Millions sent ‘risk to life’ emergency alert on phones as Storm Darragh approaches

Winds of up to 90mph, risk of tornadoes and a rare ‘danger to life’ warning – Storm Darragh is on the approach.

The fourth named storm of the winter season is already bringing rain and heavy gusts to the west coast of England and Wales.

But the worst is yet to come with a red Met Office weather warning in place for wind between 3am and 11am tomorrow in areas covering west and south Wales across the Bristol Channel into England.

In these areas, people could be killed from flying debris and falling trees, the Met Office has warned.

The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (Torro) has also issued a warning for the possibility of tornadoes.

Red weather warnings are the most severe and the last time one was issued was in January for winds in northeast Scotland.

There are also amber warnings covering Northern Ireland, Wales and the west coast of England on Saturday morning.