Earlier today, the Met Office issued several amber and red weather warnings with the entirety of the UK having either yellow, amber or red warnings in place for Friday, January 24.
Dangerous conditions are expected with the top-level red warning for wind issued for Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland across Friday morning.
The south of England and parts of Wales have a yellow weather warning in place until 5pm tonight (January 23) for wind.
According to estofex, London could be hit by a “tornado”-style event, forecasters are warning, as Storm Eowyn is set to batter the UK on Friday bringing gusts up to 100mph.
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Strong and damaging winds for parts of south and southwest Scotland
Friday 1000 – 1700
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— Met Office (@metoffice) January 23, 2025
The capital is under a “yellow” wind warning issued by the Met Office between 5am and 3pm Friday, amid warnings that flying debris could pose a risk to life in some areas of the country.
The European Storm Forecast Experiment, a team of meteorologists, said London was among the areas at risk of seeing “tornado events”.
The researchers said: “Given rapid translation of thunderstorms, any tornado could be long-tracked and even a strong event cannot be ruled out.
“The main tornado risk seems to evolve along and [south] of a Bristol-London line.”
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Mike Silverstone, deputy chief meteorologist at the Met Office said: “Storm Eowyn is expected to bring very strong winds and widespread disruption on Friday.
“There are currently a number of weather warnings in place, with all parts of the UK covered by one warning at some point on Friday.
“Storm Eowyn is expected to cross Northern Ireland early on Friday morning. It will then continue north-east across the northern half of Scotland during Friday afternoon and is expected to be centred near Shetland during Friday evening.”
