Boelo hits the UK - tens of thousands of households without power

It is not only Sweden's coasts that have been affected by Boelo's strong winds. During the morning, the storm also hit Britain. The peak should have subsequently been passed, but British media reports of strong winds of up to 30 meters per second around the country.

The peak was measured in the village of Machrihanish on the Scottish west coast. Wind gusts of as much as 38 meters per second were recorded there, according to The Telegraph.

Anything over 32.7 meters per second is classified as a hurricane according to the Beaufort scale, which measures wind strength.

The British weather institute Met Office has issued several warnings for the storm. These include orange warnings, which are the second highest on the scale, in Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland and northernmost England. The warnings remain in place until Sunday evening.

"Strong winds will also affect other parts of the UK, with gusts of 50-60 mph [around 22-27 m/s red note] in some places," writes the Met Office.

Due to the weather, people are asked to stay indoors. Things can blow away and risk injuring anyone moving outdoors. Strong waves can also pose a tangible danger to life, according to the weather institute.

But at the same time as people have to stay inside, tens of thousands of households are without power, according to Sky News.

Boelo is the second storm to hit the UK this weekend alone. Before that came storm Austen, which also knocked out power to tens of thousands of households.

During Austen's progress, gusts of close to 38 meters per second were measured at Jersey in the English Channel. The strong winds and waves also caused the historic West Pier in Brighton to partially collapse.