Storm Eowyn: Over 300 flights AXED impacting 50,000 Brits as 114mph ‘storm of the century’ barrels into UK

OVER 300 flights have been axed impacting 50,000 Brits as 114mph Storm Eowyn barrels into the UK.

Flights have been axed from airports in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Belfast due to what is described as the "storm of the century".

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Analysis of flight tracking website FlightRadar24 shows at least 334 flights have been cancelled.

The rare red weather warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland comes as the fierce weather is likely to damage buildings, uproot trees and cause power cuts, the Met Office said.

Calmac Ferries on Scotland's west coast and Steam Packet Ferries between Heysham and the Isle of Man both announced Friday's planned sailings had been cancelled.

A number of train companies including Avanti West Coast, Lumo, CrossCountry and Grand Central have also told customers not to travel on routes across parts of north Wales, Scotland and northern England with no services running.

All trains from Edinburgh Waverley have been cancelled.

In a post on X yesterday, the Network Rail service said: "There'll be no train services at the station tomorrow, due to #StormÉowyn's dangerous winds.

"Please check in with your train operator for the latest info."

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “We reserve the issuing of Red Warnings for the most severe weather which represents a likely danger to life and severe disruption, and that is the case with Storm Éowyn.

“While it will be widely very windy on Friday, with additional hazards from rain and snow, the strongest winds and most significant impacts are likely in Northern Ireland and central and southwestern parts of Scotland within the Red Warning areas, where winds could gust 80-90 mph quite widely for a time, and potentially up to 100 mph for exposed coasts in particular.”

Red warnings for wind have been issued by the Met Office in Northern Ireland from 7am until 2pm on Friday, and for western and central areas of Scotland between 10am and 5pm.

Gusts of 80 to 90mph are expected widely inland in the warning areas, with speeds of up to 100mph likely along coasts, the forecaster said.

Amber wind warnings are also in place for Northern Ireland, the southern half of Scotland, northern England and north Wales between 6am and 9pm on Friday, and the northern half of Scotland from 1pm on Friday to 6am on Saturday.

Winds reaching 60 to 70mph will be widespread in these warning areas.

There is a yellow wind warning covering most of the UK for the entirety of Friday.

Smaller yellow warnings for snow in Scotland, from 6am to midnight, and rain in south-west England and Wales until 9am.

Further amber and yellow weather warnings for wind and rain have also been issued across Saturday and Sunday.