BRITS have been ordered not to travel "under ANY circumstances" as 90mph Storm Arwen brings blizzards.
A rare red alert has been slapped along a stretch of Britain's north-east coast - where buildings are at risk of collapse under the strain of heavy coastal gales.
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Brits have been ordered not to travel "under ANY circumstances", Northern Ireland pictured Credit: MARGARET MCLAUGHLIN PICTURES / MCLAUGHLINPRESS.COM 07711932889 NO UNAUTHORISED USE 7
A rare red alert has been issued as Storm Arwen brings chaos 7
A snow plough is seen on the A9 about 15 miles south of Inverness Credit: Northpix
Now, the Scottish Government has ordered motorists to stay OFF the roads because of a "potential risk to life" in the terrible storm.
The move has sparked a rush to get home, as rural communities fear they will be cut off all together in the upcoming gales.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney said: "The decision by the Met Office to issue a rare red weather warning for strong winds signals a potentially damaging and dangerous risk to life in some areas of Scotland.
"People in these affected areas should not travel under any circumstances, including motorists.
"Yellow and amber weather warnings also remain in place for a number of areas and people should continue to exercise extreme caution and plan any necessary journeys in advance as there is disruption to transport services.
"The Scottish Government is in close contact with local authorities and the emergency services to ensure people in the affected areas receive the latest information, advice and support where needed."
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The red weather warning will be in place for all coastal areas within Angus, Dundee, Fife, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders.
This warning is in place from 3pm on Friday until 2am on Saturday.
Meanwhile, train operator London North Eastern Railway has issued a "do not travel" alert to customers as its services will be "significantly disrupted due to severe weather" until Sunday.
The firm runs trains on the East Coast Main Line between London and Scotland, calling at stations including Leeds, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
Network Rail will close the East Coast route north of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, from 5pm on Friday.
TRANSPORT CHAOS
Passengers are being warned further closures could be imposed elsewhere on the route.
Warrick Dent, LNER safety and operations director, said: "We are encouraging our customers with tickets dated for today, November 26, and this coming weekend to defer their travel arrangements where possible.
"We expect services to be extremely busy throughout the weekend and advise customers to check our website and social channels for the latest information."
It comes as early snowfall brings congestion levels soaring by almost a THIRD - with the weather only set to get worse.
Real-time traffic data shows roads in wind-struck areas are already seeing more than 100 miles of tailbacks - up to 27 per cent more traffic than usual.
And the weather is only set to worsen, as the UK braces for a "little ice age" bringing the mercury plummeting as low as -11C amid "prolonged periods of snowfall" in England and Wales later this month.
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Brits are bracing for travel CHAOS, Inverness today, pictured Credit: Pete Summers / Story Picture Agency 7
Real-time traffic data shows roads in wind-struck areas are already seeing more than 100 miles of tailbacks, Aberdeenshire pictured 7
Traffic is seen carefully traversing the Carrbridge junction of the A9 in the Highlands today Credit: Northpix
In Edinburgh, the congestion level has already hit 79 per cent - up 28 per cent on the usual figures seen at this time of day.
A total of 112 traffic jams have so far been reported in the Scottish city, stretching back a whopping 42miles.
Meanwhile in Newcastle, the congestion level has hit 51 per cent, up 18 per cent on average, with 69 miles-worth of tailbacks.
Low-pressure system Storm Arwen is wreaking havoc on the UK - with extremely "strong winds" bringing vast swathes of the north to a standstill.
An amber weather warning stretching from the north-east coast of Scotland down to Scarborough warns of huge waves and strong winds until 9am on Saturday.
Flying debris from the ocean carries a risk of injury and "danger to life", the Met Office warns.
And another amber wind warning has been issued for tomorrow morning, as the south-west coast of England braces for travel disruption.
A yellow warning for snow kicks in across swathes of Scotland from 2pm today - with the Met Office claiming "blizzard conditions" and three inches of snow will bring mass travel disruption.
And from tomorrow, up to three inches of snow could fall as far south as London.
The Met Office warns: "An area of rain will move southwards across central, southern and southeast England on Saturday morning.
"Whilst this is expected to be mostly of rain there is a chance that this will turn to snow in places, even to low levels.
"There is a chance of 25cm of snow falling in some locations and perhaps up to 8cm over some of the higher ground above 150-200m.
"Were this to occur some disruption is likely but this would be short lived with any snow melting during the morning.
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One man used skis as he walked through the snow in Scotland Credit: Northpix
UK weather forecast for Friday 26 November - Storm Arwen sparks danger to life warnings
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