BBC Breakfast’s Carol Kirkwood told viewers to ‘be prepared’ as she shared a severe weather warning with those watching at home.

BBC Breakfast’s Carol Kirkwood issued a warning to viewers on Thursday morning, advising them to ‘be prepared’ for an incoming storm set to impact the UK. Host Charlie Stayt alerted those tuning in about a ‘stormy patch’ expected over the next few days and invited Carol to share more.

She confirmed: “That’s right Charlie, tomorrow morning especially. Tomorrow we are expecting storm Eowyn to cross us. It’s going to bring gales, severe gales, gusts of wind, especially with exposure at around 90mph. Even possibly a little bit more than that. As well as that, it’s going to have some heavy rain and for some, some transient snow.”

As a graphic of the globe appeared on screen, Carol pointed out storm Eowyn, which is currently developing rapidly. The weather presenter explained that it was swiftly moving towards the UK and would reach our shores tonight and into tomorrow.

Carol informed viewers that the storm is heading North Eastwards and will exit the far North East of the country by Saturday. She noted that while people were experiencing cold, frost and fog on Thursday morning, these conditions were set to change, reports the Express.

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BBC Breakfast’s Carol Kirkwood issues ‘severe’ update as fans given stern warning(Image: (Image: BBC))

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Discussing the storm, anticipated to strike in the early hours of Friday, she informed viewers: “The Met Office has an amber weather warning out for these areas, for the strong winds.”

The warning, displayed on screen, covered areas including Glasgow, Huddersfield, Holyhead and Portrush. Carol clarified that the warning would remain in effect until 9:00pm. A new yellow weather warning has been issued for the South East, signalling a potentially disruptive turn in conditions.

Carol explained: “We could have gusts of wind here widely 40mph to 50mph, with exposure, maybe up to 60mph.”

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Carol informed her followers where the weather warning is in place(Image: (Image: Twitter/CarolKirkwood))

The BBC star underscored the significance of the amber alert, adding: “An amber weather warning, of course, means be prepared. You can find damage to roofs, you can find small trees uprooted for example. Of course, there is likely to be disruption to travel for flights, for ferries, and bridges will have speed restrictions, all that kind of thing. So do check before you head out.”

Looking forward to Saturday’s forecast, the trusted BBC face advised that high winds would begin to subside in the far North East as the day progresses. Adding a note of caution, she continued: “A quieter period and then once again, we’ve got more wet and windy weather coming in from the West.”

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Carol told people to ‘be prepared’ ahead of the storm(Image: (Image: BBC))

Keeping the public informed on social media, Carol relayed an important message from the Met Office about the amber warning on her Twitter, now known as X, account.

In her post, she cautioned: “A Met Office Amber weather warning means: “There is an increased likelihood of impacts from severe weather, which could potentially disrupt your plans. This means there is the possibility of travel delays, road and rail closures and the potential risk to life..”