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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown, Libby Brooks and Lisa O'Carroll

Storm Éowyn: 4.5m people receive siren phone alert in Scotland and Northern Ireland

A hand holds a mobile phone showing the text of the alert with a computer screen behind showing weather forecasts
The siren alert was sent to every compatible mobile phone in red-warning areas and contained guidance on how to stay safe. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

More than 4.5 million people in Northern Ireland and Scotland have received a 10-second siren sound on their phones, after a rare red weather alert warned of what could be the strongest storm in generations.

The Met Office said the arrival of Storm Éowyn could bring gusts of up to 100mph and “flying debris resulting in a danger to life”.

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