A MAJOR incident has been declared as homes are evacuated, flights axed and road chaos due to 83mph winds and torrential rain. Storm Herminia is moving in from Europe, leading to flooding and

SCHOOLS across the UK have been forced to shut their doors today as Storm Herminia barrels in bringing chaos in its wake. The storm is moving in from Europe, bringing the threat of flooding

The UK is bracing for Storm Herminia, with five weather warnings issued by the Met Office - which could mean power cuts for properties in the firing line of impending rain and wind

Gusts of up to 93mph have been recorded in Wales, a major bridge has been closed and there are a number of flood alerts in place

Travel chaos continued on Saturday morning, with flights, trains and ferries cancelled, after winds reaching 100mph caused widespread disruption and widespread damage to rail networks. At least 1,070 flights were axed and 150,000 air passengers affected.

One person has died in Ireland and hundreds of thousands of homes are without power in the UK as Storm Éowyn brought record-breaking wind gusts. The man died when a tree fell on his car in County Donegal, Gardaí (Irish police) said.

The storm brought 100 mile-per-hour winds to the island and also battered Scotland and northern England. Britain’s weather office issued a red warning, its highest level of alert.

However, a major change in the UK’s weather starts on Thursday, as a front bringing heavy rain moves eastwards through the day. Conditions turn both wet and windy during the early hours on Friday morning as Storm Éowyn arrives, with rain starting off as snow over parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and higher ground in northern England.

A massive storm is hitting parts of the U.K. and Ireland Friday, according to the United Kingdom’s national weather and climate service.

But modelling shows the northern tip of Scotland - including Stornaway, Sutherland, Caithness, and parts of Ross and Cromarty look set to escape the worst. Inverness, Nairn, Moray and Banff may also escape, alongside Aberdeenshire.

Winds reached 100mph as Storm Eowyn left one person dead, more than a million people without power and caused significant travel disruption across the UK and Ireland. Rail services, flights and ferries have been cancelled across the country as rare red weather warnings are in place on Friday in Scotland.

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