The Met Office recommends keeping essentials such as warm clothes, food, and water in cars due to the likelihood of travel delays.

A new yellow weather warning for rain is issued for major cities in the UK until Monday morning, with the downpour potentially leading "local flooding" as a result of the heavy rain

The Met Office has warned Storm Eowyn could see winds of up to 90mph hammer parts of the UK, with 'widespread disruption and significant impacts expected'

Storm Éowyn is forecast to make landfall in Ireland late on Thursday before moving on to the rest of the UK on Friday according to Met Office models. The storm will bring gusts of 80mph to coastal areas and 60mph inland with potential for a danger to life caused by flying debris.

The winds due to sweep through parts of the UK from Friday could go over 80mph in some areas, the Met Office warned as it named its fifth storm since October.

Flights have been delayed, roads closed and ferry services cancelled as 100mph winds pose a danger to life in parts of the UK on Friday morning. Rail services and flights have been axed, with rare red weather warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland as Storm Eowyn is likely to damage buildings,

The Met Office has warned London could see wind speeds of up to 50mph today caused by Storm Éowyn. European meteorologists have also warned the capital could see ‘tornado-style’ events.

We’re about to see the back of Storm Eowyn – but the miserable UK weather isn’t going with it. Eowyn (pronounced ‘Ay-oh-win’) pelted the UK yesterday with record-breaking 114mph winds – the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane.

Hurricane force winds posing danger to life have hit the UK, as millions of people have been urged to stay at home

With Storm Éowyn battering Britain, several social media users reacted to warnings issued by the Met Office, with comments ranging from fairly sane to absolutely nuts.