Heat 3 of BurySOUND 2022 was cancelled because of Storm Eunice.  Where possible, those unable to play were moved to heats 4 and 5.  The fifth band to take part in the final was decided by the judges who had seen all of the heats.

Storm Eunice

Storm Eunice was an extremely powerful extratropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds that was part of the 2021–2022 European windstorm season. Storm Eunice was named by the UK Met Office on 14 February 2022.

A red weather warning was issued on 17 February for parts of South West England and South Wales, with a second red warning issued on 18 February, the day the storm struck, for London, the South East and East of England.

Eunice set a new record for the fastest wind gust recorded in England with 122 miles per hour (196 km/h) at The Needles, Isle of Wight. The storm was one of the most powerful to impact the south coast of England since the Great Storm of 1987.