The Government has called a Corba meeting this afternoon to discuss the response to Storm Eunice.
Home Office minister Damian Hinds told ITV's Good Morning Britain said the Cobra civil contingenices committee would meet later and would be chaired by Cabinet Office minister Michael Ellis, reports Birmingham Live.
Mr Hinds said: "Cobra have been convened about making sure the readiness is in place for this storm. Obviously it comes right on the back of Storm Dudley.
"We have had to learn a lot of lessons from previous events like Storm Arwen and others.
"There are troops as you know at readiness if needed, if military assistance is called for, the Environment Agency are of course on the ground, the network operators themselves are also in readiness."
The storm is battering much of the UK with gale-force winds, causing disruption to travel and power supplies.
British Airways said the rate of aircraft permitted to land at Heathrow Airport "is being reduced due to gale force winds".
It tweeted: "High winds and poor weather may cause last-minute delays, but we will do everything in our power to minimise any disruption that results."
Transport for London (TfL) urged people to avoid non-essential travel in the capital.
A spokeswoman said: "Due to the Met Office's red warning over Storm Eunice, customers are advised to only travel if essential, and those who need to should check before they travel using our website and the TfL Go app.
"We are doing all we can to ensure we are prepared for any impact with extra staff ready to respond quickly to any incidents, but some services will be affected by the extreme weather.
"We are also urging Londoners to please take care if they travel around the city."
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