Tornado hits UK, train operator to close entire network and schools shut by Storm

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For my UK friends, this looks to be quite serious.​


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Tornado hits UK, train operator to close entire network and schools shut by Storm Eowyn​

Story by Noora Mykkanen, Tom Sanders and Danny Rigg
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Tornado hits UK, train operator to close entire network and schools shut by Storm Eowyn

Tornado hits UK, train operator to close entire network and schools shut by Storm Eowyn
Trains in Scotland will be suspended on Friday as Storm Eowyn – the first named storm of 2025 – brings tornados, 100mph winds and a ‘danger to life’ across the UK.

Forecasters are describing Storm Eowyn as a one in a hundred-year event after upgrading their weather warnings to cover the entire British Isles.


Now the Met Office has issued a red alert for strong winds in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland where gusts of up to 100mph are likely.

ScotRail said all of its services will be suspended tomorrow and ‘strongly’ advised customers not to travel ‘as there will be no train services and no alternative transport will be available.’ Majority of schools in Scotland will be closed.

Following the highest category warning, all schools in Northern Ireland have been told to close when the worst of the storm is expected to land tomorrow.

There are also yellow and amber warnings in place across England, Scotland and Wales. Scroll down to see a map of all the weather alerts.

The shipping forecast issued a hurricane wind warning for the southwestern coast of Ireland, describing the ‘rough seas’ as ‘phenomenal.’

People living between London and Bristol were warned that tornados may form, according to the European Storm Forecast Experiment, which issued a level one warning for southern England and Wales.

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As a severe weather watcher and storm-chaser, I am amazed at the crazy weather we are seeing. The deep South in the US experienced snowstorms for the first time ever or in a century while in New England we've got barely any snow on the ground. Snow is badly and seriously needed here whether we like it or not because snow is our store of water for the summer when it melts and fills our ponds, lakes and reservoirs. Up until we did have a small dusting, we were under a red flag fire warning another first for us due to the severe dry conditions which have also led to a severe drought in our area. In addition to no snow, we've had dangerously severe cold weather with temperatures in the minus ranges at night. While it's cold, the good thing is we don't have strong winds to go with it.

While we are seeing tornados in Scotland in January, it really isn't uncommon and tornados can occur any time of the year and any place on earth. Tornados can be caused not only by super cell thunderstorms but also by spin ups within other storms such as hurricanes. Supercell thunderstorms are the storms that produce the very large long-lived tornados we read about and see on videos. These huge rotating thunderstorms contain large amounts of large hail and rain in addition to the tornados that form from the cloud down.

Evilcrow is right. Never ignore warnings!

A severe weather watch means to be on the lookout for severe weather that might occur but may not, depending upon where you live.
A severe weather warning means find cover and a safe place immediately because severe weather is going to happen really soon.
 
As a severe weather watcher and storm-chaser, I am amazed at the crazy weather we are seeing. The deep South in the US experienced snowstorms for the first time ever or in a century while in New England we've got barely any snow on the ground. Snow is badly and seriously needed here whether we like it or not because snow is our store of water for the summer when it melts and fills our ponds, lakes and reservoirs. Up until we did have a small dusting, we were under a red flag fire warning another first for us due to the severe dry conditions which have also led to a severe drought in our area. In addition to no snow, we've had dangerously severe cold weather with temperatures in the minus ranges at night. While it's cold, the good thing is we don't have strong winds to go with it.

While we are seeing tornados in Scotland in January, it really isn't uncommon and tornados can occur any time of the year and any place on earth. Tornados can be caused not only by super cell thunderstorms but also by spin ups within other storms such as hurricanes. Supercell thunderstorms are the storms that produce the very large long-lived tornados we read about and see on videos. These huge rotating thunderstorms contain large amounts of large hail and rain in addition to the tornados that form from the cloud down.

Evilcrow is right. Never ignore warnings!

A severe weather watch means to be on the lookout for severe weather that might occur but may not, depending upon where you live.
A severe weather warning means find cover and a safe place immediately because severe weather is going to happen really soon.
You folks make good Meteorologists, nothing like going to School and learning more about Weather Phenomenon.

I think we have a La Nina Situation with compound Polar Vortex running as 1/4 back with terrible whiplash of Extreme Cold to parts unknown!

So California has warning for RED Flag winds, 100 down to 20MPH and you already can see what our historic Fire Damage is,, we are not finished yet.

Thanks for excellent info Folks. I wish all a Blessed Sunday.
 
This definitely is like the La Niña which usually occurs after the El Niño. What's different is the El Niño period was so short compared others we've had before. The Polar Vortex is deep and extreme. We've been lucky here, but the patterns do me east and we're expecting a real cold period next week.

That fire damage is really sad. I feel for the people as well as the critters who have suffered from it. The Santa Anna winds are so strong and dry and that adds to the situation more.
 
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