The alert was upgraded from an amber wind warning to a red warning on Thursday.

Friday’s red weather warning is the first in the north since the Met Office changed how it classifies warnings in 2011

Weather warnings issues by Met Éireann will take effect on Friday, January 23 at 3am as Storm Éowyn is set to batter Ireland. The orange wind warning previously issues was upgraded for counties Clare,

The UK and Ireland are bracing for Storm Éowyn, with rare red weather warnings issued across Scotland and Northern Ireland, predicting gusts of up to 100mph (161km/h). Millions of residents received emergency alerts on Thursday, urging them to stay home and prepare for potential life-threatening conditions.

Thousands of schools have been closed on Friday as Storm Eowyn batters the country with winds of over 100mph. The Met Office has issed two rare red weather warnings in Scotland and Northern Ireland, as Storm Eowyn is likely to damage buildings,

Storm forecasters say "a strong event cannot be ruled out" in the UK - with an explosive cyclogenesis caused by a major drop in air pressure bringing the "risk of a few tornados".

UK weather expert Jim Dale has warned that Storm Eowyn and Storm Herminia are just the start of a "trend" of major storms that could hit the UK in the coming years

Storm Herminia has unleashed powerful winds of up to 83mph across Britain as well as prolonged rainfall, as Met Office weather warnings remain in place for most of England and Wales. More than 50 flood warnings have been issued by the Environment Agency,

The Met Office has issued five yellow weather warnings for rain and wind affecting the UK from Sunday morning until Tuesday evening which could lead to power cuts for 73 towns across the UK