A tornado could hit western parts of the UK amid Storm Isha, the Met Office has warned.

A “tornado watch” zone was issued for parts of northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, meaning a “strong tornado” is possible in those regions.

Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: “There is a potential that we could see the odd isolated tornado largely tied in with the squally cold front mainly in western parts of the UK on Sunday evening. They can cause some significant damage but often on a very localised scale, they often don’t tend to last very long.”

It comes as Britain is blanketed by “unusual” danger-to-life wind warnings, with people warned not to travel amid 90mph gusts. The Met Office even warned the public not to sleep near windows tonight.

Rail, sea and air passengers are set to face disruption, with closures, cancellations and delays expected across many services. 

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