Particularly North West England which saw winds up to , with a peak gust of recorded on Great Dun Fell in the Pennines. Led to the closure of the M6, M60, M55 and M62 which saw severe delays due to overturned vehicles and dangerously high winds and trees blown over blocking roads. Across the region widespread structural damage occurred and power supplies to about 20,000 homes were lost. Transport was severely disrupted with flights, trains and ferries all cancelled and delayed. The storm brought disruption to both the West Coast Main Line, which was closed between Preston and Shap, and the East Coast Main Line. Crewe railway station evacuated after winds blew roof panels onto the overhead electricity cables causing fires, the station was closed and 500 passengers evacuated.