U.S.STORM WATCH
Thousands without electricity as Storm Boelo hits
More than twenty thousand homes and businesses were without power as of three a.m., and Halloween events in Northern Ireland have been postponed; trick-or-treaters will need a very good torch.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by BBC: “Thousands without electricity as Storm Boelo hits”, with reporting from Love Belfast and Newsy Today.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 4:19 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.
- Topics: Storm Boelo.
- BBN covered this story before: Scotland braces for Storm Boelo as alert goes amber (October 23).
The real story
The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.
- BBCThousands without electricity as Storm Boelo hits
- Love BelfastStorm Boelo Northern Ireland: 80mph Winds, Flight Cancellations and Halloween Disruption October 24, 2026 · facts used on air
- Newsy TodayOrange Weather Warning Remains in Five Counties for Storm Boelo - Newsy Today October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorStorm Boelo has left more than twenty thousand homes and businesses without power as of three a. m., according to the ESB's PowerCheck service.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAn amber warning covers parts of County Antrim and County Londonderry until ten a. m.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorGMT on Sunday, and gusts above seventy miles per hour have been recorded on Northern Ireland's east coast.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSeventy miles per hour. That's a highway speed limit, except it's coming for your roof.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorForecasters warned that exposed areas could see gusts above eighty overnight. Stena Line cancelled several Belfast to Cairnryan and Dublin to Holyhead sailings on Saturday.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd Halloween events in Northern Ireland have been postponed. The storm is the scariest thing on the calendar and it didn't even need a costume.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is the second named storm of the year, and I have stood in worse wind. Not much worse.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWorse than this? Where?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA ferry terminal in nineteen ninety-eight. I lost a hat, a producer and my faith in umbrellas.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou should fly out there and stand in it for us. In person, live, with the hat.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI'll bring the umbrella. It's the only one that has survived me.
The story so far
- Typhoon Champi nears Taiwan; Storm Boelo warning for UK · The New York Times
- Scotland braces for Storm Boelo as alert goes amber · BBC
- Thousands without electricity as Storm Boelo hits (this story)
From the archive: everything BBN aired on Sunday, October 25, 2026 · the U.S. archive · all months
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