UK weather: Brits told to work from home today as Storm Eunice blasts entire country with 100mph winds
BRITS are being urged to work from home as wild Storm Eunice hits today.
The urgent warning has been issued as the ARMY has been placed on standby as the UK braces for 100mph winds.
Southeastern Railway has advised people to work from home amid the blustering gale-force winds blasting Britain.
In a tweet, the train company said: "Planning to travel on Friday? Storm Eunice will affect trains, with a 50mph speed restriction in place from 10am.
"Some trains will be cancelled or revised.
"Work from home or postpone your journey if you can."
Forecasters saying gales could be stronger than those recorded on Burns Night in 1990, when wind speeds reached 107mph.
In Bristol and Wales, likely to be two of the hardest-hit areas, schools have been forced to shut over fears pupils and teachers could be in danger.
Schools in Cardiff, Swansea, most of the South Wales valleys and Bristol have closed and will move to remote learning.
Brits have been warned to NOT travel on the roads after a man tragically died during Storm Dudley's unrelenting winds last night.
The man, in his sixties, plunged around 12 feet after falling from the double-decker wagon.
It is believed he was attempting to unload heavy goods in high winds when he lost his balance.
Emergency services were called to the incident in Marston Green, near Solihull, West Mids, at 9pm last night.
Storm Eunice has now been declared a major incident by Avon and Somerset over the "potential for severe disruption" to the region.
"There is a high probability of gusts between 60-70mph inland across Wales, central and southern England, perhaps up to 80mph in a few places.
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"Along the coasts of west Wales and South West England gusts could be even higher, with 90-100mph possible. Coastal flooding on the high tides is likely around southern and western coasts of England and Wales, given huge swell created by Eunice deepening over the Atlantic.
"Snow will be an additional hazard across the far north of England and southern Scotland on the colder northern flank of the deep low, with blizzard conditions possible over high ground."