Storm Éowyn is set to unleash severe weather conditions across Ireland and the United Kingdom, prompting authorities to issue dire warnings about its potentially deadly impact. The Met Office has taken the rare step of issuing red weather warnings for wind in Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland,

Storm Éowyn has hit the UK, with a red weather warning in place across Central Scotland from 10am-5pm. It’s already seen trains and flights cancelled, schools and shops closed, and people have been warned to stay at home and not travel. In Ireland a record wind speed of 114mph was recorded and an unprecedented number of homes are without power.

Several weather warnings - ranging from yellow to red - have been issued across the country, with the worst conditions expected to hit Northern Ireland and Scotland