Storm Austen

Follow this page for the latest on how Storm Austen is impacting Jersey

Storm Austen has brought gusts of more than 80mph to Jersey

A Channel Islands Orange Wind Warning is now in force, replacing the red warning issued yesterday.

You can report fallen trees, blocked roads and other storm-related hazards here.

Health and Care Jersey

• Emergency, urgent and maternity services are continuing to operate as normal.
• Islanders are asked to only call 999 for an ambulance if it's life-threatening, and to only attend the Emergency Department (ED) if you're seriously ill or have an injury that requires emergency care.
• If you have an outpatient appointment at the hospital on Friday, attend as planned if it's safe to travel, unless you're told otherwise by Health and Care Jersey.
• The Patient Transport Service will continue to operate for outpatient appointments on Friday.
• All patients with appointments in the UK have been contaced

Infrastructure & Environment

• The Recycling Centre and Green Waste site at La Collette is closed
• Active sports centres reopened at 3pm.
• All parks are closed until further notice.

Schools and other services

• All Government of Jersey schools and colleges are closed today.
• CAMHS at Bermuda House is closed on Friday. Two duty nurses and a duty doctor are monitoring the duty phone remotely and reviewing any crisis appointments at the hospital.
• Jersey Library and Western Library are closed this morning.
• The Union Street Customer Hub reopened at 1pm.

Travel

• DFDS has cancelled Jersey- St Malo services for the rest of the week. An additional high-speed return sailing between Jersey and St Malo is planned for 26 October, alongside an extra Stena Vinga sailing on the Portsmouth route on 25 October. Both are subject to weather and operational conditions. Departure times are also being adjusted to make use of suitable weather windows.
• DFDS is also exploring opportunities to operate additional sailings on Sunday using Stena Vinga on the Portsmouth route and its freight vessel Caesarea Trader, provided conditions allow.
• School bus services are cancelled, given that schools are closed. Double-decker buses will not operate until wind conditions have eased.
•  All Government of Jersey schools closed on Friday. Officials are advising islanders to avoid outdoor activities wherever possible.

Friday

5:39pm: Flying from Jersey airport over the weekend, the advice is to check with your airline for the latest flight updates - www.aurigny.com www.easyjet.com www.klm.com www.britishairways.com www.loganair.co.uk www.aslairlines.fr/en www.jerseyairport.com

5:15pm: Queen's Valley and Val de la Mare reservoirs will stay closed over the weekend.

4:45pm: 19 Jersey Electricity customers remain without power, with teams working to resolve the final three network issues today, weather permitting. 133 customers were affected across 20 separate incidents.

4:06pm: Active Sports facilities reopened as planned from 3pm today, including Les Quennevais Sports Centre, Springfield Sports Centre, Aquasplash, Oakfield Sports Centre

3:50pm: Jersey Heritage sites will reopen tomorrow (Saturday).

3:28pm: Update from Coop. Stores opened at 1pm today, but please only travel if it's safe to do so. Stock levels will be limited initially, following disruption to freight services, but a freight vessel will arrive tomorrow morning carrying deliveries from Thursday and Friday. The priority will be to get fresh food, bread and other essentials onto shelves as quickly as possible.

1:25pm: An Orange Wind Warning is now in place, replacing the Red Wind Warning.

1pm: A tree has come down in People's Park.

12:35pm: A substantial tree is down at Mont à l’Abbé Cemetery

12pm: A tree is down at Snow Hill, which may be caught on electrical cabling. JEC has been informed.

11:57am: The footpath at Parade Gardens, opposite the hospital, is closed because of debris and concerns about the safety of trees.

11:40am: Seale Street in St Helier is closed because of loose roof tiles.

11:35am: Green Street cemetery is closed because of a dangerous tree.

11:25am: Bel Air, Croix Besnard, La Freminiere, Mont es Neaux and Rue du Ponterrin are closed in the Parish of St Saviour, with road clearance starting on Saturday morning.

11:18am: From Ronni - Cancellation of the Christmas Fair which was planned for, Saturday 24th at Langtry Gardens on St Saviour’s Hill, due to the weather conditions. It will be reschedule for a later date.

10:59am: Liberty Bus

10:52am: The latest from DFDS

10:48am: Lots of change at the airport today

Arrivals

Departures

10:45am: Infrastructure and Environment  Storm Austen Update - 111 reports related to Storm Austen so far:
Trees: 91
Water-related incidents: 13
Debris: 5
Building damage: 1
Infrastructure damage: 1
To report debris or fallen trees, send an email to dfi@gov.je  teams are ready to begin clearing and recovery work as soon as it is safe to do so, once the Red Weather Warning has been lifted. View real-time updates as they are reported: https://roadworks.gov.je/EWXPublic/ 

9:21am: Queen's Valley Closed

9:17am: Parish of Trinity: Storm Austen - To ensure parishioners’ safety and that of staff, the Parish Office will be closed today (Friday). However, staff will be working from home, and you can still contact us by phone 865345 or on email parishhall@parishoftrinity.je

Ronald - St Andrews Park trees down 

Jean - Large branch down at the bottom of Mont es Neaux by the vets house. i got through but a bigger vehicle wont.

9:12am: Bel Air Lane this morning

8:47am: Stay safe, trees down on Croix Besnard

8:41am: Marion - Tree down across the whole road on Rue D’Aval near Gorey Wine Cellar! Number 13 bus had to reverse up a lane to turn around.

Chris - Trees down in Green Street Cemetery. Blocking the path from Roseville Street entrance to Green Street and the car park.

Russell - Tree down on Westmount Road

8:32am: Tony - St Brelade has no power, are any other parts of the island affected by the power outage?

8:30am: Airport Update

8:16am: DFDS have cancelled all the fast ferries from Jersey until the end of the weekend. They are planning on running a service to Portsmouth on Sunday, weather permitting, and more freight services over the weekend.

From Paul - Five Mile Road is closed at Kemp Tower. The only tree left has fallen and blocked rd

8:10am: More of your messages

Alan - Trees down all the way up Mont Felard, making the road like a chicane course and huge deep puddle outside La Fontaine Tavern

Josh - La Motte Ford on the avenue has a massive puddle in the slow lane, and down by La Haule there is a big one across both lanes

Lewis - Ville Emphrie, tree across the road, lower end.

7:06am: Lots of messages this morning:

Nigel - Tree down on Wellington Hill

Phil - Top of Tower Road, windy but ok so far, fingers crossed

Josh - St. Aubins Hill big tree down, as u come down, it’s before the Old Shell Garden. Mont Arthur has a little one semi-blocking the road up the top.

Alex - A few trees down along the road from St John to St Mary; be careful, but passable. Large flood areas on the road to St Peter’s after Catherine Best turning that are deep, then a tree down near La Place Hotel, and a flood area on the corner past St Peter’s Arsenal.

6:55am: Reported storm damage online

Thursday

5:25pm: JFTU and Ernie's will be closed tomorrow morning. They hope to be open from 12:30pm, but this will be assessed in the morning. Waitrose shops in Jersey will open at 1pm tomorrow. The current plan is to reopen at 8am on Saturday as normal, subject to weather.

5:11pm: The Digital Jersey Hub will be closed on Friday, 23rd October as a precaution to ensure the safety of our members, visitors and staff.

4:13pm: Rubis will be making temporary changes to our operations on Friday, 23 October to help keep customers and colleagues safe. Offices will be closed, teams will remain available by phone and email throughout the day. Fuel deliveries will be paused until at least midday. Boiler servicing and other scheduled plumbing works may need to be rescheduled. Rubis forecourts will remain closed until at least midday on Friday.

3:46pm: Due to the red weather warning issued for Storm Austen, Powerhouse will be closed tomorrow (Friday 23rd October) to ensure the safety of our customers and staff. The website remains open for online orders, although deliveries will also be temporarily affected by the weather.

3:23pm: Due to the Government of Jersey's red weather warning regarding Storm Austen, the Yacht Club will not open before noon on Friday. Also, Lyndale Sports will be closed tomorrow.

3:00pm: Cheeky Monkeys Nursery will be closed tomorrow due to the storm.

2:04pm: Parish of St Helier - As Storm Austen approaches, here are the key contacts to keep handy:
Report fallen trees, blocked roads and other storm-related hazards through the Government’s central reporting site: https://roadworks.gov.je/EWXPublic/ urgent Parish issues: St Helier Duty Centenier: 07829 722227 - Town Hall: 01534 811811. Friday’s refuse collections moved to Saturday.

Due to the adverse weather conditions, St Helier refuse collections scheduled for Friday 23 October will take place on Saturday 24 October instead.

1:05pm: Butterfield Bank branches in Jersey and Guernsey will be opening later from 12:00pm on Friday.

1pm: There'll be no Jersey Dairy deliveries to customers on Friday.

12:35pm: All Jersey Heritage sites will be closed to the public on Friday - that includes Jersey Museum, Hamptonne, Mont Orgueil Castle, Elizabeth Castle, La Hougue Bie, the Maritime Museum and Jersey Archive.

12:12pm: All Coop food and pharmacy stores in Jersey and Guernsey will open at 1pm tomorrow (Friday). Coop are asking customers to shop today (Thursday).

12:10pm: Jersey Zoo will be closed Friday 23 October.

11:30am: All M&S Jersey stores will open from 1pm on Friday 23 October and close as usual.

11:20am: The Field of Remembrance ceremony at the Cenotaph tomorrow (Friday) is postponed. There will be a reduced Service at the Cenotaph on Saturday 24 October at 10.30am instead. The Poppy Shop will not open on Friday as planned, but will open on Saturday at 10am at 36 King Street, St Helier.

11:00am: Jersey Water will close Queen’s Valley Reservoir and Val de la Mare Reservoir from Thursday afternoon (22 October) as a precaution ahead of Storm Austen

10:46am: Due to the severe weather conditions forecast as part of Storm Austen, all Active facilities will remain closed on Friday until 3:00pm

10:34am: Tiny Tots Toddler group at St Paul’s Church is cancelled tomorrow due to the storm

8:56am: The strongest conditions may not have arrived yet, but it was still very blustery overnight. Trinity's Honorary Police are urging drivers to avoid Rue de Chesnaie / Rue de la Monnaie if possible, with the heavy rain causing tricky conditions.

8:33am: Meals on Wheels will be delivering today, but no meal service on Friday