Storm Eowyn LIVE: Snow and ice weather warning issued as strong winds continue to batter UK
SNOW and ice warnings have been issued to Brits as Storm Eowyn continues to batter parts of the UK.
THE Met Office have urged Brits to "be prepared" with a number of snow and ice warnings issued.
Travel chaos is expected to continue into the weekend after at least 1,070 flights were axed and 150,000 passengers affected on Friday.
Several yellow weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office over Saturday and Sunday.
Four yellow warnings for wind, snow and ice remain in place this morning after an amber alert expired.
A snow and ice warning across more southern and eastern parts of Scotland was lifted at 11am.
Yesterday, rare red alerts were put in place across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.
It is the first such warning issued for the island in seven years and as a result Ronaldsway Airport says it will remain closed.
Lesser wind warnings cover much of the rest of the UK - while snow and ice yellow warnings have been issued for the weekend.
A gust of 100mph has now been recorded at Drumalbin in Scotland, the Met Office has said.
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Prior to that, a top speed of 96mph was recorded at Brizlee Wood in Northumberland.
While 93mph was measured at Aberdaron in Gwynedd, north Wales, earlier this morning.
A resident in Belfast dodged falling slabs as he tried to secure his trampoline in his garden.
Elsewhere a mum and daughter were only seconds away from being crushed by a flying metal shed.
Around 4.5 million people in affected areas received an emergency alert on their phones on Thursday from RAC Breakdown in what has been the "largest real life use of the tool to date".
Analysis of flight tracking website Cirium said 1,070 UK flights have been cancelled.
UK 5 day weather forecast
Today
Remaining very windy in northern Scotland and still blustery in western coastal regions.
Sunshine for many but heavy showers in the north and west. Turning cloudier across Northern Ireland with a band of rain and squally winds through the afternoon.
Tonight
Largely dry to start with a band of cloud and rain moving eastwards overnight.
Showery and heavy for a time with squally winds, and the risk of hail and thunder.
Sunday
A fine morning for many but turning increasingly unsettled from the west with heavy rain and strong winds sweeping northeastwards, with the risk of gales in the southwest.
Monday to Wednesday
Remaining unsettled both Monday and Tuesday with showers or longer spells of rain around, windy.
Similar on Wednesday with strengthening winds and heavy rain arriving later. Near normal temperatures.
Strictly live show postponed
Craig Revel Horwood has announced the upcoming Strictly Come Dancing live show in Glasgow has been postponed due to Storm Eowyn forcing people to stay indoors.
Strictly judge Revel Horwood said last night's live performance of the hit dancing show had been cancelled and rescheduled for Sunday evening.
He wrote on his Instagram Story: “UPDATE. Sadly, due to the red weather warning in place tomorrow, the Friday evening performance of Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour will be rescheduled to Sunday evening, January 26.
“Doors will open at 17.30 and the performance will start at 18.30.”
Revel Horwood apologised for “any inconvenience this may cause” to the guests and confirmed the original tickets will remain valid for the new show.
He added that if guests are unable to attend, they can contact their point of purchase for a refund.
The two shows on Saturday and the Sunday matinee in Glasgow are currently still being advertised on the tour’s website as going ahead as planned.
The Strictly Come Dancing live tour sees contestants of the recent series return to the dancefloor including Love Island star Tasha Ghouri, actress Sarah Hadland, JLS singer JB Gill, EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick, opera signer Wynne Evans, The X Factor winner Shayne Ward and Gladiators star Montell Douglas.
The famous faces are touring the country until February 9 alongside Strictly judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Revel Horwood and, for the first time on the tour, Motsi Mabuse.
They have already performed in Birmingham, Sheffield and Newcastle, with stops in Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham and London lined up for the rest of the dates.
Sunday forecast
Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said: "Looking at Sunday, it's set to be a fairly fine start for a lot of areas - another ridge of high pressure building in to keep things fairly settled, with some sunny spells in there.
"The cloud, though, is going to be building as we see a low pressure system move into the South West.
"This will be bringing heavy rain in for south-west England and Wales from sort of mid-morning onwards, and then that will spread into Northern Ireland and northern England as we head later on into the afternoon.
"Winds will also be picking up with this feature. Certainly, it's not going to be as strong as Storm Eowyn.
"However, because it's coming in from the South West, it's going to be actually more southern areas of England that are going to see the strongest wind gusts compared to what has mostly been further towards the north."
Major update
A major UK supermarket has issued an update after closing 50 branches due to Storm Eowyn.
Morrisons shuttered the Scottish stores yesterday after the Met Office issued a red weather warning.
But in a post on X, formerly Twitter, this morning, Morrisons said the branches had reopened.
It said: "All of our stores in Scotland are now open following the bad weather caused by Storm Eowyn - just in time to get ready for your Burns Night celebrations."
It comes after Scottish households were urged to stay indoors following a rare red weather warning from the Met Office.
Snow warning
Travel chaos is expected to continue into the weekend after at least 1,070 flights were axed and 150,000 passengers affected on Friday.
Several yellow weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office over Saturday and Sunday.
Four yellow warnings for wind, snow and ice remain in place this morning after an amber alert expired.
A snow and ice warning across more southern and eastern parts of Scotland will be lifted at 11am.
Yellow snow and ice warnings are in place in Northern Ireland until 10am on Saturday and in Scotland until 11am, with injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces possible.
Up to 10cm of snow could develop on high ground in Scotland throughout the morning.
A yellow ice warning covering parts of south-west England, the Midlands and southern and mid-Wales will be in place from 3am to 10am.
The Met Office said that icy stretches will lead to hazardous conditions on Saturday.
The Isle of Man yesterday declared a major incident amid Storm Eowyn
A spokesperson said: “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.
“Please stay at home, and do not travel unless absolutely necessary while this is resolved.”
Threat to life
Storm Eowyn damaged buildings, uproot trees and cause power cuts as it wreaked havoc.
The Met Office had issued rare red alerts in place across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.
A resident in Belfast dodged falling slabs as he tried to secure his trampoline in his garden.
Elsewhere a mum and daughter were only seconds away from being crushed by a flying metal shed.
Network Rail Scotland said nearly 400 "incidents of damage" have been found including more than 120 reports of fallen trees following Storm Eowyn.
It said on X: "Almost 400 incidents of damage have been found since the storm passed, disruption is likely until at least midday.
"So far, we've seen over 120 reports of fallen trees across Scotland, along with damage to signalling systems, overhead wires, stations, boundary fencing, level crossings and even train depots suffering damage."
Travel chaos is expected to continue into the weekend after at least 1,070 flights were axed and 150,000 passengers affected on Friday.
Several yellow weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office over Saturday and Sunday.
Four yellow warnings for wind, snow and ice remain in place this morning after an amber alert expired.
A snow and ice warning across more southern and eastern parts of Scotland will be lifted at 11am.
Tragic death
A 20-year-old man who was killed after 114mph winds from Storm Eowyn caused a tree to fall on his car has been named.
Kacper Dudek tragically died in Ireland after the horror incident during adverse weather conditions.
The tree fell on his vehicle at Feddyglass, Raphoe in Co Donegal, early on Friday.
His body has now been removed from the scene to the mortuary in Letterkenny University Hospital.
A post-mortem examination will take place in due course, said Irish police who are investigating the incident.
Garda investigators are conducting a full examination of the scene this morning.
Heart-stopping moment Brit narrowly dodges falling slab
THIS is the shocking moment a slab lands just inches away from a man’s head as Brits are warned to “stay inside”.
CCTV footage shows a resident go into his garden, in Andersontown, Belfast, to try and secure his trampoline amid Storm Eowyn chaos.
In a split-second, a large tile appears to fall from the roof and smash just in front of the young man.
He shields his face and head with his arms in fear as it comes crashing down.
The Belfast local looks up in bewilderment and rushes back inside, with his hands still up for protection.
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Moment mother and daughter almost hit by flying metal shed
THIS is the shocking moment a flying shed swept up in Storm Eowyn almost hit a mum and daughter.
Louise Haggarty was leaving her house in Wrexham, North Wales, to take nine-year-old Lily to school on Friday.
A neighbour's CCTV camera captured footage of the metal structure hurling through the air.
It shows the pair leaving their Caia Park home before going to their car parked a few yards away.
Seconds later, a shed from across the street crashes just outside Louise's front gate.
Mother and daughter have luck escape after shed swept up in high winds almost flies into themMan dies after tree fell on his car
A man has died after a tree fell on his car in Co Donegal during Storm Eowyn, police in Ireland have said.
The incident happened at around 5.30am at Feddyglass in Raphoe, in the north-west of the Republic.
Police and local emergency services went to the scene after the tree fell on the car on Friday.
The driver of the car died and his body remains at the scene.
ALWAYS secure garden furniture
In a post on X, ScotRail said the service had seen trees, a trampoline, a sofa, shed roofs and wheelie bins on the line today.
Credit: X/@ScotRail AA tells Brits NOT to travel and warns of "worst case scenario"
Drivers have been warned to only drive if absolutely necessary - and to prepare for "if the worst should happen".
Chris Wood, a spokesperson for the insurer, urged: "Pack the essentials for emergencies in case you do breakdown – warm waterproof clothing, a torch, and a flask of hot drink.
“Ensure your mobile phone is fully charged and download the AA app and what3words to help us get to you faster if the worst should happen.”
The Isle of Man has declared a major incident amid Storm Eowyn
A spokesperson said: "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.
"Please stay at home, and do not travel unless absolutely necessary while this is resolved."
Heart-stopping moment Brit narrowly dodges falling slab
THIS is the shocking moment a slab lands just inches away from a man's head as Brits are warned to "stay inside".
CCTV footage shows a resident go into his garden, in Andersontown, Belfast, to try and secure his trampoline amid Storm Eowyn chaos.
In a split-second, a large tile appears to fall from the roof and smash just in front of the young man.
He shields his face and head with his arms in fear as it comes crashing down.
The Belfast local looks up in bewilderment and rushes back inside, with his hands still up for protection.
Heart-stopping moment Brit narrowly dodges falling slab by INCHES as millions warned ‘stay inside’ in Storm Eowyn chaosSatellite view of storm
A satellite view of Storm Éowyn captured at 2.30pm today.
Credit: SWNS Storm Eowyn winds reach 100mph
A gust of 100mph has now been recorded at Drumalbin in Scotland today, according to the Met Office.
Uprooted tree blocks road
An uprooted tree was blocking the road on York Avenue in Jarrow, South Tyneside.
Credit: NNP No trains in Scotland until midday tomorrow
There will be no trains in Scotland until at least midday on Saturday, ScotRail has said.
With the impact of Storm Eowyn causing major transport disruptions around the country, the railway operator said it will not know the full extent of the damage to its tracks and overhead lines until Network Rail carries out a full assessment, a process ScotRail says will "take quite a bit of time".
Workers are expected to start clearing fallen trees and other debris that has landed on the tracks.
As a result, all ScotRail services will be suspended until at least 12pm on Saturday.
A roof blown off during strong winds
A roof has been blown off some bungalows in Amble, Northumberland.
Credit: PA
Strictly live show postponed
Craig Revel Horwood has announced the upcoming Strictly Come Dancing live show in Glasgow has been postponed due to Storm Eowyn forcing people to stay indoors.
Strictly judge Revel Horwood said Friday's live performance of the hit dancing show had been cancelled and rescheduled for Sunday evening.
He wrote on his Instagram Story: "UPDATE. Sadly, due to the red weather warning in place tomorrow, the Friday evening performance of Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour will be rescheduled to Sunday evening, January 26.
"Doors will open at 17.30 and the performance will start at 18.30."
Revel Horwood apologised for "any inconvenience this may cause" to the guests and confirmed the original tickets will remain valid for the new show.
He added that if guests are unable to attend, they can contact their point of purchase for a refund.
The two shows on Saturday and the Sunday matinee in Glasgow are currently still being advertised on the tour's website as going ahead as planned.
The Strictly Come Dancing live tour sees contestants of the recent series return to the dancefloor including Love Island star Tasha Ghouri, actress Sarah Hadland, JLS singer JB Gill, EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick, opera signer Wynne Evans, The X Factor winner Shayne Ward and Gladiators star Montell Douglas.
The famous faces are touring the country until February 9 alongside Strictly judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Revel Horwood and, for the first time on the tour, Motsi Mabuse.
They have already performed in Birmingham, Sheffield and Newcastle, with stops in Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham and London lined up for the rest of the dates.
Ambulance attends lorry crash
An ambulance attends the scene of a crash during strong winds on the north bound A19 near to the A690 Durham Road, in County Durham.
Credit: PA Top wind speed of 96mph recorded
A top speed of 96mph has been recorded today at Brizlee Wood in Northumberland, the Met Office has said.
This is slightly higher than the day’s previous top speed of 93mph measured at Aberdaron in Gwynedd, north Wales this morning.
20,000 without power
20,000 Scottish Power customers across the centre and south of the country are without electricity due to Storm Eowyn.
The energy provider says fallen trees and debris have affected power lines across the region.
Several repair teams have mobilised across the area in order to restore power.
Scottish Power staff have braved high winds in order to undertake the repairs, and the company says it has contacted around 75,000 customers to inform them of a number of warm hubs for those without electricity.
The company has also arranged food vans and has offered hotels to customers in urgent need.
