Overview
- A man in his 50s was discovered deceased in a caravan in Mawgan, near Helston, after a tree fell during Thursday night’s high winds, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
- St Michael’s Mount lost about 80% of its trees, with roughly 80–100 felled, and staff estimate months of clearance work and up to 18 months for full regeneration.
- About 27,000–28,000 properties in the South West remained without power on Saturday morning, with additional outages reported in the Midlands, according to National Grid updates.
- The Met Office had issued a rare red wind warning for parts of the South West, with peak gusts reported up to 99mph and a local reading of 111mph on St Michael’s Mount before a power cut.
- Yellow warnings for snow and ice persist into Sunday, and forecasters caution that melting snow and incoming rain will raise short‑term flood risk and prolong travel disruption.