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.

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain with a risk of localised flooding has been issued by the Met Office. The warning is in place for Essex, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. It comes into force between 08:00 GMT on Sunday until 06:00 on Monday.

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An amber warning doesn't mean just one thing, the Met Office have a chart that show the circumstances that could dictate a warning being sent out. Known as the warning matrix, it helps break down the severity of a weather event further than the 3 colour warnings.

The Met Office has issued several warnings for wind, snow and rain across the whole of the UK as Storm Éowyn is expected to cause widespread disruption on Friday and Saturday

Weather maps show that there will be very heavy rain falling in Wales overnight and there is a warning about the wind

The Met Office said the newly-named Storm Éowyn could bring powerful gusts to exposed coasts in Northern Ireland, northern England, northwestern Wales and western Scotland.

Meteorologists have issued North Staffordshire with a rain warning - once the area emerges from a battering of strong winds. The alert comes as the Potteries is braced for the arrival of Storm Éowyn tomorrow - which has seen red, amber and yellow alerts dished out across the UK.

Storm Éowyn is forecast to make landfall in Ireland late on Thursday before moving on to the rest of the UK on Friday according to Met Office models. The storm will bring gusts of 80mph to coastal areas and 60mph inland with potential for a danger to life caused by flying debris.

The wind warning is in effect from 8am until 3pm on January 26, while the rain warning arrives at 8am Sunday, lasting until 6am on Monday, January 27. Issuing the alerts, the Met Office said: " Spells of heavy rain may lead to some local flooding during Sunday and Monday.

The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning from midnight on Friday across most of the UK, including the south-west of England, the Midlands, northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland