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Storm Austen brings powerful winds and travel disruption across Britain

Storm Austen, the first named storm of the season, brought powerful gusts to Jersey and caused travel disruption in southern England after trees fell across railway lines and roads.

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Storm Austen, the first named storm of the season, has brought powerful winds to parts of Britain, with the strongest gusts reported in Jersey and fallen trees disrupting transport in southern England.

The severe weather affected travel as trees were blown down across railway lines and roads. The obstructions caused disruption for people using rail and road networks in the south of England.

Jersey was also hit by powerful gusts as the storm moved across the region. The supplied reports do not provide details of injuries, damage estimates, service recovery times or further weather warnings.

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The latest known situation is that the storm has caused transport disruption through wind damage, although no further developments are confirmed in the available material.

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