Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland are braced for a storm spiraling in from the Atlantic, bringing gusts of up to 100 m.p.h., with forecasters warning of a danger to life.

Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland are braced for one of the most intense storms in decades, with forecasters warning of extremely rare hurricane force winds and a danger to life

Speaking to RTÉ the chair of the National Emergency Co-ordination Group has said Storm Éowyn will "probably be among the severest storms that Ireland has ever seen". Additionally, the Met Office has issued an amber wind warning for Northern Ireland.

The government emergency alert is being rolled out across Northern Ireland. The alert, which is being sent to people in areas with a red weather warning, causes people's phones to blare a siren and show a message urging people to stay indoors from early tomorrow morning.