Storm Éowyn Set to Hit UK With Damaging Winds, Heavy Rains
- Storm forecast to arrive Thursday with gusts of 80 mph
- National Rail is already warning of possible disruptions
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Winter Storm Éowyn is gathering strength, supercharged by the Arctic blast that moved through the US, and has the potential to trigger power outages and travel disruptions across the UK later this week.
Authorities have expanded and upgraded warnings, forecasting the storm could bring heavy rain and wind gusts of 80 miles (129 kilometers) per hour to Ireland on Thursday, before moving through Northern Ireland, southern Scotland, Wales and northwest England. Gusts of 90 mph are possible in coastal areas.