Storm Eunice: One year since huge winds uprooted trees in St Helens

The Met Office issued an amber weather warning for St Helens and much of the north of England, while some parts of the south were under a rare red warning.

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Properties were damaged by strong winds in St Helens (Image: Contributed)

There is a warning of a risk to life under an amber warning due to possible damage caused to buildings and the environment, and people were advised not to use public transport in St Helens and local parks and markets were shut to the public.

St Helens got off reasonably well compared to some parts of the country and no injuries were reported, but damage was still felt across the borough as trees were uprooted and properties were hit with strong winds.

A trampoline being flown from a resident's garden (Image: Contributed)

At the time, St Helens Council confirmed that it responded to fallen trees at Crank Road, Common Road, Carr Mill Road, Garswood Library, Mill Lane, Bold Heath, Ridgewood Drive, and Blundells Lane.

Traffic was also reported around St Helens on the M62 Westbound from J7 A57 Warrington Road (Rainhill Stoops) to J6 M57 J1 (Tarbock Island), due to flooding brought about by the storm.

The roof of the O2 Arena ripped off in London (Image: PA)

Across the UK, three deaths were reported as part of Storm Eunice, after toppled trees and flying debris flying, causing the deaths of a woman in her 30s in London, a man in his 20s in Hampshire, and a man in his 50s in Aintree, Merseyside.

A 122mph gust on the Isle of Wight set a provisional record in England, while the storm closed schools, disrupted travel and tore off roofs.

It was estimated to cost around £360m to repair the damage wreaked by Storm Eunice (Image: PA)

bout 400,000 homes were hit with power cuts across the country, while the storm also closed schools, disrupted travel and tore off roofs up and down the country.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) estimated that the cost of repairing all the damage wreaked by Storm Eunice would be around £360m.

Huge waves crashing along the coast in Wales (Image: PA)