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The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain across the North West of England which will take effect from 7pm this evening

Thunderstorms warning issued across North West of England

The Government recommends households gradually build an emergency kit with practical essentials such as a torch, first aid kit, emergency radio and portable power bank.

Government's 11 emergency essentials every home should have

Thunderstorms are forecast overnight and in Friday morning.

Thunderstorms forecast as temperatures continue to soar in Lancashire

Power cut.

Dozens of homes without power due to 'unexpected incident'

Monday misery as power cut leaves homes across Goosnargh without electricity

Monday misery as power cut leaves homes without electricity

Lancashire is bracing for a fresh bout of disruptive weather as Storm Chandra sweeps into the North West.

Hour-by-hour forecast as Storm Chandra brings rain and strong winds

An idea of where the solar farm would sit on land South of Ramsclough Farm, Haslingden Old Road, Oswaldtwistle.

Major solar farm plan for land on Lancashire Moor

It’s a case of Christmas Day misery for many Lancastrians as a power cut has left many homes without electricity.

Christmas Day misery as power cut leaves homes without electricity

Lancashire is set for a colder but brighter start to the week after days of heavy rain

What the weather will be like this week after heavy rain lashes county

Homes were left without electricity following a power cut in South Ribble

Power cut leaves 500 homes without electricity

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The first named UK storm of the season is expected to hit Lancashire this week

Storm Amy named with 80mph winds as weather warning issued

Lancashire is set for a changeable weekend after the county was hit by a 15-hour yellow thunderstorm warning

Lancashire braced for mixed weekend weather after thunderstorm alert

Portable power stations can help to support your household if the power suddenly cuts

Prepare for a blackout with these off-grid power deals from £36.99

ENWL work in Chorley

£500k project underway to restore power more quickly to your home
A £500,000 project is underway that will restore electricity more quickly after power cuts in Chorley.
Catherine Musgrove

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Met Office wind warning issued for Lancashire as Storm Floris to bring 40mph gusts.

Met Office warns of 'danger to life' as Storm Floris to hit Lancashire

From batteries to wet wipes: 17 items the Government wants to put in your family emergency kit

UK told to prepare for war – what Martin Lewis says to keep at home

This clock eerily stopped at the time of the blackout - 12.33pm

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Money Saving Expert's Martin Lewis. Credit: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Martin Lewis: What every UK home should have in case of blackout

From batteries to wet wipes: 17 items the Government wants to put in your family emergency kit

What it costs to build a UK 72-hour emergency kit on Amazon

The Bluetti Elite 200 V2 is smaller and lighter than its predecessor, but still a bulky unit

Bluetti Elite 200 V2: high-power portable for under £1,000

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New tech keeps vulnerable Brits connected in power cuts, and it's free

Strong winds of up to 70mph will continue to batter parts of Lancashire this weekend

70mph winds to batter parts of Lancashire this weekend

A rare red weather warning has been issued for Storm Eowyn in Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Storm Eowyn: six things you should never do in a storm

Snow and wind warnings have been issued for Lancashire for New Year's Day

'Danger to life' as snow and 75mph winds to hit on New Year's Day
Snow and winds of up to 75mph are set to hit Lancashire on New Year's Day, prompting the Met Office to issue two yellow weather warnings.
Sean Gleaves

Winds of up to 70mph are set to hit Lancashire this weekend

Winds of up to 70mph set to hit Lancashire as weather warnings issued

Power outages in rural locations

We're going to spend £40m to prevent power cuts in your rural areas

People battle against the wind and rain.

Watch: Met Office issues rare red warning - weather warnings explained

Weather warnings are in place due to Storm Bert

Over 300 homes hit by power cuts as Storm Bert ravages Lancashire

Heavy rain is set to bring disruption to parts of Lancashire next week

Weather warning still in place as heavy rain marks end of summer

Hundreds of homes in Leyland will be left without electricity on Sunday as maintenance works are carried out by Electricity North West.

Hundreds of homes in Leyland to be left without electricity

More than 500 homes in Lancashire were left without electricity after Storm Lilia

Storm Lilian brings travel disruption, power cuts and flood alerts

Yellow weather warning issued for Lancashire as Storm Lilian hits

Storm Lilian to spark disruption on the roads & trains warning issued

An urgent safety message has been issued by Electricity North West aimed at farmers across its region.

Electricty North West issues urgent safety advice to farmers

Thunderstorms are expected to develop over Lancashire on Sunday (Credit: Tanya Gorelov).

Met Office issues 10-hour yellow thunderstorm warning for Lancashire

The Met Office has issued a ‘danger to life’ weather warning for the North West of England.

Breaking Met Office issues ‘danger to life’ weather warning

There's a yellow weather warning for Lancashire

North West weather forecast, from sunny days to weather warnings

A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued across Lancashire for Thursday, December 21

Weather warning in place for wind, power cuts & travel disruption

Could snow be on the way this week?

Met Office issues a warning for a 'rare' weather phenomenon

A typical battery storage farm

Massive battery pack plan for farmers fields in Preston

Is Lancashire in for some snow?

Is snow on the way to Lancashire?

A yellow weather warning for wind has been extended across Lancashire until 3pm on Wednesday (January 24)

This is when the wild weather will begin to die down this week

FOUR weather warnings for Lancs as Storm Isha hits region tonight

Winds of up to 70mph are set to batter Lancashire this weekend

Winds of up to 70mph set to batter Lancashire this weekend

Heavy winds expected on Wednesday through to Thursday as Storm Agnes due to make landfall. Photo by Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Warning of power cuts and injuries in Storm Agnes - this is what to do

Storm Agnes to cause more travel chaos this week as 80mph winds forecast. (Photo: Getty Images)

Breaking Storm Agnes to cause more travel chaos as 80mph winds forecast

Engineers are working on the project in D'urton Lane

Work starts on £600,000 electricity upgrade for Fulwood

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning across some parts of the UK as high winds are expected

Met Office issue yellow weather warning as high winds expected

Drax Group Plc’s power station where workes have voted to go on strike.

UK homes ‘face power cuts’ due to strike action at major station

The power cut has hit more than 1,300 homes in Chorkey.

More than 1,300 homes in Chorley hit by power cut

UK homes could face power cuts this winter warns National Grid

A severe weather warning has been issued for parts of Lancashire, with thunderstorms on the way overnight

Thunderstorms could be on the way

Thunderstorms and heavy rains were expected to develop across Lancashire.

Thunderstorms and heavy rain expected to hit Lancashire

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