As per reports, following are the updates on Storm Eowyn as of Saturday (25 January):
• On Saturday (25 January) morning, the East Coast Main railway line between Edinburgh and Newcastle has re-opened.
• Thousands of people across Ireland continue to face power outages following strong wind gusts which damaged buildings and blocked roads. Around a million homes, farms and businesses in the Republic and Northern Ireland have been facing power outage since Friday (24 January) following record-breaking winds. ESB Networks have stated that 725,000 customers were affected in the Republic and NIE Networks stated that 283,000 were affected north of the border. Several thousands have since been reconnected but NIE Networks have stated that it could take up to 10 days to reconnect others. Utility company Uisce Eireann has stated that around 138,000 people had no water as of Friday (24 January) evening, and a further 750,000 people’s supplies are at risk.
• Network Rail Scotland has stated that nearly 400 “incidents of damage” have been found including over 120 reports of fallen trees following Storm Eowyn.
• Yellow warning for snowfall and ice is in effect in Northern Ireland and yellow warnings for wind, snow and ice is in effect in Scotland.
• Upto 80 mm of rainfall is expected in parts of England and Wales. This was forecast following severe winds upto 100mph reported on Friday (24 January). One casualty has been reported so far.
• On Sunday (26 January), a yellow wind warning covering south-west England, English and Scottish coasts around the Irish Sea, Wales and Northern Ireland will be in place from 0800-1500 hours with 50 to 60mph gusts expected widely in the warning area. A yellow rain warning covering southern and central England and Wales will also be in place from 0800 hours on Sunday (26 January) to 0600 hours on Monday (27 January). Some places are also likely to witness up to 80mm of rainfall over the period from two separate spells of heavy rainfall and thundery showers, while 10 to 20mm should fall quite widely and 30 to 50mm could fall over high ground.
