Met Office issues new weather warnings following Storm Éowyn

Met Office issues new weather warnings following Storm Éowyn
Met Office issues new weather warnings following Storm Éowyn

Several weather warnings have already been put in place for Saturday (January 25) through to the early hours of Monday (January 27) morning.

But the Met Office has now issued three more yellow weather warnings which will affect areas of the UK on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday (January 25, 27 and 28).

One will be in place across Wales and the West Midlands from 6am until 11.59pm on Monday.

This is due to heavy rain which could cause flooding, travel disruptions and power outages.

There will also be a yellow weather warning in place from 6am on Monday until 6am on Tuesday, and will be in force across parts of Wales and the south of England including London.

This comes as a result of heavy winds forecast which could reach speeds of up to 70mph.

Another weather warning for snow and ice has been issued for Scotland and Ireland which will be in place from 6pm on Saturday until 10am on Sunday (January 26).

You can see more details about the new weather warnings via the Met Office website.

Met Office declares Storm Éowyn most intense in 30 years

These latest weather warnings come off the back of, what the Met Office are describing as, “probably the strongest storm” to hit the UK in 30 years.

Storm Éowyn battered the UK on Friday (January 24) and has continued to impact areas on Saturday.

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Along with the storm came rare red weather warnings, record wind speeds and destruction.


What different Met Office weather warnings mean


Parts of Ireland endured the highest windspeeds ever recorded as gusts reached 114mph in Mace Head, Co Galway, on Friday.

The storm also forced shops to close; felled trees; left more than a million people without power; and caused significant travel disruptions, including the cancellation of over 1,100 flights, across the UK and Ireland.

Celtic’s Scottish Premiership match against Dundee on Saturday was even called off because of storm damage to the club’s Glasgow stadium.

Meanwhile there was one death recorded during Storm Éowyn.


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Kacper Dudek (20) died after a tree fell on his car at Feddyglass, Raphoe in Co Donegal, early on Friday. Irish police are investigating the incident.

The last of the yellow weather warnings associated with Storm Éowyn will conclude at 3pm on Saturday afternoon.

The Met Office said the latest storm had been “pretty exceptional” and was the most intense to have hit the UK in around 30 years.

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