Follow live as Storm Eowyn hits Ireland, with winds expected to reach up to 100mph in what's been described as one of the "most severe storms". The entire UK is covered by alerts for wind and a rare red weather warning will be in place for parts of Britain tomorrow.

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.

The storm, named Eowyn, is being fueled by the same weather pattern that has brought brutal cold and a rare winter storm to the Southern United States.