Storm Eowyn: Over 600 Swindon and Wiltshire homes hit by power cuts

Storm Eowyn, which Scottish and Southern Electricity described as the "worst storm of the winter so far", hit Wiltshire hard on Friday morning (January 24) as yellow weather warnings were put in place across the county.

643 customers have been left without power in the Sevenhampton, Watchfield and Shrivenham area since 5.11am.

Power isn't expected to return until 6pm on Friday night.

This one power outage has affected 40 different postcode areas, particularly homes with SN7 and SN8 postcodes.

Watchfield, near Swindon, has been worst affected by the power cuts (Image: SSEN) Several homes just off Bath Road in Corsham have also been without power since 4.53am, along with the area near Bassett Down Golf Course.

Power is not expected to return here until 8pm on Friday night.

Engineers are also on site at Tulip Tree Close in Swindon due to a power cut which is believed to have occurred in the early hours of Friday morning.

Sutton Mandeville High Street, near Salisbury, has also been affected by the power outages, with 25 homes and businesses hit.

The electricity network says it is doing all it can to deal with the storm, but warned that more disruption is likely throughout the day.

A spokesperson for SSEN said: "We have taken a number of additional steps to prepare for the arrival of Storm Eowyn.

"This storm is forecast to be the worst of the winter so far.

"Our teams are on hand to support customers and get the lights back on as quickly as possible."