Tornado warning for parts of UK as Storm Eowyn weather bomb sparks 'danger to life' alert
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Tornados could hit parts of the UK, with forecasters warning of a danger to life as Storm Eowyn bears down on the country. The Met Office said changing conditions would likely trigger an explosive cyclogenesis - or weather bomb - with strong winds, rain, snow and gusts of up to 90mph expected on Friday.
A series of amber and yellow warnings have been put in place by the group, threatening injuries and a danger to life. European storm forecasters Estofex issued a level 2 alert, saying there was a "risk of a few tornados". "A strong event cannot be ruled out," the meteorologists said.
"Given rapid translation of thunderstorms, any tornado could be long-tracked... The main tornado risk seems to evolve along and [south] of a Bristol-London line.". Met Office forecasters explained the storm had a central air pressure of 1001hPa as of Wednesday evening, but this was expected to drop by 62hPa by the early hours of Friday.
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"This is known as explosive cyclogenesis or a weather bomb and will bring damaging winds to some areas," they said. The major change in the UK's weather was starting on Thursday, the Met Office said, with heavy rain and strong gusts triggered by a powerful jet stream pushing low pressure across the Atlantic and towards the country after a recent cold spell over North America.
