A man in County Donegal in northern Ireland died when a tree fell over his car.
It is the only reported death so far in connection with Storm Éowyn. But thousands of train and flight departures have been cancelled and many households have been without electricity on the British Isles. As late as Friday evening, over 900,000 households lacked electricity in Ireland alone, writes RTE.
In Northern Ireland, a quarter of a million households may remain without electricity into next week, reports BBC.
"Stay at home"
In the areas around Galway on the west coast of Ireland, the wind blew with a strength of over 50 meters per second, according to Ireland's Meteorological Authority, and there were warnings of uprooted trees on roads across the country.
Please, just stay at home if you can, said Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill to BBC Radio Ulster.
Schools in Ireland and Scotland were closed and numerous flight and train departures were cancelled. In Scotland, no trains will run until at least lunchtime on Saturday. There, the wind blew at a maximum of 45 meters per second.
Residents in Scotland are also advised to stay at home. Further south, in parts of England, flooding is feared.
Continues towards Norway
The red warnings – the UK's highest warning level – were removed late in the afternoon, but the danger is not over, says Scotland's First Minister John Swinney.
The warnings for very severe weather with winds, snow, and ice continue to apply, he says to BBC.
The storm is expected to continue over the North Sea towards Norway, but is also expected to have decreased in strength by then.
