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Storm Boelo Brings Strong Winds and Amber Warning to Scotland and Northern England

Strong winds battered Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England overnight as Storm Boelo hit the UK, and the Met Office has issued an amber wind warning for Scotland.

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Strong winds battered Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England overnight as Storm Boelo hit the United Kingdom, according to The Guardian's report on the storm warnings. The newspaper said Storm Boelo was the second named storm in as many days, after Storm Austen brought strong winds to parts of the UK on Friday.

The Met Office has issued an amber warning for wind over Scotland, according to a BBC News video report on the amber weather warning. BBC News said the warning runs from 21:00 until 21:00 on Sunday, and its summary does not state a time zone.

The Guardian reported gusts of 80mph in exposed coastal spots, according to the Met Office, and said the agency advised people in affected areas to "stay indoors." Hannah Al-Othman, the Guardian's North of England correspondent, is named as the author of the report.

The Guardian's summary also says the Met Office said wind speeds reached 60-70mph, but it does not give a location for those speeds and does not explain how they relate to the 80mph gust figure. The two figures are therefore reported separately rather than reconciled in the summary.

The Guardian's headline says warnings are in place in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England, while the BBC summary describes an amber wind warning for Scotland. Neither the BBC nor the Guardian summary, as reviewed, describes damage, travel disruption or injuries.

The BBC item is a video with a brief summary, and this report draws only on the headlines and summaries of the BBC News and Guardian items, so it reports no further detail on timing, affected areas or wider impact.

Sources: BBC News: Amber weather warning as Storm Boelo hits Scotland; The Guardian: Storm Boelo: warnings in place in Scotland, Northern Ireland and north of England as high winds batter UK.