A red weather warning for wind covering the whole of Northern Ireland is set to come into force on Friday morning.
The red wind alert issued by the Met Office comes into place at 7am on January 24, and will remain until 2pm. It comes as a total of three warnings will be in force in NI on Friday.
All schools across Northern Ireland are required to close. It is the first red warning that has been issued in Northern Ireland since a new warning system started in 2011. The last time all NI schools were advised to close due to weather was due to Hurricane Ophelia in 2017.
The Met Office said: "Very strong winds associated with Storm Éowyn causing very dangerous conditions with widespread disruption and significant impacts expected.
"Southwesterly then westerly winds will rapidly increase from west to east during the Friday morning rush hour with peak gusts of 80-90 mph fairly widely and perhaps up to 100 mph along some exposed coasts. This brings the risk of significant disruption to transport and power supplies, as well as dangerous conditions outdoors. Winds will gradually ease from the south through Friday afternoon."
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A yellow warning also for wind comes into place from midnight on Friday and will remain in place until 11.59pm.
And an amber warning for wind has been issued, coming into force at 6am on Friday until 9pm.
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