A FULL list of schools CLOSED today has been been revealed as Storm Eowyn batters the UK with 114mph winds.
All schools in Northern Ireland have been forced to keep pupils at home today as a third rare red weather warning was issued.
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AlamyHuge waves crash in by Brighton Palace Pier as Storm Eowyn batters Britain[/caption]
Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man have been placed under the alerts – where rail services and hundreds of flights are scrapped.
Elsewhere, a tornado warning came into force between Bristol and London, according to the European Storm Forecast Experiment.
It comes after residents in Cornwall already experienced a small twister which left house roofs torn off and walls collapsed this morning.
Meanwhile a gust of 93mph has now been recorded at Aberdaron in Gwynedd, north Wales – the strongest gust so far today in the UK, the Met Office said.
Northern Ireland
All schools in Northern Ireland have been told to close today.
These include schools in all of the country’s council areas:
Antrim and Newtownabbey
Ards and North Down
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Belfast City
Causeway Coast and Glens
Derry City and Strabane
District Council – Enniskillen Office
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Mid and East Antrim
Mid Ulster
Newry, Mourne and Down
First Minister of Northern Ireland, Michelle O’Neill, warned the red weather alerts mean “there is a genuine threat to life”.
She urged people to stay at home and “stay safe”.
“Schools are closing, further and higher education colleges are closing, airports are keeping the situation under review,” added the First Minister.
“We’re encouraging only essential travel, only where it is absolutely necessary.”
Wales
In Anglesey the school closures are as follows
Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones
Ysgol Amlwch
Ysgol Cemaes
Ysgol Goronwy Owen
Ysgol Llanfechell
Ysgol Moelfre
Ysgol Penysarn
Ysgol Rhosybol
Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern
Ysgol Bryngwran
Ysgol Y Ffridd
Ysgol Llannerch-y-medd
Ysgol Y Morswyn
Ysgol Pencarnisiog
Ysgol Rhyd Y Llan
Ysgol Gyrnadd Bodedern
Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi
Ysgol Cybi
Ysgol Fali
Ysgol Kingsland
Ysgol Llanfawr
Ysgol Rhoscolyn
Ysgol Rhosneigr
Ysgol Santes Fair
Ysgol Tywyn
Ysgol Caergeiliog
Ysgol Bodffordd
Ysgol Corn Hir
Ysgol Esceifiog
Ysgol Henblas
Ysgol Llanbedrgoch
Ysgol Santes Dwynwen
Ysgol Y Graig
Ysgol Brynrefail
Ysgol Pendalar
Ysgol Tryfan
Scotland
In Scotland, the only council areas which have NOT issued school closures are:
Fife
Falkirk
Stirling
City of Edinburgh
East Dunbartonshireer’s
ALL other councils have announced full school closures.
In Aberdeenshire Council, the following schools will be closed:
Aberchirder Primary School
Aboyne Academy
Aboyne Primary School
Alehousewells School
Alford Academy
Alford Primary School
Anna Ritchie School
Arduthie School
Arnage School
Auchenblae School
Auchnagatt School
Auchterellon School
Auchterless School
Ballater School
Ballogie Nursery
Balmedie School
Banchory Academy
Banchory Primary School
Banchory-Devenick School
Banff Academy
Banff Primary School
Barthol Chapel School
Bervie School
Boddam School
Bracoden School
Braemar School
Buchanhaven Primary School
Burnhaven School
Carronhill School
Catterline School
Chapel of Garioch School
Clerkhill School
Cluny School
Craigievar School
Crathes School
Crathie School
Crimond School
Crombie School
Crossroads Nursery, Durris
Crudie School
Cultercullen School
Dales Park School
Daviot School
Drumblade School
Drumoak School
Dunnottar School (Nursery Currently Mothballed)
Durris School
Echt School
Ellon Academy
Ellon Primary School
Elrick School
Fetterangus School
Fettercairn School
Fintry School, Turriff
Finzean School
Fordyce School
Forgue School
Foveran School
Fraserburgh Academy
Fraserburgh North School
Fraserburgh South Park School
Fyvie School
Glenbervie School
Gordon Primary School
Gordon Schools (The)
Gourdon School
Greenacres Nursery
Hatton Fintray School
Hatton School, Cruden
Hill of Banchory School
Hillside School
Insch School
Inverallochy School
Inverurie Academy
Johnshaven School
Keithhall School
Kellands School
Kemnay Academy
Kemnay Primary School
Kennethmont School
Kincardine O’Neil School
Kinellar School
King Edward School
Kininmonth School
Kintore School
Lairhillock School
Largue School
Laurencekirk School
Lochpots School
Logie Coldstone School
Logie Durno School
Longside School
Lumphanan School
Lumsden School
Luthermuir School
Macduff Primary School
Mackie Academy
Marykirk School
Maud School
Mearns Academy – Closed to pupils only
Meethill School
Meiklemill School
Meldrum Academy
Meldrum School
Methlick School
Midmar School
Midmill School
Mill O’ Forest School
Mintlaw Academy
Mintlaw School
Monquhitter School
Monymusk School
New Deer School
New Machar School
New Pitsligo and St John’s School
Newburgh Mathers School
Newtonhill School
Old Rayne School
Ordiquhill School
Oyne School
Peterhead Academy
Peterhead Central School
Pitfour School
Pitmedden School
Port Elphinstone School
Portlethen Academy
Portlethen School
Portsoy School
Premnay School
Rathen School
Rayne North School
Redmyre School
Rhynie School
Rosehearty School
Rothienorman School
Sandhaven School
Skene School
Slains School
St Andrew’s School, Inverurie
St Andrews School, Fraserburgh
St Combs School
St Cyrus School
St Fergus School
Strathburn School
Strathdon School
Strichen School
Stuartfield School
Tarland School
Tarves School
Tipperty School
Torphins School
Tough School Transport not operating
Towie School
Turriff Academy
Turriff Primary School
Tyrie School
Udny Green School
Uryside School
Westfield School
Westhill Academy – Changes to transport routes
Westhill Primary School
Whitehills School
First Minister of Scotland John Sweeney warned: “The Met Office advice is clear, the potential impacts include danger to life, structural damage to property and transport and power disruptions.
“We have to be clear, people should not travel.
“Red weather warnings like this are very rare. Our message is simple, please follow the advice from the Met Office and the police, take this seriously and stay safe.”
It comes as the Met Office said Storm Eowyn is likely to damage buildings, uproot trees and cause power cuts.
Ronaldsway Airport, in the Isle of Man, announced it will remain closed.
Analysis of flight tracking website FlightRadar24 shows at least 334 flights have been cancelled.
Calmac Ferries on Scotland’s west coast and Steam Packet Ferries between Heysham and the Isle of Man both also confirmed planned sailings had been cancelled today.
Train operator ScotRail suspended all services across Scotland today, saying it “would not be safe to operate passenger services due to forecast weather conditions”.
A number of train companies including Avanti West Coast, Lumo, CrossCountry and Grand Central have also told customers not to travel on routes across parts of north Wales, Scotland and northern England with no services running.
Passengers and motorists in areas covered by red and amber weather warnings have been told to avoid travel “unless absolutely essential”.
National Highways said the A66 between the A1M in North Yorkshire and M6 in Cumbria, as well as the A628 Woodhead Pass in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, were both closed overnight due to strong winds.
Further south, the M48 Severn Bridge was closed due to strong winds, while the Tamar Bridge on the A38 between Devon and Cornwall was closed to high-sided vehicles until 5am.
Avon and Somerset reported a number of local roads had been blocked due to fallen trees, advising motorists to “take care when travelling”.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland described the storm as an “exceptional weather event” and said it was expected to bring the strongest winds seen in the country since 1998.
AlamyRoofs were torn off and walls collapsed into the street in Cornwall after a tornado hit[/caption]
Bav MediaFrustrated passengers delayed this morning at Heathrow Airport[/caption]
Dave NelsonStorm Eowyn Batters the North Shore at Blackpool[/caption]
Red warnings for wind have been issued by the Met Office in Northern Ireland from 7am until 2pm on Friday, and for western and central areas of Scotland between 10am and 5pm.
Gusts of 80 to 90mph are expected widely inland in the warning areas, with speeds of up to 100mph likely along coasts, the forecaster said.
Amber wind warnings are also in place for Northern Ireland, the southern half of Scotland, northern England and north Wales between 6am and 9pm on Friday, and the northern half of Scotland from 1pm on Friday to 6am on Saturday.
Winds reaching 60 to 70mph will be widespread in these warning areas.
There is a yellow wind warning covering most of the UK for the entirety of Friday.
And smaller yellow warnings for snow in Scotland from 6am to midnight, and rain in south-west England and Wales until 9am.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “We reserve the issuing of Red Warnings for the most severe weather which represents a likely danger to life and severe disruption, and that is the case with Storm Éowyn.
“While it will be widely very windy on Friday, with additional hazards from rain and snow, the strongest winds and most significant impacts are likely in Northern Ireland and central and southwestern parts of Scotland within the Red Warning areas, where winds could gust 80-90 mph quite widely for a time, and potentially up to 100 mph for exposed coasts in particular.”
The Met Office has issues rare red weather warning
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