The last big storm to hit the West Midlands, Storm Darragh, brought down hundreds of trees and a car driver died in Erdington when one hit his car. Elsewhere, a Poundland shop window shattered in Kings Heath, disrupting traffic, while in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, a giant cedar tree dating back to Victorian times was brought down.

The West Midlands is braced for strong winds, rain and even snow as Storm Éowyn is set to batter the UK with gusts of up to 90mph on the way.

Record high winds from Storm Eowyn battered Ireland and Northern Ireland on Friday, leaving one man dead and almost one-third of Irish homes and businesses without power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.

Storm Eowyn caused havoc Friday as it battered Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, killing one person and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power, flights grounded and schools shut, officials said.

Strong winds of up to 80mph (129km/h) are expected in parts of Yorkshire on Friday, as Storm Éowyn brings disruption to the region. An amber weather warning issued by the Met Office covers large parts of the county,

Winds of up to 100mph are forecast during Storm Éowyn with a large part of Scotland's central belt and the south west under a red "danger to life" weather warning. Almost all schools have been closed ahead of the red alert,