Met Office weather warnings are in place across the UK today as the Spanish named Storm Herminia arrives in the UK and Ireland. The Met Office has warned the damage could be more widespread due to the impact of Storm Eowyn.

Flights have been delayed, roads closed and ferry services cancelled as 100mph winds pose a danger to life in parts of the UK on Friday morning. Rail services and flights have been axed, with rare red weather warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland as Storm Eowyn is likely to damage buildings,

We’re about to see the back of Storm Eowyn – but the miserable UK weather isn’t going with it. Eowyn (pronounced ‘Ay-oh-win’) pelted the UK yesterday with record-breaking 114mph winds – the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane.

Hurricane force winds posing danger to life have hit the UK, as millions of people have been urged to stay at home

With Storm Éowyn battering Britain, several social media users reacted to warnings issued by the Met Office, with comments ranging from fairly sane to absolutely nuts.