BBC Breakfast’s Carol Kirkwood issued an urgent warning to viewers as Storm Éowyn is set to hit Scotland and other parts of the UK over the next few days.
Scots weather presenter Carol told fans to “be prepared” as the Met Office has issued a super rare red weather warning for Scotland tomorrow.
After Breakfast frontman Charlie Stayt questioned Carol about the ‘stormy patch’ coming to the UK, she was asked to explain more.
Carol, 62, said: “That’s right Charlie, tomorrow morning especially. Tomorrow we are expecting storm Eowyn to cross us. It’s going to bring gales, severe gales, gusts of wind, especially with exposure at around 90mph.
“Even possibly a little bit more than that. As well as that, it’s going to have some heavy rain and for some, some transient snow.”
An Atlantic jet stream is bringing the destructive weatherfront to the UK’s shores in the early hours of Friday, January 24.
Carol’s warning came as a weather map flashed on screen, showing the weather event will move north eastwards, and the warning was stretched to areas of Glasgow, Huddersfield, Holyhead and Portrush.
Carol said: “We could have gusts of wind here widely 40mph to 50mph, with exposure, maybe up to 60mph…be prepared. You can find damage to roofs, you can find small trees uprooted for example.
“Of course, there is likely to be disruption to travel for flights, for ferries, and bridges will have speed restrictions, all that kind of thing. So do check before you head out.”
Storm Éowyn’s gusts are expected to reach up to 100mph in some areas and cause “very dangerous conditions and significant disruption”. The red alert is in place from 10am on Friday, January 24, until 5pm that day.
The warning area stretches from Eyemouth on the east coast to the Isle of Mull off the west coast and down to the southwestern tip of the country past Stranraer. The majority of the Central Belt is within the danger zone, including Glasgow and Edinburgh.
This means millions of Scots have to brace themselves for the “danger to life” that Storm Éowyn will bring. The winds will “rapidly increase” during Friday morning into the afternoon, with most areas within the red zone experiencing winds of 80-90mph and highs of 100mph on the exposed west coast.
Meanwhile, earlier we reported a prominent Scots weather forecaster has said that the impending Storm Éowyn – pronounced ‘Ay-oh-win’ – is the worst storm ever seen in her career.
Writing on Twitter, she cautioned: “This is one major storm. I’ve not seen anything like it in my career. Please please keep up to date with the @metofficeScot warnings there are numerous out right now including an amber high wind.”
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