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Storm Amy batters the country, plate glass shaking, bringing close to 100mph winds and heavy rain UK

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The first named storm of the 2025/2026 season has also brought travel chaos, with widespread delays to trains and flights. Exposed properties see the balcony glass vibrate as if fluid.
The highest recorded gust on Friday was at Tiree in the Hebrides at 96mph, as it warned of “very strong winds and heavy rain” in northern and western areas.
The north of Scotland is covered by an amber warning for wind until 9pm on Saturday, with yellow warnings covering the whole of Scotland, the north of England and north Wales until the end of the day. A further yellow warning for wind runs until 7pm in the rest of England and Wales.
Yellow warnings for rain are in place in north and west Scotland until midnight and in Northern Ireland until noon.
There is widespread damage and more than 60,000 homes without power after Storm Amy swept across Scotland overnight.
Network Rail said the high winds hit "much harder and more quickly" than it expected, with fallen trees, flooding, and debris blocking lines across the country.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said it was working to reconnect properties.

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