England.

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2026-10-31 · Evening Standard

Impact of storms sees wettest week in England for two years · assertive framing

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Much of the country remains officially in drought, however, with a severe drought in place across parts of the South West and Sussex. asserted

drought → remain → West

Austen → trigger → England

Gusts reached nearly 80mph on the Isle of Wight, flights were cancelled and thousands of homes were left without power. asserted

thousands → reach → power

Boelo arrived the following day, Saturday October 24, this time prompting an amber warning for wind over Scotland, with a yellow warning covering northern England. asserted

warning → arrive → England

There was further travel disruption and many more homes lost power, with some still cut off on Wednesday. asserted

some → be → Wednesday

The downpours mean England has now received 11% more rainfall than the long-term average for October, according to the Environment Agency. uncertain

England → mean → Agency

River levels have increased at all but two of the sites the agency monitors. asserted

agency → increase → sites

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