Storm Benjamin was named by Météo-France on 22 October 2025 because the worst impacts were expected in France and nearby parts of Europe. It moved up the English Channel into the southern North Sea overnight on 22 to 23 October 2025, and its UK impact was limited. The Met Office did not name the storm itself and issued only yellow wind and rain warnings for parts of England and Wales. These were cut back on 23 October as Benjamin moved away. About 2,000 properties in Suffolk lost power, fallen trees blocked rail lines in Essex and near Watford, and Sheppey Leisure Centre closed after a tree hit it. France bore the brunt, with orange warnings along its Atlantic and Channel coasts and gusts of up to about 100mph reported on the northern French coast. Sources: Met Office; Met Office monthly weather report; BBC News.
Weather Warnings (17)
Met Office warnings in force during Storm Benjamin (22–23 Oct 2025)
Yellow warning of rain affecting East of England: Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Peterborough, Suffolk valid from 2300 Wed 22 Oct to 2000 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of rain affecting East Midlands: Lincolnshire valid from 2300 Wed 22 Oct to 2000 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of rain affecting Yorkshire & Humber: East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire valid from 2300 Wed 22 Oct to 2000 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of wind affecting South West England: Cornwall, Devon, Isles of Scilly, Somerset valid from 0300 Thu 23 Oct to 1700 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of wind affecting Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Pembrokeshire, Swansea valid from 0300 Thu 23 Oct to 1700 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of wind affecting East of England: Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk, Thurrock valid from 0800 Thu 23 Oct to 2259 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of wind affecting East Midlands: Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Rutland valid from 0800 Thu 23 Oct to 2259 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of wind affecting London & South East England: Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Greater London, Hampshire, Kent, Medway, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, Surrey, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham valid from 0800 Thu 23 Oct to 2259 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of wind affecting Yorkshire & Humber: East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, York valid from 0800 Thu 23 Oct to 2259 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of rain affecting South West England: Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Torbay, Wiltshire valid from 2300 Wed 22 Oct to 2000 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of rain affecting East of England: Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk, Thurrock valid from 2300 Wed 22 Oct to 2000 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of rain affecting East Midlands: Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Rutland valid from 2300 Wed 22 Oct to 2000 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of rain affecting North East England: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees valid from 2300 Wed 22 Oct to 2000 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of rain affecting London & South East England: Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Greater London, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Medway, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Surrey, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham valid from 2300 Wed 22 Oct to 2000 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of rain affecting Wales: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan valid from 2300 Wed 22 Oct to 2000 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of rain affecting West Midlands: Herefordshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands Conurbation, Worcestershire valid from 2300 Wed 22 Oct to 2000 Thu 23 Oct
Yellow warning of rain affecting Yorkshire & Humber: East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, York valid from 2300 Wed 22 Oct to 2000 Thu 23 Oct