Parts of the UK could be brought to a standstill as the country is battered by ‘exceptional’ hurricane-force winds, torrential rain and heavy snow tomorrow.
Forecasters have even warned pet owners to keep their dogs on leads amid fears they could be swept away by strong waves on the coast as the ‘high impact’ storm closes in.
As the UK and Ireland braces itself for what could be the ‘storm of the century’, meteorologists say they have ‘never seen anything like it’.
The UK was put on high alert this morning as red weather warnings for tomorrow covering Northern Ireland from 7am until 2pm and parts of Scotland, including Glasgow and Edinburgh, between 10am and 5pm, were issued.
Update (GMT) 16:15 – 24-01-24
New ‘danger to life’ warnings issued as Storm Eowyn barrels in
Just In: More than a million people are without power across the UK and Ireland due to Storm Eowyn.Across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland there are a total of 1,105,000 homes, businesses and farms that have experienced power cuts.
Just In: The red warning for wind over Ireland and Northern Ireland has now ended, with amber warning’s still in place.The UK’s Met Office said the amber warning for NI will remain in place until 9pm tonight.
Just In: Wind gusts of 100mph has been recorded in the UK.
Just In: A dangerous weather phenomenon known as a sting jet could have developed over Ireland, the Met Office has said. The forecaster said satellite imagery suggests the phenomenon occurred as 114mph wind speeds were measured in Mace Head in County Galway earlier today.
Just In: As of 13:00 GMT, a new weather warning is in place, this time covering the Scottish Highlands. The new amber warning for wind will be in place until 06:00 on Saturday.
Just In: A new top wind speed of 96mph has been recorded in the UK.
Just In: In a post on X the Isle of Man Government wrote: “The department of infrastructure has declared a major incident due to the number of trees down, and the impact of this across arterial and access routes for emergency services.
Just In: A gust of 93mph has been recorded at Aberdaron in Gwynedd, north Wales β the strongest gust so far today in the UK, the Met Office has said.
Just In: Mobile phone network Three UK has said some customers may experience issues using services due to Storm Eowyn.
Just In: Older people should collect necessary medication in advance of red warnings – Alone. older people should make plans to ensure that they collect any medication they need in advance of the Status Red wind warnings which come into effect overnight. Charity Alone has said older people should make plans to ensure that they collect any medication they need in advance of the Status Red wind warnings which come into effect overnight. Please take care of your family.
Just In: Only urgent emergency services will be in operation tomorrow across the HSE Mid West area, the regional service has announced.
Just In: Storm Eowyn could be ‘most severe Ireland has seenβ. Source, Sky-News
Just In: Status Red – Wind warning for Clare, Galway.
Storm Γowyn: Gale to storm force southerly winds becoming westerly with extreme, damaging and destructive gusts in excess of 130km/160km h Impacts
Just In: Temporary shelter being offered to all new international protection applicants
Just In: Cork County Council says it expects to receive a high volume of incident reports and phone calls in the wake of Storm Γowyn which will be “assessed and prioritised on an ongoing basis throughout the duration of the storm and during the recovery phase”.
Just In: Operators of the Cross River Ferry service in Cork harbour say there will be no 6.15am morning ferry tomorrow due to Storm Γowyn and the Status Red Wind Warning.
Just In: A number of flights have been cancelled at Cork Airport ahead of tomorrow’s Status Red wind warning coming into effect.
Just In: Dublin Bus has confirmed that its services will not operate between 4am and 11am tomorrow morning due to the red weather alert.
Just In: Monaghan County Council Emergecy Contact Line – 1800 121 121
Just In: All schools in Northern Ireland have been advised to close.
Just In: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has urged farmers, fishers and people in rural areas to take precautions and prepare for the approaching Storm Γowyn.
Just In: Crosscare homeless residential services to remain open
Just In: Emergency teams ‘ready to respond’ in Northern Ireland
Just In: ‘Tornado’ warning for London as Storm Eowyn to batter UK with 100mph winds bringing ‘danger to life’
