Storms

BBC ONE West and ITV1 reported that two named storms were expected to affect the UK and the Channel Islands. BBC ONE West said the Met Office had named Storm Bulow, the second named storm of the season, and that it was set to bring winds and heavy rain to the UK over the weekend, following Storm Austin. BBC ONE West said Storm Austin was expected to bring strong winds to south east England on Friday morning. ITV1 reported that the Met Office had issued wind and rain warnings, with Storm Austin, the first named storm of the season, expected to affect southwest England tomorrow. ITV1 said an amber wind warning covered Cornwall, Devon and the Isles of Scilly from 1am, and that a red wind warning was in place for a shipping area in the Channel, with force 10 winds and gusts up to 80 mph expected for the Channel Islands. ITV1 also reported preparations in Guernsey, including boats being tied down, flood barriers being put up and tree surgeons cutting dead or dangerous trees. It said schools planned to close tomorrow and that all schools would be closed across both islands, and reported that a tree had collapsed on a car earlier today. ITV1 said Storm Bulow was expected to hit close behind Storm Austin, potentially making landfall on Saturday and causing further disruption across the Channel Islands and the British Isles. The channels gave differing geographic details for Storm Austin: BBC ONE West said strong winds were expected in south east England on Friday morning, while ITV1 reported an amber wind warning for Cornwall, Devon and the Isles of Scilly and said the storm was expected to affect southwest England tomorrow.

Key Claims by Channel

Claim
Widely reported · 4 or more of 5 channels
A second area of low pressure could become Storm Bulow.
Amber wind warnings were issued for Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and potentially the Channel Islands, with gusts up to 70mph.		Not reported by BBC One
Reported by a few · 2–3 channels
The Met Office named Storm Austin, forecast to arrive on Thursday night and last into Friday.	Not reported by BBC News		Not reported by Channel 4	Reported by ITV
Forecast winds in Devon and Cornwall could reach 80mph and be strong enough to cause damage.	Not reported by BBC News		Not reported by Channel 4	Reported by ITV	Not reported by Sky News
A rain warning for eastern Scotland forecasts up to 80mm of rain.	Reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One		Reported by ITV	Not reported by Sky News
Strong winds were expected to cause travel disruption, fallen trees, damage to buildings and power cuts.		Reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Not reported by ITV
Only on one channel
Storm Bulow was named after the Dutch weather forecaster.	Not reported by BBC News	Reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Not reported by ITV	Not reported by Sky News
The Met Office issued wind and rain warnings across parts of the UK as two named storms were expected to bring disruption.	Not reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Reported by ITV	Not reported by Sky News
A red wind warning was issued for a shipping area in the Channel, with force 10 winds and gusts up to 80 mph expected for the Channel Islands.	Not reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4		Not reported by Sky News
Schools were planned to close in Guernsey and across both islands in anticipation of the storms.	Not reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4		Not reported by Sky News
Preparations for the storms included securing boats, installing flood barriers and cutting down dead or dangerous trees, and a tree had collapsed on a car earlier in the day.	Not reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Reported by ITV	Not reported by Sky News

This is a cross-channel consensus summary, not an objective account. Consensus can be uniformly wrong, or omit what only one channel covered.