A rare “stay at home” warning has been issued for parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a severe storm lashes the region, bringing dangerous 100mph (160 kmh) winds and unleashing travel chaos.

Storm Éowyn has been named by the Met Office and will bring severe gales to parts of the United Kingdom on Friday. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for wind on Friday and Saturday.

An enormous bomb cyclone will slam Ireland late Thursday, bringing intense rain and wind on its way to delivering a separate blow to the United Kingdom. Damaging winds are expected across a wide swath of the region.

Dozens of flood warnings and a yellow weather alert for rain remain in place as Storm Herminia continues to cause chaos across the UK. The Met Office has issued a weather warning for spells of rain that could spark localised flooding in south and west Wales and parts of the West Midlands until 9pm on Tuesday.

Dogs could be swept away by powerful waves during Storm Eowyn if they are not kept on leads, the Met Office has warned. Winds of up to 90mph have been forecast across the UK later this week as the ...

Storm Éowyn is set to cause chaos and bring major disruption across the United Kingdom over the weekend ... are expected to be the worst hit, the Met Office have issued two yellow weather ...

As the United Kingdom braces for Storm Éowyn, Met Office maps show exactly where the strongest winds will hit.

(LONDON) -- A massive storm is battering parts of the U.K. and Ireland today, bringing devastating winds, heavy rain and snow, according to the Met Office, the United Kingdom’s national weather and climate service.

A bomb cyclone hit Ireland and the United Kingdom on Thursday into Friday, preliminarily setting a new wind record for Ireland of 114 mph at Mace Head, after which point the wind equipment stopped reporting.

A red weather warning for wind has been issued, with gusts expected to reach up to 100mph in parts of Scotland.

A powerful "bomb cyclone" named Storm Éowyn (pronounced AY-oh-win) will pummel parts of Ireland and the United Kingdom with fierce winds and heavy rainfall on Friday, and it has roots in the historic winter storm that just hit the U.S. Gulf Coast Tuesday.

The second red warning issued by the Met Office has taken effect in Scotland as Storm Eowyn hit the United Kingdom. The alert, which began at 10:00 GMT, covers the Central Belt - which includes the major cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh,