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.

Storm Eowyn is set to hit the North East on Friday, and several attractions have been closed as a result of the upcoming weather event. The storm could bring winds of up to 70mph to the region on Friday and over the weekend, with travel disruption expected.

The council announced all schools and nurseries will be closed after the Met Office issued a red weather warning for wind, the most severe level of weather warning.

A tornado warning has been issued ahead of Storm Éowyn which is set to batter UK coasts with 100mph winds this weekend. A rare red warning covers Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland and all of England is covered by a yellow or amber wind warning tomorrow (Friday).

Among them is an amber alert, warns of danger to life from flying debris, power cuts and disruption as WXCharts.com maps show winds exceeding 80mph hitting the region. This will be in place from 6am to 9pm and will affect a large part of the region.

Storm Eowyn is expected to cause widespread disruption, including significant damage to buildings and road closures.

Weather experts have warned of "danger to life" conditions as Storm Eowyn prepares to unleash hurricane-force winds of up to 90mph across Britain tomorrow. Expert Nathan Rao cautioned that the fifth named storm of the season could be "a very,