NORTHERN Ireland is braced for the most severe wind storm in a generation, with similar conditions not witnessed since Boxing Day 1998. It is also the first red weather warning issued across the north since 2011.

The Irish and UK weather agencies issued a red wind warning - the highest alert level - for the whole of Ireland, Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland, saying inland winds of up to 130 kilometres (81 miles) per hour from Storm Eowyn could be a danger to life.

Trains in Scotland will be suspended on Friday as Storm Eowyn – the first named storm of 2025 – brings tornados, 100mph winds and a ‘danger to life’ across the UK. Forecasters are describing Storm Eowyn as a one in a hundred-year event after upgrading their weather warnings to cover the entire British Isles.

Forecasters are issuing urgent warnings as Storm Eowyn approaches, bringing the potential for hazardous weather conditions across the UK and Ireland. Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to batter the region on Thursday,

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