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Scottish bridge closures and warnings over high winds from Storm Boelo

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Vanreenen, D. (2026, October 25). Scottish bridge closures and warnings over high winds from Storm Boelo. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/environment/scottish-dundee-inverness-orkney-met-office-b1302270.html

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Storm Boelo caused significant travel disruptions in Scotland over the weekend, leading to bridge closures and speed limits due to high winds exceeding 80 mph in several areas. Specifically, the Queensferry Crossing, M90, Clackmannanshire Bridge A876, and Dornoch Bridge near Tain were affected, with some roads closed entirely or restricted to certain vehicle types. The storm followed another disruptive weather event, Storm Austen, which brought heavy rain earlier in the week.

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Storms in the UK: Two consecutive storms, named Storm Austen and Storm Boelo, hit the UK over a weekend, primarily affecting Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern England.

Damage and Disruptions:
Storm Austen brought heavy rain to many areas on Friday.
Storm Boelo caused widespread travel disruptions and power outages. Over 30,000 homes across Scotland experienced power cuts during the storm.
As of Wednesday, more than 110,000 customers were affected by power outages.

Fatalities:
A curator at Logan Botanic Garden died while walking near his home in Scotland during Storm Boelo. He was a regional garden of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Another man died after being hit by a falling tree in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland.

Searches:
Searches are ongoing for a person thought to have been swept into the sea in North Ayrshire. The coastguard suspended searches without finding anyone.

Recovery Efforts:
Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) restored power to most affected customers by Wednesday.
SP Energy Networks (SPEN) said all customers affected on its network were restored by Monday.

Meteorological Data:
Storm Austen brought a maximum gust of 69 knots (about 79mph) to the Isle of Wight.
Storm Boelo saw wind speeds in some exposed areas reach the low 80s mph, with 84mph gusts recorded.

Ongoing Concerns:
Windy weather persisted in Scotland after the storms, potentially hampering recovery efforts. As of Wednesday, around 620 homes were still without power.

The storms caused significant damage and disruptions, including fatalities, and required extensive recovery operations to restore services and support affected communities.

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🔮 The power company hoped that most of those homes would be reconnected by the end of the day, but said a small number may remain off supply overnight. SP Energy Networks (SPEN) said all customers affected by Storm Boelo on its network were restored by Monday.

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🔮 A man, 60, was killed on Sunday by a falling tree in Dumfries and Galloway, while another two women were injured by another falling tree in Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross. Police Scotland said everyone at the care home was accounted for and that local road closures were in place. Officers were expected to remain on site overnight to assist.

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🔮 “There are no suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal in due course.

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🔮 Social Justice and Housing Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said: “As we experience a third consecutive day of weather warnings with continued strong winds forecast until later today, it is important that people keep up to date on the impact the conditions are having in their local area.

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🔮 SPEN warned more outages could occur as the storm continues and said that teams are on stand-by.

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🔮 Read More Services south and west of Kilwinning in North Ayrshire stopped from 9pm on Saturday while further north the Oban and Mallaig lines closed from about 10pm. On Sunday, the line between Kyle of Lochalsh and Achnashellach in the Highlands will be closed from the start of service, as well as the railway between Wick and Helmsdale. ScotRail said speed restrictions are also expected across much of the network from late Saturday night and throughout Sunday, with the potential for restrictions to remain in place on the Far North Line between Inverness and Wick into Monday morning.

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🔮 Services south and west of Kilwinning in North Ayrshire stopped from 9pm on Saturday while further north the Oban and Mallaig lines closed from about 10pm. On Sunday, the line between Kyle of Lochalsh and Achnashellach in the Highlands will be closed from the start of service, as well as the railway between Wick and Helmsdale. ScotRail said speed restrictions are also expected across much of the network from late Saturday night and throughout Sunday, with the potential for restrictions to remain in place on the Far North Line between Inverness and Wick into Monday morning.

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Bridges across Scotland are facing closures and warnings over high wind speeds and severe weather from Storm Boelo. asserted

Bridges → face → Boelo

The Queensferry Crossing, M90 and the Clackmannanshire Bridge A876 have been closed to high sided vehicles on Sunday, and a 30mph speed limit has been imposed on other traffic. asserted

limit → close → traffic

The Dornoch Bridge, near Tain on the A9, has been closed to all vehicles because of strong winds. asserted

Bridge → close → winds

Storm Boelo brought 80mph gusts and travel disruption to much of Scotland this weekend, shortly after Storm Austen delivered heavy rain to many areas on Friday. asserted

Austen → bring → Friday

Storm Boelo brought gusts in excess of 80mph across Argyll, with wind speeds of 85mph recorded in Machrahanish. asserted

speeds → bring → Machrahanish

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