Overview
- The Met Office red wind warning is in force from 16:00 to 23:00 for the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall, signalling danger to life from flying debris, building damage and very large waves.
- The Cabinet Office sent an Emergency Alert to the Isles of Scilly at about 15:00 and planned a second for Cornwall at about 17:00, reaching roughly 500,000 devices with a 10‑second siren even on silent.
- Gusts of 67 mph have already been recorded in Cornwall, with 80–100+ mph expected in exposed areas as the rapidly deepening “weather bomb” intensifies.
- Network Rail will suspend all trains in Cornwall from 18:00, with Exeter–Okehampton and Exeter–Barnstaple services also halted, and no replacement road transport due to safety concerns.
- The storm is a multi-hazard event, with an amber snow warning for parts of Wales and the Midlands where 10–30 cm of snowfall is possible overnight into Friday.