section_path: Impact/Scotland
section_name: Scotland
paragraph_text: Scotland
  
  Storm Éowyn made landfall in Scotland on 24 January 2025, leaving around 117,000 homes across the country without power and electricity supply, with wind speeds as high as 164 km/h (102 mph) recorded on the Tay Road Bridge. Swinney appealed to the public to have a "high level of vigilance", and expressed concerns about the number of HGVs on Scottish roads, claiming that "too many lorries are on the road and I urge all HGVs to follow Police Scotland advice not to travel during the red weather warning". All ScotRail train services were suspended and did not return to service until midday the following day. The Scottish Government Resilience Room met again on the evening of 24 January to co-ordinate the Scottish Government's response to the storm. Swinney praised the public for following advice from Police Scotland not to travel, attributing to "areas covered by the red warning has seen road usage been about 85% less than normal, and that is thanks to so many people heeding the advice not to travel". Glasgow Airport and Edinburgh Airport limited Flight Operations from 10:00 to 17:00, causing cancellations of flights. At around 14:15, Drumalbin weather station in South Lanarkshire recorded 163 km/h (101 mph), the highest wind gust in Scotland from Storm Éowyn so far.
  
  Two people suffered injuries from storm related accidents in Scotland, one of whom – a 19-year-old from East Ayrshire – subsequently died. The 19-year-old male was later identified as Calum Carmichael. An SPFL game between Celtic and Dundee was postponed on 25 January due to damages to Celtic Park due to the storm.
  
  Following the passing of the storm, the Scottish Government Resilience Room was activated once again on 25 January by first minister John Swinney to co-ordinate the recovery efforts in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn. Swinney also joined a meeting of the Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms which was chaired by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Pat McFadden. Swinney advised the public that "partners are working at pace to ensure services can resume next week. Local authorities – who are responsible for school closures - will be working to ensure all buildings meet the required safety standards to reopen safely to pupils". Swinney also advised that the public "should prepare for continued disruption, especially in areas that have been impacted by a loss of power, and I encourage everyone to follow advice being issued by local authorities, as well as continuing to follow updates from national agencies".
  
  Swinney issued a public statement on 25 January calling for "patience" as the cleanup operation began. Amber warnings for ice, snow and wind remained in place in most parts of Scotland over the weekend (24–26 January). Swinney stated that it was "clear the severity of Storm Éowyn will continue into next week and this will have an impact on the speed at which utilities and local services can fully resume". By the evening of 26 January, the Scottish Government stated that "significant progress" had been made regarding the recovery efforts across the country, but some impacts from the storm were "set to continue". Approximately 265,000 people had their electricity restored by the evening of the 26 January, with road, ferry and aviation networks returning to "a near normal service". As of 20:00 on 26 January, roughly 16,000 people across Scotland were still without power.