A rare “stay at home” warning has been issued for parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a severe storm lashes the region, bringing dangerous 100mph (160 kmh) winds and unleashing travel chaos.
A​ powerful "bomb cyclone" named Storm Éowyn (pronounced AY-oh-win) has pummeled parts of Ireland and the United Kingdom with fierce winds and heavy rainfall today, and it has roots in the historic winter storm that just hit the U.
An enormous bomb cyclone will slam Ireland late Thursday, bringing intense rain and wind on its way to delivering a separate blow to the United Kingdom. Damaging winds are expected across a wide swath of the region.
Storm Éowyn has been named by the Met Office and will bring severe gales to parts of the United Kingdom on Friday. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for wind on Friday and Saturday.
As the United Kingdom braces for Storm Éowyn, Met Office maps show exactly where the strongest winds will hit.
Follow live as Storm Eowyn hits the UK and Ireland, with record-breaking winds already reported. The entire country is covered by alerts for wind and rare red weather warnings have been issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Storm Éowyn is set to cause chaos and bring major disruption across the United Kingdom over the weekend ... are expected to be the worst hit, the Met Office have issued two yellow weather ...
Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.
Some 4.5million people will get an emergency alert at 6pm after the Met Office issued a rare 'red alert' warning ahead of Storm Eowyn hitting parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland
Schools are closed and citizens are advised to stay indoors as Storm Éowyn approaches, bringing severe winds, rain, and snow. Gusts up to 100 mph is predicted.
Follow live as Storm Eowyn hits the UK and Ireland, with record-breaking winds already reported. The entire country is covered by alerts for wind and rare red weather warnings have been issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland.