Storm Eowyn: All the cancellations and disruptions to rail, road, sport and NHS services

Red upwind warnings are successful spot for immense swathes of the state time with Storm Eowyn acceptable to batter the UK with winds of up to 100mph sparking a information to beingness alert

Storm Eowyn is acceptable to origin havoc crossed the UK with schoolhouse closures, NHS appointments and obstruction services expected to look large disruption.

Authorities up and down the state issued statements notifying millions astir cancellations and disruptions arsenic Storm Eowyn barrels toward the British Isles. The Met Office issued a red upwind warning for each of Northern Ireland arsenic good arsenic cardinal and southbound westbound Scotland with radical successful the regions being warned of a information to beingness from flying debris.

Drivers were told to debar making journeys connected the roads amid fears trees could beryllium brought down successful the storm. People adjacent to the seashore were warned to support distant from the oversea with ample waves expected to expanse crossed roads and batter adjacent houses.

Some 4.5 cardinal radical surviving successful Northern Ireland and Scotland were sent an alert to their phones this evening informing them astir Storm Eowyn. The alert was the largest 1 to day and made mobile phones marque a dependable akin to a siren, adjacent if they were connected silent.

Brits person besides been notified astir delays and disruptions that are expected successful the affected areas tomorrow. The Mirror has collected the services that are said to beryllium impacted owed to the storm.

Air travel

• Belfast International said it expected "significant disruption" to flights during Storm Eowyn and urged passengers to cheque with your hose for your flight's latest status
• Edinburgh Airport said connected X/Twitter: "Operations volition beryllium constricted during Friday’s Red upwind warning...Passengers should proceed to cheque with their hose for latest formation info"
• Glasgow Airport is limiting its operations from 10am to 5pm connected Friday owed to the reddish upwind alert

Health services

• NHS Lothian said it took the "difficult decision" to cancel each routine, non-urgent planned procedures arsenic good arsenic the bulk of infirmary outpatient appointments owed to the tempest
• NHS Lanarkshire said successful a station shared to X/Twitter: "Due to the reddish informing which has been issued for the area, NHS Lanarkshire is postponing each non-urgent appointments successful infirmary and assemblage settings connected Friday 24 January 2025."

Ferry services

• CalMac ferry services scheduled for time person been cancelled
• Northlink Ferries that service the Northern Isles besides amended its services for Friday

Rail journeys

• ScotRail services are acceptable to beryllium suspended
• The West Coast Mainline northbound of Preston and the East Coast Main Line northbound of Newcastle volition not spell ahead
• Railway services successful Northern Ireland person been suspended
• Transport for Wales warned services could beryllium cancelled astatine the past minutes

Roads

• Police Scotland has told drivers not to marque journeys tomorrow
• RAC Breakdown told motorists successful the worst-affected areas not to thrust "unless perfectly essential"
• Bus services crossed Northern Ireland person besides been suspended

Schools and universities

• Schools crossed Northern Ireland are advised to adjacent connected Friday
• Schools and nurseries successful cardinal and confederate Scotland person been called connected to unopen for the time
• Edinburgh University volition beryllium closed with nary teaching successful idiosyncratic and online
• Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University are besides closing their campuses to students and staff

Public services and spaces

• Edinburgh Council said non-essential services successful the portion specified arsenic museums and parks would beryllium closed arsenic good arsenic each assembly buildings
• The V&A Dundee volition beryllium closed passim Friday though it plans to reopen connected Saturday
• All Scottish courts successful oregon adjacent the reddish informing portion volition beryllium closed