Storm Éowyn Set to Bring ‘Weather Bomb’ to UK and Ireland

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Storm 脡owyn will bring a “” to Ireland and the UK, unleashing destructive winds and heavy rain, the Met Office forecaster said.

People across Ireland were Friday, with schools closing as severe weather warnings come into force. In the UK, major transportation disruption is expected, with between the north of England and Scotland and wind damage, flooding and power outages.

“A beast is brewing a really intense jet stream,” Alex Deakin, a meteorologist with the Met Office, . Ireland’s Met 脡ireann warned of “significant disruption due to fallen trees and structural damage.”

Storm 脡owyn Set to Hit UK With Damaging Winds and Heavy Rains

The Irish service issued starting 2 a.m. Friday and covering all of the country through the day. It said 130 kilometer-per-hour (81 mph) gusts could make travel extremely dangerous.

The UK issued an starting 6 a.m. Friday for Northern Ireland, northern England, Wales and Scotland. Hardest-hit areas in those regions will be the exposed coasts, which could see gusts of as much as 90 miles an hour. Other areas, including London, are under yellow alert.

脡owyn is also set to bring snow to parts of the UK, with as much as 25 centimeters (10 inches) forecast for the Scottish Highlands, the Met Office said. Snow for northern England.

The storm has been magnified by an Arctic blast that swept through the US earlier this week, wreaking across the typically snow-less American South. That weather system gassed up the jet stream, feeding 脡owyn.