A tornado warning has been issued ahead of the arrival of Storm Eowyn set to batter UK’s coasts with 100mph winds this weekend.The Met Office issued a rare red warning across Northern Ireland and Scotland which will see winds rapidly during the Friday morning rush hour with peak gusts of 80-90 mph fairly widely and perhaps up to 100 mph along some exposed coasts.

The Met Office has issued a red weather warning for the Isle of Man. It comes the day before Storm Eowyn is set to hit the island. Forecasters at Ronaldsway has now confirmed that the storm will bring gusts of up to 85mph. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company have cancelled a number of sailings as a result of the predicted bad weather.

According to the Met Office, yellow and amber warnings represent a range of impact levels and likelihoods. The impacts can include damage to property, travel delays and cancellations, loss of water supplies, power cuts, and, in the most severe cases, danger to life.