Over 20,000 homes and businesses in Scotland are still without power after Storm Éowyn hit on Friday, with more than 14,000 SP Energy Networks customers in central and southern Scotland affected, as well as 7,500 Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks customers. Engineers are working to restore the rail network after Scotrail logged 400 individual incidents on Friday and Saturday, while CalMac has resumed some ferry services on its island routes, but delays and cancellations are expected due to continued adverse weather, storm damage and power outages. An amber weather warning was in place East Ayrshire on Friday when a 19-year-old driver was fatally struck by a falling tree, while in the Republic of Ireland, a similar incident took the life of a 20-year-old man.
Scottish government minister Angela Constance said on Sunday that the aftermath of the storm marked a “multi-day impact” event, as “when [utility companies] are doing repairs quite often they find other repairs. We are getting to more rural locations and there’s a real focus of energy and commitment there and I know that the energy companies in particular are moving teams through to the west coast as things just become a little bit operationally harder today.” The Police Service for Northern Ireland has warned people to take care when driving as many roads following the storm remain impassable due to fallen trees, power lines and debris.
A yellow wind warning is in place on Sunday from 08:00 to 17:00, covering Strathclyde, southwest Scotland, Lothian and the Borders, while a warning for wind is also in place across Northern Ireland, with many areas expecting gusts of up to 40-60 mph. Rail and ferry links remain disrupted across Scotland, with warnings of significant disruption continuing into the week ahead. Yellow warnings for snow and ice also ran on Saturday, and businesses are being warned of the impact on supply chains. The Scottish government is helping affected businesses as quickly as possible to ensure that critical industries are able to resume full operations
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