The last big storm to hit the West Midlands, Storm Darragh, brought down hundreds of trees and a car driver died in Erdington when one hit his car. Elsewhere, a Poundland shop window shattered in Kings Heath, disrupting traffic, while in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, a giant cedar tree dating back to Victorian times was brought down.

The West Midlands is braced for strong winds and rain as flights are cancelled from Birmingham Airport to Scotland and Ireland.

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Rail services and flights are disrupted and police receive numerous calls about fallen trees.

The Met Office has issued an urgent update on a previously issued red alert as Storm Eowyn causes mass chaos across the UK with widespread travel disruptions and school closures. Red wind warnings are in effect in Northern Ireland until 2pm on Friday and in western central and southern areas of Scotland until 5pm.

The Met Office has issued an ice warning for the entire West Midlands region. The warning is in place from 3am until 10am tomorrow on Saturday (January 25), lasting for seven hours.

With Storm Éowyn battering Britain, several social media users reacted to warnings issued by the Met Office, with comments ranging from fairly sane to absolutely nuts.