Storm Herminia brings heavy rain and 80mph winds with new Met Office warnings

Weather warnings have been extended through until Tuesday as a frosty blast named Storm Herminia by European meteorlogists strikes parts of the UK, in the wake of Storm Eowyn’s record-breaking wind speeds.

As parts of the country reel from the damage and disruption caused by Storm Eowyn on Friday, described as “unprecedented on every level” by Northern Ireland’s first minister, the Met Office issued a host of new weather warnings for wind and rain across much of the UK.

As Storm Herminia brought thunderstorms and winds of up to 82mph in Cornwall on Sunday morning, the Environment Agency issued more than 30 flood alerts across southern England, including one more severe flood warning, as forecasters warn of up to 80mm of rain in some areas.

It comes just two days after Storm Eowyn caused widespread damage to the electricity network, leaving one million people without power across the UK and Ireland, after wind speeds topped 114mph in Co Galway, beating the country’s previous record of 113mph set in 1945.

Key Points

Teenager dies after car hit by falling tree in Scotland amid Storm Eowyn

Mapped: Weather warnings in place until Tuesday

Thunderstorms and powerful winds in Cornwall as Storm Herminia makes landfall

Emergency Cobra meeting held over Storm Eowyn

Outages could take 10 days to restore as 185,000 without power

Man who died after tree fell on car in Ireland named

Environment Agency urges people to stay away from exposed coastal areas

14:04 , Andy Gregory

Ben Lukey, a flood duty manager at the Environment Agency, said: “Spells of heavy rain mean surface water and river flooding is possible across parts of England on Sunday, overnight into Monday.

“Although not expected, impacts could include localised flooding from watercourses, drains, channels and flooding from overland flow.

“The risk of coastal flooding remains very low. However, we urge people to stay away from exposed areas on beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads where large waves and sea spray could be dangerous.”

He warned people not to drive through flood water as 30cm of flowing water is enough to float a car.

Technicians from France to help restore power and water to those in Ireland hit by Storm Eowyn

13:44 , Andy Gregory

Technicians from England and France are set to help restore power to homes and businesses across Ireland following Storm Eowyn.

More than 300,000 remain without power across Ireland following record-setting wind speeds, with ESB Networks warning that 100,000 may still be without power by next Friday. Nearly 110,000 were also without water on Sunday afternoon.

Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary said technicians from England are helping ESB workers, and further support is coming from France, with the main focus this week around restoring power and water.

He described the damage as “extensive”, but said they are “throwing everything at it”.

Jeremy Clarkson claims BBC’s weather coverage is part of ‘anti-Tory’ narrative

13:22 , Andy Gregory

Jeremy Clarkson has claimed that warnings about Storm Eowyn, which has unleashed 100 mph winds on the UK and Ireland and left one man dead, is part of an “anti-Tory” narrative.

Clarkson, in his column for The Sun, has scoffed at the warnings issued by experts, instead calling the conditions a “bit breezy”.

“The weathermen were all standing on the bottom corner of Ireland, making out like they were in Hiroshima in 1945 and there were stories that commercial ­airliners were coming across the Atlantic at speeds in excess of 800 mph,” wrote the 64-year-old.

“Look, I know why the weathermen like to get hysterical,” claimed Clarkson. “It means they are elevated from a slot at the end of a news bulletin into the bulletin itself and this makes their mums and dads very proud.”

“And I know why BBC television producers like the histrionics as well. It plays into the anti-Tory, anti-growth, anti-business global-warming narrative.”

Greg Evans reports:

Jeremy Clarkson claims BBC’s weather coverage is ‘anti-Tory’

Meteorologist explains why UK is seeing back-to-back weather fronts

13:07 , Andy Gregory

Multiple weather systems are arriving at the same time because of the placement of the jet stream, Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said.

“It’s being fuelled by the cold wave that they’ve had recently over the United States and Canada, and that contrast between the cold air there, and the mild air pushing in from the equator is helping to fuel this very powerful jet stream across the Atlantic at the moment,” said Mr Vautrey.

“It’s the exact positioning of the jet stream that determines who sees the low pressure and who sees the strongest winds. Initially it helped steer Eowyn up towards the north west of the UK, and so we saw the strongest winds from that [there].

“Whereas with this next system that the Spanish have named, because the jet stream is just slightly further south now, it’s pushing it a little bit more to the south of the UK, but into parts of continental Europe as well – that’s why they’re seeing the strongest winds”.

Rail: ‘This is where we are, but it is definitely not where anybody wants to be’

12:52 , Andy Gregory

“In my previous life, I ran an organisation, at Transport for London, where everything that went wrong was my fault.”

That was the rail minister, Lord Hendy, addressing the transport select committee this week. Since he spoke to MPs, an awful lot has gone wrong with the railways in the UK.

On Friday, Storm Eowyn meant no trains ran in Scotland, Northern Ireland or northern England. By Saturday, we imagined things could only get better. Passengers on platform 5 at Newcastle boarded the first train since Thursday to go north. It left on time at 8.41am, as the Scotland-bound passengers settled in for what was scheduled to be an 85-minute sprint to the Scottish capital. The train eventually arrived exactly five hours behind schedule, having averaged just 14mph.

Our travel correspondent Simon Calder reports:

Rail: ‘This is where we are, but it is definitely not where anybody wants to be’

Teenager dies after car hit by falling tree in Scotland amid Storm Eowyn

12:41 , Tara Cobham

A teenager has died after his car was struck by a falling tree in Scotland amid Storm Eowyn on Friday.

The incident happened at about 6.45am on the B743 at Mauchline, East Ayrshire, and involved a blue Ford Focus.

The 19-year-old man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment but died on Saturday.

Sergeant Chris McColm of the Road Policing Unit said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died.”

Ministers hold emergency Cobra meeting to coordinate storm recovery efforts

12:37 , Andy Gregory

Ministers from across the UK held an emergency Cobra meeting on Saturday to co-ordinate recovery efforts, and extra engineers were dispatched from England to Northern Ireland and Scotland.

On Sunday morning, Northern Ireland Electricity Networks said 101,000 of its customers remained without electricity after Storm Eowyn. Power has been restored to 183,000.

By 8am on Sunday more than 14,000 SP Energy Networks customers in central and southern Scotland were off-grid though power had been restored to 165,000.

Southern parts of UK facing very wet and windy weather, Met Office warns

12:22 , Andy Gregory

Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan has warned of wet and windy weather to come as Storm Herminia lashes Britain in the wake of Storm Eowyn, which was described as likely the most powerful weather system to hit the UK in at least 10 years.

Mr Morgan said: “It’s also going to be wet and windy over the next few days in southern parts of the UK in particular. In most parts of the UK we’re going to have some very wet and at times also very windy weather over today and Monday.

“But from Tuesday onwards, I’m expecting it generally to stay fairly changeable, but some showers at times and quite windy, but not as disruptive as it has been – I think overall, probably warnings are less likely from Tuesday onwards.

“Certainly tonight in the south east of the UK, we could see some briefly very strong winds, and we could also see some very strong winds across Cornwall and Devon tomorrow in particular”.

What is the Environment Agency’s five-day flooding forecast

12:07 , Andy Gregory

In its forecast for the next five days, the Environment Agency says: “Local flooding is possible but not expected from surface water today and tomorrow for parts of England, and from rivers in the East Midlands tomorrow.

“Properties may flood and there may be travel disruption. Local flooding is possible from rivers across parts of the South of England on Tuesday with coastal flooding possible in parts of Dorset tomorrow and Tuesday.

“Groundwater flooding is possible but not expected in parts of the South of England from Tuesday.

“Further local flooding from rivers and surface water is possible on Wednesday into Thursday. Land, roads and some properties may flood and there may be travel disruption.”

82mph winds recorded in Cornwall

11:56 , Andy Gregory

An 82mph gust was recorded in Predannack, south Cornwall, on Sunday morning.

Forecasters have warned that Devon and Cornwall could experience some very powerful winds later on Sunday. The region is one of many places in the UK subject to Met Office warnings for wind over the next few days.

Storm Herminia map: Where 75mph winds and rain will hit UK

11:23 , Andy Gregory

A flurry of fresh weather warnings for wind and rain have been issued until Tuesday after Storm Eowyn battered the British Isles with hurricane-force winds.

You can find out more about when and where the Met Office has issued warnings here:

Storm Herminia map: Where 75mph winds and rain will hit UK today

Thunderstorms and heavy showers moving into Cornwall, Met Office says

11:10 , Andy Gregory

Heavy showers and thunderstorms are now moving into Cornwall, the Met Office has said, with forecasters warning of the “potential for a brief spell of very strong, squally winds”.

‘Vast majority’ of ScotRail routes closed all weekend

10:59 , Simon Calder, Travel Correspondent

Most rail passengers in Scotland are still unable to travel, with the last trains on many routes having run on Thursday.

ScotRail posted on X (formerly Twitter): “Work continues to recover the railway from the very significant damage caused by Storm Eowyn. Network Rail Scotland has had teams out since Friday night checking routes for damage and carrying out repair work.

“Network Rail has reported around 400 individual incidents across the network. These include multiple trees on tracks, damaged overhead wires, power supply failures, other objects on the line, and more.

“We have managed to re-open some lines, including between Perth and Inverness, between Inverness and Elgin, between Inverness and Aberdeen, between Dundee and Aberdeen, between Perth and Dundee, between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, between Edinburgh and Dunbar and between Drem and Edinburgh.

“But the vast majority of our routes remain closed while Network Rail continues its inspection and repair work. We hope to be able to operate some more services, but significant disruption continues.

“Customers that have been disrupted due to adverse weather can travel with their existing ticket up to and including Tuesday 28 January. Customers can also apply for a fee-free refund on any unused tickets.”

Met Office issues new weather warnings for wind and rain

10:49 , Andy Gregory

The Met Office has updated its weather warnings, with a total of five alerts either now in force or set to come into effect later on Sunday.

A wind warning is in place along the west coast of England, Wales and southwestern Scotland until 5pm on Sunday, with those living west of Plymouth also told to brace for powerful and potentially disruptive winds until 11am, reaching up to 65mph.

A further warning is in place overnight as a spell of powerful winds moves northeastwards from the south coast from Sunday evening, while a rain warning covering southern and central England and Wales is in place from 8am on Sunday to 6am on Monday.

A further warning for wind has also been issued in Northern Ireland from 10am until 7pm.

A host of weather warnings are in force on Sunday in southern parts of the UK (Met Office)

Storm Eowyn ‘unprecedented on every level’, says Northern Ireland’s first minister

10:44 , Andy Gregory

Northern Ireland’s first minister Michelle O’Neill has described Storm Eowyn and its impact as “unprecedented on every level”, as she and and her deputy Emma Little-Pengelly visited NIE Networks in Craigavon to thank workers.

Ms O’Neill said: “People will continue to work tirelessly to ensure people are reconnected as quickly as possible.

“It is very difficult given the sheer volume of damage that has been caused but we’re assured that all the work that can be done is being done and we want to thank the staff for all of their efforts.”

Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly said extra engineers had been drafted in from Great Britain to help to restore power across Northern Ireland (Rebecca Black/PA)

More than 100 schools damaged in Northern Ireland

10:29 , Andy Gregory

Storm Eowyn has caused damage to more than 100 schools in Northern Ireland.

There were also more than 2,300 reported obstructions on the road network, with 70 trees having to be cleared on Friday just to reopen the M2.

Hundreds of trees can be seen fallen following the effects of Storm Eowyn at Tardree Forest in Antrim, Northern Ireland (Getty Images)

Engineers sent from England to help restore power to those facing outages in Northern Ireland

10:14 , Andy Gregory

Additional engineers have been brought to Northern Ireland from Great Britain to help NIE Networks with the task of restoring power to more than 100,000 properties.

Some 52 engineers from England were scheduled to arrive on Saturday, with 30 to be utilised by NIE and 22 to assist ESB Networks in the Irish Republic, and further resources to follow.

ICYMI: Sky News presenter lashed by wind and rain as power goes out during Storm Eowyn broadcast

10:09 , Andy Gregory

115,000 properties left without power after Storm Eowyn

09:55 , Andy Gregory

Thousands of properties remain without power in the UK following Storm Eowyn.

At about 8am on Sunday, NIE Networks said 101,000 of its customers in Northern Ireland do not have power, and it had been restored to 183,000.

By the same time, more than 14,000 SP Energy Networks customers in central and southern Scotland were off-grid.

More than 165,000 SP Energy Networks users had been re-connected.

ESB Networks crew working to restore power in Avoca Avenue in Blackrock, Co Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)

Storm Herminia ‘will be a notch down’ from Eowyn, says Met Office forecaster

09:37 , Andy Gregory

Storm Herminia, as it is being dubbed by Spanish meteorologists, is forecast to hit the south west of England and Wales first and then move into Northern Ireland and northern England on Sunday afternoon, reaching parts of Scotland by the evening.

Met Office forecaster Jonathan Vautrey said: “This is certainly going to be a notch down compared to Eowyn, whilst there is the potential for 60 to 70mph gusts of wind across the very far south west generally, we’re not going to be seeing the same strengths of winds as we have seen over the last couple of days.”

However “there are a lot of sensitivities around” following Eowyn, he said.

Temperatures fall to -3C as 31mm of rain falls, Met Office says

09:18 , Andy Gregory

According to yesterday’s weather extremes, published by the Met Office, Kinlochewe in the Highlands experienced more than 31mm of rain, while Benson in Oxfordshire saw temperatures drop as low as -3C.

Watch: Deadly Storm Eowyn’s fury as 100mph winds batters UK and Ireland

09:00 , Shahana Yasmin

Around 35,000 properties still without power in Scotland on Saturday evening

08:40 , Andy Gregory

Around 35,000 properties in Scotland were still without power on Saturday evening, a spokesperson for the Scottish Government said.

Sunday will start “fine and dry” with a “decent amount of sunshine” in many parts of the country, meteorologists said.

But a new low-pressure system is moving in from the south west bringing further strong winds and heavy rain.

Full report: Strong winds and heavy rain approaching UK as Eowyn dies down

08:19 , Andy Gregory

More strong winds and heavy rain are approaching the UK as Storm Eowyn dies down.

The last of Eowyn is pushing across the UK overnight and producing snow and ice warnings in parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Pol Allingham reports:

Strong winds and heavy rain approaching UK as Eowyn dies down

Storm Eowyn map: Where and when snow will hit UK as fresh weather warnings issued

08:00 , Alex Croft

A flurry of fresh weather warnings for snow, wind and rain were issued on Saturday as Storm Eowyn continues to batter the UK and Ireland.

Flights have been cancelled, major rail routes closed and ferry services axed again on Saturday after winds surpassing 100mph hit parts of Britain throughout Friday. Millions were left without power due to the vicious storm.

A rare red weather warning was lifted on Friday from Scotland and Northern Ireland, where Storm Eowyn damaged buildings, uprooted trees and caused power cuts.

But the Met Office has now issued weather warnings through until Tuesday, with a new low-pressure system set to take hold over the weekend, moving in from the southwest as Storm Eowyn passes.

Read the full report:

Storm Eowyn map: Where and when snow will hit UK as fresh weather warnings issued

Where have flood alerts been issued?

07:47 , Andy Gregory

Ahead of today’s Met Office warning for heavy rain across much of England and Wales, the Environment Agency has issued a total of 31 flood alerts in England, meaning fllooding is possible, and one more severe warning on Salisbury Plain, where flooding is expected.

No flood alerts have been issued by Natural Resource Wales.

(Environment Agency)

Which weather warnings are in force on Sunday?

07:36 , Andy Gregory

The Met Office has several weather warnings in force today.

In Wales, a warning for wind is in force from 10am until 7pm, while an overnight warning for snow and ice in Scotland is in effect until the same time.

A band warning of dangerous winds of up to 70mph down the west coast of England, Wales and southwestern Scotland is also in force until 5pm.

Much of southern England and Wales are also subject to a warning for rain, while those living southwest of Plymouth have been told to brace for powerful and potentially disruptive winds until 11 am, with a fresh warning for wind again issued on Monday across the south coast until 6am on Tuesday

What are today’s weather warnings? (Met Office)

Watch: Co-op building collapses in Falkirk as Storm Eowyn batters Scotland

07:00 , Alex Croft

Storm Eowyn misery to continue into Tuesday as Britons stranded by travel chaos

06:40 , Shahana Yasmin

The Met Office has extended its weather warnings into Tuesday, forecasting more snow, ice and powerful winds as parts of the UK reel from the damage left by Storm Eowyn.

Described by forecasters as probably the most powerful storm to hit the UK in at least a decade, Eowyn battered the country with hurricane-force winds of up to 100mph which tore roofs from buildings, uprooted trees, overturned cars, and left 1 million people without power on Friday.

Storm Eowyn misery to continue into Tuesday as Britons stranded by travel chaos

Forecast for the week ahead

06:02 , Alex Croft

Unsettled weather is likely to continue into next week with heavy rain and wind likely in some areas, the Met Office says.

Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Mark Sidaway said: “The set-up for the early part of next week shows a likely continuation of periods of wet and windy weather although less severe than we have seen from Éowyn.

“For the second half of the week we start to see a trend toward more settled conditions which could see a return of some frost and fog.”

Met Office calls Storm Eowyn ‘probably the strongest storm’ to hit UK in 10 years

05:30 , Shahana Yasmin

The Met Office has said that Storm Eowyn was “probably the strongest storm” to hit the UK in at least 10 years, with wind gusts that went over 100mph.

The forecaster also noted that some of the weather events were the most intense in “more like 20 or 30 years” for some parts of the country and Ireland on Friday.

A spokesperson for the Scottish Government said Saturday evening saw around 35,000 properties in Scotland still without power.

Around 250,000 homes were left without power in Northern Ireland on Saturday evening, reported The Irish Times.

However, hundreds of trees have been uprooted by the storm, which could leave many having to wait up to 10 days for their electricity to be reconnected.

Hundreds of trees can be seen fallen following the effects of Storm Eowyn at Tardree Forest on 25 January, 2025 in Antrim, Northern Ireland (Getty Images)

Mapped: Weather warnings in place for Sunday

05:01 , Alex Croft

Here are the weather warnings currently in place for Sunday:

A yellow wind warning in northwest Scotland will be lifted at 6am.

A yellow snow and ice warning covering most of the rest of Scotland and Northern Ireland will be lifted at 10am.

A yellow wind warning for south west England, north west England and Wales will be in place from 8am until 3pm.

A yellow wind warning will be in force for Northern Ireland from 10am until 7pm.

A yellow rain warning will cover most of southern England, the Midlands and Wales from 8am until 6am on Monday.

A number of weather warnings are in place for Sunday (Met Office)

Storm Eowyn’s impact in pictures

04:30 , Shahana Yasmin

A car sits in Tryst Road in Larbert surrounded by fallen trees (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Hundreds of trees can be seen fallen following the effects of Storm Eowyn at Tardree Forest in Antrim, Northern Ireland (Getty Images)

Workers clear debris from the roof blown off a leisure centre during storm Eowyn in Helensburgh, Scotland (Getty Images)

Network Rail Scotland engineers inspecting the route between Perth and Dundee earlier this morning found this fallen tree blocking both tracks. It’s now been cleared and inspections continue. (Network Rail Scotland/PA Wire)

Storm Eowyn postponements list as Celtic vs Dundee off due to stadium damage

04:15 , Shahana Yasmin

Celtic’s William Hill Premiership match against Dundee on Saturday has been postponed following storm damage to the club’s stadium.

Storm Eowyn brought winds of up to 100mph in central Scotland on Friday and a Met Office red weather warning of danger to life.

Storm Eowyn postponements list as Celtic vs Dundee off due to stadium damage

Storm Eowyn misery to continue into Tuesday as Britons stranded by travel chaos

04:01 , Alex Croft

The Met Office has extended its weather warnings into Tuesday, forecasting more snow, ice and powerful winds as parts of the UK reel from the damage left by Storm Eowyn.

Described by forecasters as probably the most powerful storm to hit the UK in at least a decade, Eowyn battered the country with hurricane-force winds of up to 100mph which tore roofs from buildings, uprooted trees, overturned cars, and left 1 million people without power on Friday.

Major travel disruption continued on Saturday as trees, trampolines and even the roofs of buildings were cleared from railway tracks, with power distributors warning in Northern Ireland that it could take up to 10 days to restore electricity to all of the 185,000 homes still suffering outages.

My colleague Andy Gregory reports:

Storm Eowyn misery to continue into Tuesday as Britons stranded by travel chaos

What comes after Storm Eowyn? Future storm names for 2025 revealed

03:45 , Shahana Yasmin

What comes after Storm Eowyn? Future storm names for 2025 revealed

No respite from rain as Storm Herminia to follow Eowyn

03:20 , Shahana Yasmin

While Sunday is expected to see Storm Eowyn start to die down, a new storm is set to follow immediately behind.

Named Storm Herminia by Spanish meteorologists, it is forecast to hit the south west of England and Wales first and then move into Northern Ireland and northern England on Sunday afternoon, reaching parts of Scotland by the evening, according to PA.

Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said: “This is certainly going to be a notch down compared to Eowyn, whilst there is the potential for 60 to 70mph gusts of wind across the very far south west generally, we’re not going to be seeing the same strengths of winds as we have seen over the last couple of days.”

Storm Eowyn continues to leave destruction across the UK

03:01 , Shahana Yasmin

Snow, ice, and wind warnings have been extended till Sunday as several parts of the country sees widespread damage in the aftermath of Storm Eowyn.

Network Rail Scotland said it had received reports of nearly 400 “incidents of damage”, with over 120 reports of fallen trees. Signalling systems, overhead wires, stations, boundary fencing, level crossings, and train depots have all seen intense damage.

Police Scotland responded to nearly 1,900 incidents linked to the storm, they said.

ICYMI: Power cuts could last 10 days as ‘devastating’ damage leaves 185,000 properties in the dark

02:00 , Alex Croft

Around 185,000 homes and businesses remain without power in Northern Ireland following Storm Eowyn – with NIE Networks warning that the scale of the damage means it could take up to 10 days before all customers have power restored.

Derek Hynes, managing director of NIE Networks, said they believe there are more than 4,000 locations where the network has been damaged by the wind or fallen trees, in what he described as “devastating levels of damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland”.

He continued: “Almost one third of the people here have no power. At this early stage, we believe that there are well over 4,000 locations in Northern Ireland where our network has been damaged by the wind or falling trees. Each of these locations will need to be visited.

“Right now, we are prioritising faults which affect the largest numbers of homes and businesses. It is likely that it will take us up to 10 days to get to the final locations and restore power to those residents.

“We continue to work with government and other agencies to try to provide information to the most vulnerable in our society as we work through a long restoration effort.”

He added: “At this stage, we have been able to restore power to more than 96,000 families and will work over the weekend to assess the scale of the damage, and to update estimated restoration times on our website. We will keep going until everyone has their power back.”

Watch: Deadly Storm Eowyn’s fury as 100mph winds batters UK and Ireland

01:03 , Alex Croft

‘Chilly start to Sunday’, says Met Office

00:00 , Alex Croft

‘Planetary parade’ visible in UK tonight as part of rare event that won’t repeat for 400 years

Saturday 25 January 2025 23:29 , Alex Croft

January and February will see two remarkable planetary alignments, with one of them offering stargazers a chance to witness a celestial spectacle that will not be repeated for another 400 years.

On Friday 24 January and Saturday 25 January, six planets will line up in the night sky, in an event that some astronomers refer to as a planetary parade.

Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus will appear together in a row, although Neptune and Uranus will only be visible with binoculars or a telescope.

The planets will be together in the night sky throughout the rest of January and February, with weather conditions in the UK looking favourable for a decent viewing this weekend.

‘Planetary parade’ visible tonight in rare event that won’t repeat for 400 years

Watch: Entire roof torn off building in Scotland

Saturday 25 January 2025 23:00 , Alex Croft

Watch the dramatic moment an entire roof appears to be torn off a building in Scotland as a result of Storm Eowyn.

A reply to the footage posted on X said the building is in Wester Hailes, south west of Edinburgh, although this has not been verified.

Watch: Co-op building collapses in Falkirk as Storm Eowyn batters Scotland

Saturday 25 January 2025 22:51 , Caspar Barnes

An exterior wall of a Co-op store in Falkirk collapsed due to high winds as Storm Eowyn battered Scotland on Friday, 24 January.

“If you needed an indication as to the severity of Storm Eowyn – this is the Co-op in Denny this afternoon. Thank goodness it was closed,” local radio station Central FM shared in a Facebook post.

There were no injuries according to Police Scotland who attended the scene after the damage, which left the inside of the building exposed, was reported.

A 20-year-old man in Ireland became the first confirmed Storm Eowyn-related death after a tree fell on his car at 5:30am in Donegal.

Co-op building collapses in Falkirk as Storm Eowyn batters Scotland

‘It is the biggest storm we’ve ever experienced’

Saturday 25 January 2025 22:39 , Alex Croft

Johanna Krijnsen, 34, from Co Clare, Ireland, said some parts of her roof blew off during Storm Eowyn.

“This really was the biggest storm we’ve ever experienced here in Ireland,” said the mother-of-four, originally from Utrecht in the Netherlands. Around 10 trees on their land have been ripped up and they are still without power, she said.

“We’re on the West Coast, about 20 minutes from the Atlantic Ocean. I think we got the full smack of it.”

Ms Krijnsen and her husband have an eight-year-old daughter with Down’s Syndrome and a five-year-old son who has non-verbal autism.

“Our son is so used to his routines and they’re just not there at the moment,” said Ms Krijnsen. “So that makes it hardest for him emotionally.”

Mapped: Weather warnings in place for Sunday

Saturday 25 January 2025 22:10 , Alex Croft

Here are the weather warnings currently in place for Sunday:

A yellow wind warning in northwest Scotland will be lifted at 6am.

A yellow snow and ice warning covering most of the rest of Scotland and Northern Ireland will be lifted at 10am.

A yellow wind warning for south west England, north west England and Wales will be in place from 8am until 3pm.

A yellow wind warning will be in force for Northern Ireland from 10am until 7pm.

A yellow rain warning will cover most of southern England, the Midlands and Wales from 8am until 6am on Monday.

A number of weather warnings are in place for Sunday (Met Office)

‘My husband had to tie bus shelter to a lamp post to stop it blowing away’

Saturday 25 January 2025 21:47 , Alex Croft

Marilyn Higham, 61, from Dechmonth in West Lothian, Scotland, said Storm Eowyn has brought the worst damage she has ever seen to the area.

“My husband tied the bus shelter opposite our house to a lamp post during the storm to stop it blowing onto the street,” the retired mental health nurse told the PA news agency.

“Our property is totally undamaged. We had a power cut, which started about 6pm last evening, and came back on during the early hours.”

Mrs Higham said thankfully no one in the village was injured as people heeded the warning and stayed indoors.

In pictures: Flooding in France related to Storm Eowyn

Saturday 25 January 2025 21:25 , Alex Croft

Cars submerged in water along a flooded street after the river Flume burst its banks in Pace, western France (AFP via Getty Images)

The flooding is linked to Storm Eowyn (AFP via Getty Images)

‘I’m so scared’: Families reveal devastating effects of Storm Eowyn

Saturday 25 January 2025 20:18 , Alex Croft

Shane Egan, a 33-year-old train driver from County Galway was in Manchester when the worst of the storm hit on Thursday night.

“My wife was in the house with my other two sons and at about three o’clock in the morning, she heard a big crash and the house shook,” Mr Egan said.

“She texted me again at five in the morning saying, ‘Shane, I’m so scared’. The doors in the house were opening and slamming. The wardrobes were moving, everything was shaking.”

Emma Egan, 35, was unable to go outside to assess the damage that night due to safety concerns.

But she received a knock on her door on Friday morning from a neighbour who told her her house was “falling down”.

When Ms Egan inspected outside, a pile of bricks and slates was on the ground after the gable end of the home had given way.

Emergency Cobra meeting held over Storm Eowyn

Saturday 25 January 2025 19:03 , Alex Croft

An emergency Cobra meeting was held over Storm Eowyn, a government spokesperson said.

The government will “stand ready to provide further support”, the spokesperson added, after the meeting chaired by chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden.

“Ministers discussed the ongoing response to Storm Eowyn, particularly the urgent work under way to reconnect homes which have lost power,” the spokesperson said.

“To support recovery, engineers have been dispatched to Northern Ireland and Scotland, and ministers thanked all frontline workers for their efforts to keep communities safe.

“We continue to monitor the situation and stand ready to provide further support, working closely with the Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Executive.”

What is a sting jet?

Saturday 25 January 2025 15:44 , Andy Gregory

Storm Eowyn became a bomb cyclone, which happens when a storm’s pressure drops 24 millibars in 24 hours and strengthens rapidly.

The storm was so powerful that meteorologists say a sting jet developed, meaning Eowyn tapped into exceptionally strong winds higher up in the atmosphere.

A sting jet is a narrow area of winds moving 100 mph or faster that is drawn down to the Earth’s surface from the mid-troposphere and lasts for a few hours.

Power restored to 135,000 in Scotland – but 30,000 remain without electricity

Saturday 25 January 2025 10:55 , Andy Gregory

SP Energy Networks said power has been restored to more than 80 per cent of its customers in Scotland but 30,265 remain cut off.

More than 164,000 properties on its network were without power as a result of Storm Eowyn.

It said on Saturday morning: “The red threat to life warning from hurricane force winds hampered engineers from accessing and fixing faults as falling debris and downed trees affected power lines, roads and access points.

“As the winds eased teams [worked] late into the evening, and in some cases through the night where safe to do so, to restore power.”

Young man killed by falling tree in Ireland named

Saturday 25 January 2025 10:05 , Andy Gregory

The young man who died in Ireland after a tree fell during Storm Eowyn has been named as Kacper Dudek.

The 20-year-old was killed after a tree fell on his car at Feddyglass, Raphoe in Co Donegal, early on Friday.

Irish police are investigating the incident, and were conducting a full examination of the scene on Saturday morning.

Holy Cross College in Strabane said on Facebook: “The Holy Cross College community sends our thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of our past student, Kacper Dudek who has sadly passed away. May Kacper’s gentle soul rest in peace.”

(Garda/PA Wire)

Man dies after tree falls on car in Ireland

Friday 24 January 2025 17:31 , Alex Croft

A man has died after a tree fell on his car in Co Donegal during Storm Eowyn, Irish police have said.

It is the first confirmed death as a result of the storm, which has brought winds of well over 100mph to areas of Ireland.

The incident occurred at 5:30am at Feddyglass in Raphoe, in the north-west of the country.

The driver of the car died and his body is still at the scene, police said, as forensic collision investigators look into the incident.

Gardai say they are working with the local authority and third party contractors to facilitate the removal of the man’s body.