Storm Herminia to bring heavy rain and 70mph winds after ‘strongest’ in 10 years
Storm Herminia to bring heavy rain and 70mph winds after ‘strongest’ in 10 years
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Storm Eowyn was ‘probably the strongest’ storm to hit the UK in at least 10 years, the Met Office said, adding it was likely the worst in ’20 or 30 years’ in the most badly hit areas. Falling trees killed at least one person, walls and roofs were ripped off buildings, and more than a million people were left without power. Around 35,000 were still without electricity in Scotland on Saturday night.
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But the respite will be short-lived because Spanish-named Storm Herminia is set to follow immediately behind, moving into the South West on Sunday. Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said: ‘This is certainly going to be a notch down compared to Eowyn, whilst there is the potential for 60 to 70mph gusts of wind across the very far south west generally, we’re not going to be seeing the same strengths of winds as we have seen over the last couple of days.’.
![[Storm Eowyn damage to the side of the Co-op store in Denny, Stirlingshire. Schools have been closed and people warned not to travel on Friday, as 100mph winds pose a danger to life in parts of the UK as Storm Eowyn hits the country. Picture date: Friday January 24, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story WEATHER Winter. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_237191911-cfd5.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The forecaster has issued a yellow weather warning for wind covering Northern Ireland, Wales, and most of Scotland and the west coast of England. A yellow rain warning has also been issued across much of Wales, southern England and the Midlands. This, along with high speed winds across the south, are expected to last until Monday or Tuesday.
![[A large fallen tree in Dromore, Co Down. Residents across Ireland have been urged to stay at home as the entire island braces for the arrival of Storm Eowyn. The top-level red warning for wind is in place in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Picture date: Friday January 24, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story WEATHER Winter. Photo credit should read: Jonathan McCambridge/PA Wire]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_237180617-daf4.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
While it will not be as powerful as Eowyn, there is a ‘greater risk’ of damage for a storm of its size as it may move across already-damaged infrastructure. Vautrey said: ‘Obviously places maybe currently have a bit of a lower threshold for wind strengths at this stage, following all the disruption and damage that’s been put in place.
![[A car sits in Tryst Road in Larbert surrounded by fallen trees after Storm Eowyn left one person dead, more than a million people without power and caused significant travel disruption across the UK and Ireland. Picture date: Saturday January 25, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story WEATHER Winter. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_237315417-3387.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
