Storm Isha: Official tornado warning issued for parts of UK

Storm Isha is set to batter the UK on Sunday with wind speeds of up to 90mph predicted for parts of the country.

The storm is set to hit on Sunday evening and into the early hours of Monday. The Met Office upgraded its weather warnings on Sunday with an amber wind alert - which includes a 'danger to life' warning - covering most of the UK.

The Met Office said: "Storm Isha will bring a spell of very strong winds during Sunday evening and into Monday. Disruption to travel and utilities is likely."

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Rail, sea and air travellers are set to face disruption, with closures, cancellations and delays expected across a number of services. Avanti told passengers 'do not travel' on Sunday with other rail operators warning of severe delays. Follow our live blog here.

Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said: “We’re expecting widespread gales to affect the UK, amber warnings are in place for large parts of the country.

“There’s the potential for danger-to-life and damaging winds potentially leading to some power cuts in places, some large waves around coastal regions could bring some debris onto roads and trees could come down.”

He added: “We have a wind warning in place across the whole of the UK, it’s pretty unusual for the whole of the country to be under a blanket wind warning.”

Damage to homes and buildings, falling trees, power cuts, flying debris, large waves and even some flooding in places should also be expected, forecasters warn.

And on Sunday, The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO) have issued a 'Tornado Watch' for parts of the UK.

The 'Tornado Watch', denoted by the area highlighted in red, covers all of Northern Ireland and Ireland, most of