Met Office issues 'danger to life' warning with only ONE part of UK spared
The Met Office has issued a fresh "danger to life" warning - with the country set to be hammered by strong winds on Friday. The three separate weather warnings cover the whole of the UK except the south east of England, which looks on course to be spared.
Storm Éowyn is expected to pass close to or across the northwest of the UK on Friday before clearing to the northeast on Saturday. Whilst there is some uncertainty in the track of Éowyn, a spell of very strong winds is likely, initially southeasterly before turning westerly, with peak gusts of 50-60 mph inland, 60-70 mph around some coasts and hills, and perhaps up to 80 mph in exposed parts of western Scotland.
The wind strength will gradually ease across southern areas later on Friday. It warns: "Some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs, could happen. Power cuts are likely to occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage.
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"Road, rail, air and ferry services are likely to be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations possible. Some roads and bridges may close. Injuries and danger to life could occur from flying debris, as well as large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties."
Met Office spokeswoman Andrea Bishop said: “Storm Eowyn will bring a period of very unsettled, potentially disruptive, weather to the UK through Friday and into Saturday. Pronounced ‘Ay-oh-win’, the system will begin to influence the UK’s weather on Friday, with strengthening winds initially in north-western parts of the UK with accompanying heavy rainfall.
“Updates to our current warnings will follow shortly and the forecast details are likely to be fine-tuned during the week, so stay tuned to your local forecast and keep up to date with Met Office warnings via our website and app.”