Storm Herminia to Slam UK with 80mph Winds Just Hours After Eowyn’s Devastation

Storm Herminia is poised to wreak havoc across the UK, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain just 48 hours after Storm Eowyn lashed the nation with record-breaking 100mph gusts.

The South West, already reeling from Eowyn’s impact, is under 18 flood warnings and 123 flood alerts issued by the Environment Agency. On Sunday morning, winds of 82mph were recorded in Predannack, south Cornwall.

The Met Office has issued multiple yellow weather warnings, cautioning that the severe weather could pose a “danger to life.” Thousands of homes and businesses in the South West are experiencing power outages, while flooding and fallen trees have created widespread chaos. Coastal residents have been urged to avoid the shoreline due to massive storm waves.

Named by the Spanish meteorological service where it originated, Storm Herminia has triggered yellow warnings for wind and rain across much of England and Wales, set to last until late tonight or early tomorrow. Northern Ireland is under a separate wind warning until 7 p.m. Sunday.

Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan told The Mirror, “It’s also going to be wet and windy over the next few days in southern parts of the UK in particular.” He added, “Certainly tonight in the southeast of the UK, we could see some briefly very strong winds, and we could also see some very strong winds across Cornwall and Devon tomorrow in particular.”

Monday will see the wet weather moving north, with heavy winds continuing to batter coastal areas in the south and west. Yellow weather warnings will remain across much of England and Wales before being scaled back to southern regions on Tuesday. Conditions are expected to improve later in the week.

Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey emphasized that Storm Herminia’s winds, while significant, will not match the intensity of Eowyn. “This is certainly going to be a notch down compared to Eowyn. While there is the potential for 60 to 70mph gusts of wind across the far southwest, we’re not going to see the same strengths of winds as we have over the last couple of days,” he explained.

Following an emergency COBRA meeting on Saturday, government ministers are overseeing recovery efforts, with engineers dispatched from England to Northern Ireland and Scotland to assist areas severely affected by Storm Eowyn.

Vautrey warned that areas already damaged by Eowyn may be more vulnerable. “Places currently have a lower threshold for wind strengths at this stage, following all the disruption and damage,” he said. “The risk of localized flooding, further flying debris, and travel disruption is still possible as we head into the start of the new working week.”

Residents are advised to stay vigilant as Herminia makes its way across the country, with recovery efforts expected to ramp up once the storm subsides.