Dumfries and Galloway is set to be hit by a double whammy of 90mph winds and up to 10cm of snow on Friday.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow across the region, while a previous yellow warning for wind has now been upgraded to amber due to the imminent arrival of Storm Éowyn.
Experts are advising people to be prepared for power cuts, travel delays and “injuries and danger to life” from flying debris.
The amber wind warning will last from 6am until 9pm on Friday, with a yellow wind warning running from Friday midnight until 3pm on Saturday.
A Met Office forecaster said: “Storm Éowyn will move across the northwest of the UK on Friday, clearing to the northeast on Friday night. This will bring a spell of very strong west to southwesterly winds, with peak gusts of 60-70 mph fairly widely inland, 70-80 mph in some areas, and 80-90 mph along more exposed coasts and hills (perhaps even higher in a few locations).
“It should be noted that there may be a slight reduction in wind strength for a time as the centre of Storm Éowyn passes overhead, this most likely in parts of Northern Ireland and western Scotland, before winds rapidly increase again. Winds will gradually ease later on Friday.”
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Adding to the problems is the potential for up to 10cm of snow in parts of the region, with a yellow snow warning running from 3am until 12noon on Friday.
The forecaster added: “Outbreaks of rain spreading northeastward on Friday morning will fall as snow initially, especially on hills, before reverting to rain and eventually easing.
“Any accumulations across northern England and southern Scotland will be fairly short-lived and largely on hills, where two to five centimetres accumulate in places above 100 m elevation and five to 10 centimetres above 300 m.
“Given the strong winds that will accompany the snow, temporary blizzard conditions are possible over higher ground, with some drifting also possible for a time, this probably more likely north of the Central Belt.”
People are warned that power cuts and travel delays are “likely” and “injuries and danger to life could occur from flying debris”.
Loose items outdoors should be secured and torches, batteries and mobile phone power packs should be on standby.