Record high winds from Storm Eowyn battered Ireland and Northern Ireland on Friday, leaving one man dead and almost one-third of Irish homes and businesses without power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.
Ireland has called in help from England and France to restore power to hundreds of thousands of people after the most disruptive storm for years.
Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are under the top-level red weather warnings for wind from early on Friday.
Ireland and Northern Ireland braced for a storm that officials warned could be one of the most dangerous they have faced when it hits early on Friday, forcing the closure of schools, universities and public transport.
Damage and power outages have been reported Friday as energy from a storm system that produced record snowfall along the Gulf Coast is bashing Western Europe with heavy precipitation and powerful wind gusts.
Storm Eowyn brought record 183 km/h winds to Ireland, causing widespread damage, power outages, and flight cancellations. Northern Ireland and Scotland also faced school closures and transport disruptions,
Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.
Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland are braced for a storm spiraling in from the Atlantic, bringing gusts of up to 100 m.p.h., with forecasters warning of a danger to life.
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Dublin: Ireland recorded its strongest ever wind gusts on Friday as destructive Storm Eowyn barrelled in from the Atlantic, cutting power,
Storm Eowyn caused havoc Friday as it battered Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, killing one person and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power, flights grounded and schools shut, officials said.
Record high winds from Storm Eowyn battered Ireland and Northern Ireland on Friday, leaving 560,000 homes and businesses without power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and the closure of schools and public transport.