{"id":47512,"date":"2025-01-24T12:11:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T12:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/storm-eowyn-power-cuts-and-closures\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T12:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T12:12:00","slug":"storm-eowyn-power-cuts-and-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/storm-eowyn-power-cuts-and-closures\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm \u00c9owyn power cuts and closures"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Pamela Tickell & Evie Lake<\/span><\/p>\n

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Weather warnings are in place across the North East and Cumbria<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Roads have been closed, trains cancelled and schools shut as severe gale force winds hit north-east England and Cumbria.<\/p>\n

An amber weather warning is in place as Storm \u00c9owyn sweeps across parts of the UK.<\/p>\n

All trains in Cumbria have been cancelled and no services are operating between England and Scotland in either direction, Network Rail said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thousands of homes and businesses across the region are without power, while flights and ferry services have also been hit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A spokesperson for Northern Powergrid said it has restored power to 636 homes as of 09:30 GMT, but thousands remain “off supply” in Northumberland, County Durham and Tyne and Wear.<\/p>\n

In Cumbria, thousands of homes are affected with Electricity North West saying it could take until Saturday evening to get power back to everyone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Winds are expected to reach over 60mph across the North East, making places such as Tynemouth beach perilous<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Dozens of schools are closed across Cumbria and Northumberland for safety reasons.<\/p>\n

Keswick School head teacher Simon Jackson told parents that sustained high winds “make guaranteeing everyone’s safety across the school site impossible”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

How long will Storm \u00c9owyn last?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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An amber weather warning<\/a> is in place for wind until 21:00 on Friday, with some snow expected in the Pennine and Border areas.<\/p>\n

Gusts in excess of 60mph (97km\/h) are widely expected, with more than 80mph (129km\/h) likely over exposed hills and along the Cumbria coast where large waves will be an additional hazard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Forecasters are warning the wind could be “damaging, dangerous and possibly life-threatening”.<\/p>\n

BBC Look North’s weather presenter Paul Mooney said: “Things look less windy by Saturday.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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