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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Robin McKie Science editor

Storm Éowyn ‘probably the strongest’ to hit UK in 10 years, says Met Office

The windswept sea at Largs in Ayrshire.
The windswept sea at Largs in Ayrshire. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Storm Éowyn was probably the strongest to hit the UK in the past 10 years, the Met Office has said.

At its height, it left more than 1 million people without power as hurricane-strength gusts battered the country, bringing widespread disruption to rail and air services.

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