NASAStorm Eowyn is to batter Scotland with winds of up to 100mph.
The Met Office issued the most severe possible red alert for Friday, forecasting “flying debris resulting in danger to life” along with two amber and yellow warnings.
People have been urged to stay indoors and not to travel under what has been described as “exceptional circumstances” by STV meteorologist Sean Batty.
Yellow Wind Warning: Midnight on Thursday – Midnight on Friday
STV NewsStorm Eowyn is the fifth named storm of the season after Storm Darragh brought strong winds and snow to parts of the UK in December.
Forecasters warned that flying debris, large waves, and beach debris thrown onto seafronts, coastal roads, and properties could cause injuries and danger to life.
No trains or ferries will run in Scotland on Friday and the public have been urged not to drive on roads unless absolutely necessary.
Yellow Snow and Amber Wind Warnings: 6am Friday
STV NewsRed Wind Warning: 10am Friday + Amber Wind Warning: 1pm Friday
STV NewsWhen will Storm Eowyn hit Scotland?
A Met Office yellow warning for wind comes into force at midnight on Thursday as Storm Eowyn hits Scotland. The alert remains in force until midnight on Friday.
A yellow Met Office snow warning comes into force at 6am on Friday covering the north of Scotland and running until midnight. An amber wind warning also starts at 6am covering the whole country and lasting until 9pm.
The Met Office red warning for wind comes into force at 10am and runs until 5pm. A second amber warning for wind starts at 1pm and runs until 6am on Saturday.
Sean Batty said the peak of the storm is expected to hit during daylight hours when people are likely to be out and about.
“Storms like this can bring down trees onto roads and railway lines with little warning, and falling debris from buildings poses a serious hazard. For these reasons, staying at home during such periods is much safer,” he said.
Additional amber and yellow warnings are in place covering the whole of Scotland, the first of which comes into place on Friday at midnight.
The warnings are set to continue into the weekend with a yellow warning coming into place at midnight on Saturday and expiring at 3pm.
Where in Scotland will Storm Eowyn hit hardest?
Strong winds are expected to affect the whole of Scotland, but the hardest-hit areas are the central and southern parts of the country, where the red warning is in place.
The warning covers Stirling, Falkirk, Clackmannanshire, Aberdeenshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Fife, the Highlands, Tayside, Strathclyde, the Scottish Borders and parts of the Lothians.
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