Storm Austen to bring disruptive winds and heavy rain to Cornwall

Summarised from CornwallLive's report · Updated 21 Oct, 20:50 · Archive

Storm Austen is expected to bring winds gusting up to 70mph and heavy rain to Cornwall from Thursday night into Friday.

Storm Austen is expected to bring impactful weather to parts of the UK from Thursday night through Friday, with Cornwall bearing the brunt of the system. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning from midnight on Friday 23 October and an amber warning from 3am that morning.

Wind gusts are predicted to reach 60-70mph, combined with spells of heavy rain that could fall widely up to 30mm. Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster Chris Bulmer said the strong winds would be accompanied by heavy rain, with people in affected areas advised to keep up to date with forecasts and warnings as the event develops.

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• Hour-by-hour Storm Austen forecast as Cornwall bears the brunt of the weather frontYou may want to change your plans and stay at homeCornwallLive · 21 Oct, 16:48

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