BRITS face travel chaos with lorries overturned and flights cancelled after tornado and red alerts in 100mph Storm Isha.
A red weather warning was in force for northern Scotland from 1am until 5am this morning – with forecasters predicting a “danger to life”.
Scots were told to expect huge waves, power cuts, damage to homes and dangerous flying debris.
Tornado Watch said there was a high chance of twisters flinging 20mm hailstones yesterday afternoon.
British Airways said that it cancelled 40 flights across the UK as winds peaked at 99mph.
Planes struggled to land at several airports, with one Ryanair flight from Manchester to Dublin diverted to Beauvais in northern France.
The M6 is closed southbound between junctions J39 and J38 in Cumbria after the storm overturned “multiple lorries”.
Thousands were left without power after the Sellafield nuclear power plant in Cumbria suspended operations.
ScotRail has cancelled all rush-hour services this morning as workers scramble to make the operator’s lines safe.
A Met Office yellow warning remains in force for the whole of Britain until midday.
Strong winds are likely to spark travel disruption and power cuts across the country.
Forecasters said that “injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible”.
Journeys by road, train, air and ferry could all take longer before the storm peters out in the coming days.
Another yellow wind warning will cover north Wales, northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland from 4pm tomorrow until midday on Wednesday.
