Electricity North West said Storm Eowyn caused more damage to its network than initially thought – and further damage was caused overnight in Cumbria.
It said further damage happened, particularly between the hours of 9pm to 1am, where many people reported sightings of flashes on the overhead network.
It said weather conditions hit the coastal areas below Cumbria and the west coast of Cumbria around Workington and Seascale area.
Stephanie Trubshaw, Electricity North West’s incident manager, said: “The damage to the network we have seen is at the levels of Storm Arwen.
“We’ve seen mass devastation, largely across Cumbria as trees and high winds have brought down overhead lines and snapped wood poles.
“The power network has experienced further damage overnight with trees and debris colliding with overhead lines and wooden poles.”
The network operator has restored power to close to 93,000 properties across its region with more than 200 separate damages recorded.
Its staff will be out knocking on doors of people who remain without power today.
Support for people experiencing a power cut
Warm spaces and food is available at:
- The Commodore Inn, Grange over Sands LA11 6DY. Providing free lunch mid-day until 2:30 pm.
- The Strands & Screes Inn, Wasdale Hall Wasdale, Wasdale CA20 1ET. Providing free lunch from mid-day.
- The Falcon Club, Egremont CA22 2QN. Providing free limited hot menu and drinks from mid-day.
- Kings Head Hotel, Riverside, Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen CA17 4NH. Providing free hot food and drinks, warm space and phone charging.
- The Watch Tree Nature Reserve, CA5 6NL. Providing free hot food and drinks and a warm space.
- The Crossings Inn, Roweltown, Carlisle, CA6 6LG. Providing free hot food and drinks from 11 am.
- Graham Arms Inn, English St, Longtown, Carlisle CA6 5SE. Providing free hot food and drinks, phone charging, warm space, shower (bring own towel). Open mid-day until 8 pm.
- Plough Inn, Wreay, CA4 0RL. Providing free hot food and drinks from mid-day.
- Mae’s Tea Rooms & Gallery, The Old School, The Old School Uldale, Uldale CA7 1HA. Providing free hot food and drinks, phone charging and showers.
- Hundith Hill Hotel Lorton Vale, Cockermouth CA13 9TH. Providing free hot Food and drinks. Lunch until 2 pm and dinner 6 pm until 8:30 pm.
- Barista Café, 20 High St, Wigton CA7 8DL. Providing free hot food and drinks until 3.15 pm and later for hot drinks, warm space and phone charging.
- The Old Bank Tea Rooms, Aspatria, CA7 3HB. Providing free hot food and drinks until 1.30 pm.
- Lowther Arms, Mawbray, Maryport, Cumbria CA15 6QT. Providing free food and drink, showers, mobile phone charging and a warm space until 8 pm.
- Southwards catering vehicle, Nethertown square (next to the post box) CA22. Providing free hot food and drinks.
- Watermill Inn & Brewing Company, Ings, Nr. Windermere, Cumbria. LA8 9PY. Serving food & drink from 12pm – 8pm warm spaces, showers, mobile charging
Due to the storm’s severity, it will be classed as a Category 2 event, meaning that customers will be eligible for compensation payments of £85 if power has been cut off for 48 hours, and an extra £40 for every six hours afterwards.
Electricity North West said it would contact people entitled to the payments once the network was restored.
Power outages have affected the Cumbria Coast line today, Sunday January 26.
