A rare “stay at home” warning has been issued for parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a severe storm lashes the region, bringing dangerous 100mph (160 kmh) winds and unleashing travel chaos.

A​ powerful "bomb cyclone" named Storm Éowyn (pronounced AY-oh-win) has pummeled parts of Ireland and the United Kingdom with fierce winds and heavy rainfall today, and it has roots in the historic winter storm that just hit the U.

Storm Éowyn has been named by the Met Office and will bring severe gales to parts of the United Kingdom on Friday. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for wind on Friday and Saturday.

Coastal areas in south and southwest England and most of Wales are on alert ahead of a major storm system that has triggered warnings of dangerous conditions and disruption across the UK and Ireland.

(LONDON) -- A massive storm is battering parts of the U.K. and Ireland today, bringing devastating winds, heavy rain and snow, according to the Met Office, the United Kingdom’s national weather and climate service.

As the United Kingdom braces for Storm Éowyn, Met Office maps show exactly where the strongest winds will hit.

A bomb cyclone hit Ireland and the United Kingdom on Thursday into Friday, preliminarily setting a new wind record for Ireland of 114 mph at Mace Head, after which point the wind equipment stopped reporting.

Storm Éowyn is set to cause chaos and bring major disruption across the United Kingdom over the weekend ... are expected to be the worst hit, the Met Office have issued two yellow weather ...

A red weather warning for wind has been issued, with gusts expected to reach up to 100mph in parts of Scotland.

Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.

An enormous bomb cyclone will slam Ireland late Thursday, bringing intense rain and wind on its way to delivering a separate blow to the United Kingdom. Damaging winds are expected across a wide swath of the region.