Storm Goretti (known as Storm Elli in Germany) was a powerful extratropical cyclone that battered Western Europe in early January 2026, named by Météo France on 6 January as the seventh storm of the 2025–26 season. It prompted rare red wind warnings from the UK Met Office and Jersey's Met Office on 8 January, with forecasts of extreme gusts up to 160 km/h (100 mph) in Cornwall and the Scilly Isles, and 180 km/h (110 mph) in the Channel Islands. The storm delivered on its threat, recording a 159 km/h gust at St Mary's Airport and a staggering 198 km/h (123 mph) at Stepper Point, Padstow, leaving around 50,000 homes and businesses without power across Cornwall, Devon, and the Scilly Isles. Travel was severely disrupted, with rail services suspended across Cornwall and major roads like the A30 and A379 closed due to fallen trees, while heavy snowfall—described as a "once-in-a-decade" event for the Midlands—cut off rural communities and left 15,000 more homes without power in the Midlands and Wales. The storm's destructive force was highlighted by the loss of 80% of the trees in St Michael's Mount wood, prompting the National Trust to reconsider replanting tall species due to the increased likelihood of such storms from climate change.