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Update at 3pm on Friday, 24 January, 2025

Police Scotland is urging the public to follow travel advice as the impacts from Storm Eowyn continue to be felt.

The Met Office’s Red weather warning expires at 5pm, however an Amber warning for high winds is in place until 9pm for the central and southern / border areas and 6am on Saturday, 25 January for north of the central belt. The public should continue to avoid travel during the adverse weather.

A driver has been seriously injured following a single-vehicle collision on Ayr Road in Mauchline at around 7:10am this morning. Another driver was injured when a tree fell on their van in the Balmore Road area of Glasgow at around 9:05am this morning. Enquiries into these incidents are at an early stage.

Assistant Chief Constable Mark Sutherland, who is leading the multi-agency response to Storm Eowyn, said: “We have seen significant disruption across the country, particularly in the areas affected by the red weather warning. First and foremost, our thoughts are with those who have been injured and those impacted by the weather.

“The high winds are forecast to continue, with Amber warnings in place into this evening and tomorrow morning.

“It is concerning that there has been a large number of HGVs on the road. We have responded to 11 incidents so far where HGVs have overturned due to high winds and I want to reiterate the advice that you should not travel in or to areas under the red weather warning. Additionally, I would urge the public to avoid travelling in areas affected by the Amber warning and consider delaying your travel until conditions improve. We don’t ask you to do this lightly and we make this ask with public safety at the forefront of decision-making.

“Roads are likely to be affected by debris for some time to come and motorists should drive with caution when it is safe to return to the roads.”

ACC Sutherland continued: “Police Scotland will continue to work closely alongside partners including emergency services, local authorities and health and social care to respond to Storm Eowyn. Local Resilience Partnerships are meeting to ensure a co-ordinated response and to provide support.”

Update at 11.30am on Friday, 24 January, 2025

Do not travel in Dumfries and Galloway is the message from Police Scotland.

The red weather warning has been extended to cover the M74 and A75.

We are reminding the public not to travel in or to the areas affected by the red weather warning.

Around 11,000 homes are without power in Dumfries and Galloway, and the A75 is closed due to a number of incidents.

Update at 5.50pm on Thursday, 23 January, 2025

In addition to the below update at 1.30pm, an Emergency Alert text message has been issued. Emergency Alerts is an official government service, alongside emergency services, that will warn you if there’s a danger to life.

Please follow the instructions on the alert, which will advise you to search online for gov.uk/alerts and the Met Office for more information.

Update at 1:30pm on Thursday, 23 January, 2025

A Met Office warning for high winds has been upgraded to a RED warning for parts of Scotland on Friday, 24 January between 10am and 5pm. We are advising the public not to travel in, or to, the areas affected by the RED warning during the period of the weather.

The RED warning covers the following areas:

• Central, Tayside & Fife (Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Fife, Stirling)
• SW Scotland, Lothian Borders (Dumfries & Galloway, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders, West Lothian)
• Strathclyde (Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire

The full Met Office warning can be accessed via this link – UK weather warnings - Met Office

Additional AMBER warnings for WIND also remain in place across the country on Friday, 24 January from 6am and we are advising the public to avoid travel in and to these areas.

Please follow @policescotland and @trafficscotland on Twitter/X for up-to-date travel information.

The Ready Scotland website has useful information about adverse weather, including how to secure your home from the danger of storms.

Other useful links:

General advice for road users

Police Scotland is advising all road users to avoid any form of travel during the period of the Met Office Red Weather Warning.

• Conditions for travel may be extremely dangerous with disruption and significant delays
• • Roads should be kept clear for emergency services and essential road maintenance vehicles
• Congestion caused by vehicles may restrict emergency services, recovery vehicles, gritters and snowploughs from providing essential assistance
• Always consider the consequences of driving when there is a warning to not travel or avoid travel
• Listen to media broadcasts, including radio, for updates Traffic Scotland radio player | Traffic Scotland or visit Traffic Scotland | Trunk road traffic updates & route planner
• Follow your local authority for the latest updates in your area via Facebook, Twitter/X or their website
• Other information can be found on Met Office, Ready Scot. For public transport information visit Traveline.

Update at 4pm on Wednesday, 22 January 2025

The Met Office has issued an AMBER Weather warning for WIND.

As such, there may be a HIGH RISK OF DISRUPTION for road users in the following areas:

• Central, Tayside & Fife (Angus, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Falkirk, Fife, Perth & Kinross, Stirling)• Grampian (Aberdeenshire)• Highlands & Eilean Siar (Highland)• SW Scotland, Lothian Borders (Dumfries & Galloway, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders, West Lothian • Strathclyde (Argyll & Bute, Eat Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire,East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire)

The AMBER warning is effective from 0600 hours on Friday 24th to 2100 on Friday 24th January 2025.

This runs in conjunction with a YELLOW weather warning for WINDwhich is effective from 0000 hours on Friday 24th to 1500 hours on Saturday 25th January in the following areas:

• Central, Tayside & Fife (Angus, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Falkirk, Fife, Perth & Kinross, Stirling)• Grampian (Aberdeenshire, Moray)• Highlands & Eilean Siar (Na h-Eileanan Siar, Highland)• SW Scotland, Lothian Borders (Dumfries & Galloway, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders, West Lothian • Strathclyde (Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire,East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire)And a further YELLOW weather warning for SNOW which is effective from 0300 hours on Friday 24th to 1200 hours on Friday 24th January in the following areas:• Central, Tayside & Fife (Angus, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Falkirk, Fife, Perth & Kinross, Stirling)• Grampian (Aberdeenshire, Moray)• Highlands & Eilean Siar (Na h-Eileanan Siar, Highland)• SW Scotland, Lothian Borders (Dumfries & Galloway, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders, West Lothian • Strathclyde (Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire)

The full Met Office warning can be accessed via this link UK weather warnings - Met Office 

Details on Amber weather warning:

Storm Éowyn will move across the northwest of the UK on Friday, clearing to the northeast on Friday night. This will bring a spell of very strong west to southwesterly winds, with peak gusts of 60-70 mph fairly widely inland, 70-80 mph in some areas, and 80-90 mph along more exposed coasts and hills (perhaps even higher in a few locations). It should be noted that there may be a slight reduction in wind strength for a time as the centre of Storm Éowyn passes overhead, this most likely in parts of Northern Ireland and western Scotland, before winds rapidly increase again. Winds will gradually ease later on Friday.

General advice for road users:

• Plan ahead and avoid unnecessary travel• All road users should consider if they really need to travel during adverse weather• Consider delaying travel until conditions improve• If you are travelling on the roads, prepare yourself and your vehicle for the conditions• Ensure your mobile phone is charged and plan your journey, including an alternative route• Have sufficient fuel, warm clothing, food and water in case you’re delayed• Do not ignore road closure signs – they are for your safety• Congestion caused by vehicles may restrict emergency services and recovery vehicles from providing essential assistance• Listen to media broadcasts, including radio, for updates Traffic Scotland radio player | Traffic Scotland |Traffic Scotland radio player | Traffic Scotland  or visit Traffic Scotland | Trunk road traffic updates & route planner• Follow your local authority for the latest updates in your area via Facebook, Twitter/X or their website• Other information can be found on the Met Office and Ready Scotland websites. For public transport information visit https://www.traveline.info. • Follow @policescotland and @trafficscotland on Twitter/X for up-to-date travel information.

Wind

HGV and bus drivers should drive with extreme caution and be aware you may be asked to park at a suitable position by the police.Drivers of vehicles vulnerable to being blown over should plan theirroute to avoid exposed areas or consider cancelling your journey until conditions improve.

Cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians should consider the risk of being blown over or into the path of other road users.