Storm Eunice reaches the UK

18 February 2022

Forecasters say Eunice, the UK's second storm in a week, could be one of the worst in three decades. Gusts have already exceeded 100mph in places.

Getty Images Waves crash against the sea wall at Porthcawl, south Wales, on 18 February 2022 — Porthcawl, Bridgend (above and below)

People are being urged to avoid travelling if they can and stay at home when winds reach top speeds.

The Met Office issued red warnings for south Wales and the northern coast of south-west England until 12:00.

A second red warning for wind - the highest level - covers London, the South East and parts of the South and East of England from 10:00 GMT until 15:00.

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Meanwhile, yellow warnings for snow and wind are also in place in Northern Ireland, northern England and parts of Scotland.

Here are pictures from across the UK showing wind, snow and disruption.

Damage to the roof of the O2 Arena in south-east London (above and below)

Reuters Damage to the roof of the O2 Arena in south east London, caused by Storm Eunice on 18 February 2022 — Damage to the roof of the O2 Arena in south-east London (above and below)

PA Media Damage to the roof of the O2 Arena in south east London, caused by Storm Eunice on 18 February 2022

Alamy Live News A walker passes by a Danger sign on Brighton on 18 February 2022 — Brighton, East Sussex

Alamy Live News Clevedon, North Somerset, is battered by Huge waves as Storm Eunice arrive on the high spring tide on 18 February 2022 — Clevedon, Somerset

A still from a video showing the top section of the spire at St Thomas's Church in Wells, Somerset, falling. The Grade II-listed church was built in the 1850s

BBC A still from a video showing the top section of the spire at St Thomas's Church in Wells, Somerset, falls to the ground due to strong winds from Storm Eunice on 18 February 2022 — A still from a video showing the top section of the spire at St Thomas's Church in Wells, Somerset, falling. The Grade II-listed church was built in the 1850s

PA Media A person fights against the wind on the seafront in Porthcawl, Bridgend, on 18 February 2022 — Porthcawl, Bridgend

The roof of a building blown on to railway tracks in Banbury, Oxfordshire

NetworkRail / PA Media The roof of a building blown onto railway tracks in Banbury, Oxfordshire, on 18 February 2022 — The roof of a building blown on to railway tracks in Banbury, Oxfordshire

Alamy Live News Storm Eunice and rough seas bring huge crashing waves along Aberystwyth promenade — Aberystwyth promenade (above and below)

Two cars crushed under a fallen tree in the village of Walditch, just outside Bridport, Dorset

Shutterstock Two cars crushed under a fallen tree in the village of Walditch, just outside Bridport, Dorset, on 18 February 2022 — Two cars crushed under a fallen tree in the village of Walditch, just outside Bridport, Dorset

Tom Cox / PA Media A fallen tree in Bude, Cornwall, as Storm Eunice hits the UK on 18 February 2022 — A fallen tree in Bude, Cornwall

A lorry blown over on the M4 in Margam, Neath Port Talbot

PA Media A lorry blown over on the M4 in Margam, Neath Port Talbot, on 18 February 2022 — A lorry blown over on the M4 in Margam, Neath Port Talbot

A fallen branch on a car in a car park in Lyme Regis, Dorset

PA Media A fallen branch on a car in a car park in Lyme Regis, west Dorset, as Storm Eunice hits the south coast on 18 February 2022 — A fallen branch on a car in a car park in Lyme Regis, Dorset

Council workers and members of the public attempt to clear a fallen tree from the A394 road near Penzance, Cornwall

Getty Images Council workers and members of the public attempt to clear a fallen tree from the A394 road on 18 February 2022 near Penzance, Cornwall — Council workers and members of the public attempt to clear a fallen tree from the A394 road near Penzance, Cornwall

PA Media Snow falls in Scotland against a backdrop of Edinburgh Castle as Storm Eunice sweeps across the UK on 18 February 2022 — Edinburgh Castle

Shutterstock Storm Eunice and snow arrives in Paisley, Renfrewshire, on 18 February 2022 — Paisley, Renfrewshire

PA Media Waves crash over the sea wall at the harbour in Lyme Regis in Dorset as Storm Eunice hits the south coast on 18 February 2022 — Lyme Regis, Dorset

A coastguard search-and-rescue team asks a swimmer to come out of the sea in New Brighton, Merseyside

PA Media A coastguard search and rescue team ask a swimmer to come out of the sea in New Brighton, Merseyside, on 18 Fenruary 2022 — A coastguard search-and-rescue team asks a swimmer to come out of the sea in New Brighton, Merseyside

PA Media Fresh snowfall in Barden Moor, North Yorkshire, as Storm Eunice sweeps across the UK on 18 February 2022 — Barden Moor, North Yorkshire

PA Media Waves hits Porthleven on the Cornish coast as Storm Eunice makes landfall on 18 February 2022 — Porthleven, Cornwall (above and below)

Tow Law, County Durham (above and below)

PA Media A local butcher carries his shop sign across a snowy pavement in Tow Law, County Durham, as Storm Eunice sweeps across the UK on 18 February 2022 — Tow Law, County Durham (above and below)

PA Media A woman clears snow from her car in Tow Law, County Durham, as Storm Eunice sweeps across the UK on 18 February 2022

PA Media A person clears snow in Tow Law, County Durham, on 18 February 2022

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