Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Mike Silverstone said: “The strongest gusts are likely to be felt across parts of Northern Ireland, northern England, north-western Wales and western Scotland, where exposed sites could get gusts in excess of 80mph, which has the potential to cause impacts for those in these areas.

A ‘severe' tornado warning has been issued for the South of England as Storm Eowyn bears down on the UK. Storm research organisation, the European Storm Forecast Experiment (Estofex), has issued a statement today ahead of Friday’s storm – which has seen a yellow weather warning issued in Hampshire.