Storm Austen: All you need to know

Winds are set to reach Gale F8 to Severe Gale F9 overnight, and will likely reach Storm F10 on Friday morning, with gusts of 70 to 85mph.

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General closures and disruption

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.

Infrastructure & Environment

• The Recycling Centre and Green Waste site at La Collette will be closed
• Active sports centres will close until at least 3 pm.
• Howard Davis Park, Coronation (Millbrook) Park and Sir Winston Churchill Park will be closed.
• Millennium Town Park will stay open, but the park facilities will be closed until weather conditions improve.
• Queen’s Valley Reservoir and Val de la Mare Reservoir are closed.

Schools and other services

• All Government of Jersey schools and colleges will be closed on Friday.
• CAMHS at Bermuda House will be closed on Friday. Two duty nurses and a duty doctor will monitor the duty phone remotely and review any crisis appointments at the hospital.
• All youth clubs are closed tonight (Thursday).
• Jersey Library and Western Library will be closed on Friday morning.
• The Union Street Customer Hub will stay open as normal.
• There will be no Jersey Dairy deliveries
• 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.
• All Coop food and pharmacy stores, Waitrose, and M&S stores will open at 1pm

Travel

Jersey Airport Arrivals and Departures

Harbour Arrivals and Departures

• All flight departures are cancelled until Friday afternoon
• All arrivals have been cancelled until the afternoon also
• 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.