Members of the public are being urged to only make essential journeys as Storm Eunice is expected to hit Greater Manchester.
The storm is expected to hit the city-region with 60-70mph winds tomorrow from about 10am until 4pm and forecasters are warning that winds may disrupt transport and cause damage to property.
Agencies from across Greater Manchester have come together as the Greater Manchester resilience forum to plan ahead for the possible impact.
Transport for Greater Manchester say the storm is likely to cause significant disruption to public transport networks through delayed or cancelled services.
Assistant Chief Constable Wasim Chaudhry, Chair of the GM Resilience Forum said: “I'm confident that together we are all well prepared, have the people and resources in place that we may need and a strong plan to respond to incidents if we need to.
“We've learnt from previous bad weather events - including storm Dudley from earlier this week - and are well placed to handle any arising problems.”
“We're asking people to restrict their movements to essential travel only and if they must travel during the storm to take extra care and check arrangements before they set off.”
Alex Cropper, Interim Head of Operations at TfGM, added: “There is a risk that debris such as trees or branches could be blown onto tracks, disrupting services and damaging equipment.
“With the Met Office warning that the weather could result in a danger to life, I’d strongly urge people to stay safe and think carefully before travelling and travel only if absolutely necessary.”
The Met Office has issued a rare Red Weather Warning as Storm Eunice is expected to bring extremely strong winds and continued disruption for much of the UK on Friday.
The Red Weather Warning for wind covers southwest coastal areas of the UK, where the most significant gusts in exposed areas could be in excess of 90mph from early Friday morning.
Greater Manchester has an Amber Weather Warning in force from 0500 until 2100 tomorrow (Friday 18th January)
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