The storm is crazy about the British Isles, in places bringing record -breaking winds of wind. According to local media, at least one person died due to dangerous weather conditions. There is no electricity in many regions, and in places of electricity delivery can be restored in over a week.
On Friday, a storm hit the British Isles, which was called Eown. The Irish Meteorological Service Met Eireann reported that on Friday at 5 o'clock the gushing of the wind near Galway (Mace Head) on the west coast of Ireland reached an speed of 183 kilometers per hour. The previous wind speed record in this region (182 km/h) came from 1945.
Around noon, the wind began to gain strength in Northern Ireland. A gust at 148 km/h was recorded in Killowen in Down. It was even stronger in Scotland, where a gust exceeding 160 km/h was registered in the vicinity of the historic town of Drumalbin. In the southern part of Scotland, until 5pm local time, the highest red warnings against strong wind were in force on Friday. Currently, they have been reduced to the orange degree, and the Met Office meteorological agency has warned that a dangerously strong wind could persist over the country at least until Sunday.
One fatal
On Friday, the Irish police confirmed the death of one person. In Donegal, the tree fell over the car, and the man traveling with him died.
Until 3pm of local time, the wind caused a lot of damage in Northern Ireland, northern England and Scotland. In the Scottish Berwickshire County, the wind was so strong that it picked up metal roofs, while in Northern Ireland the overturned tree pierced the roof of the house.
“This is something unreal, it is difficult to express in words,” said one of the tourists.
Destruction after the storm is passedPAP/EPA/Brian Lawless
The gale has also contributed to many power outages. There are no more than a million recipients on the islands of electricity, mainly in Ireland and Northern Ireland. As the North Irish supplier said, no more than a week will be needed to fully restore deliveries, and it can take up to 10 days in places.
– This is almost apocalyptic, nobody goes outside, all barriers lie, garbage bins are overturned – said one of the tourists at the Glasgow Agency Reuters.
In Northern Ireland, the tree pierced the roofGetty images
Wind gusts on Fridaywetteronline.de
A red alert for all of Ireland
On Friday before noon, the Irish meteorological service Met Eireann issued the highest degree warnings for the whole country, meaning a threat to life and serious interference in transport. The red alert has been announced throughout Ireland for the first time since storm Ophelia from 2017, which led to the death of three people. In the afternoon, the degree of warning was reduced to yellow in the south of the country and orange – in the northern regions.
Maciej Woroch about a storm in the islandsTvn24/reuters
Destruction in Ireland
In Ireland, destruction has been noted from the very morning. Strong wind knocks down trees, breaks branches and damages telephone poles. In Blanchardstown, in the suburbs of Dublin, the ice rink was destroyed by a storm.
Harold's Cross Street in Dublin was closed due to the collapse of the scaffolding.
According to The Irish Times, there are over 800,000 houses and buildings in Ireland. Some of them may not have power for up to a week. Vodafone reports that currently about 90,000 households do not have access to broadband internet.
Irish State Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągowe Irish Water calls for residents to save water, because due to a storm there may be problems with its supply.
The strong wind accompanying the storm picked up the roof that fell on the roof of the car. The photo appeared on the X. platform.
Canceled flights, closed schools
The authorities of the International Airport in Belfast informed that its activity would be limited during the duration of the red weather warning, i.e. from 7-14 local time. The airport authorities recommended passengers to check the flight status at their airlines. According to the BBC, at least 1,000 flights from airports in Ireland and Great Britain were canceled by BBC.
On Friday, due to the gale, ferry operators canceled many cruises by the Irish Sea. Irish Ferries suspended crossings in both directions between Dublin and the cities of Holyhead, Rosslare, Pembroke and Cherbourg. The Stena Line operator canceled the connections between Belfast, Cairnryan and Liverpool, as well as on the Dublin-Holyhead route. The ferries between Rosslare and Fishguard were also canceled.
The storm is crazy in the British Isles Reuters
All schools in Northern Ireland have been closed from Thursday because of the safety of students and teachers. Over 120 schools were locked in the English Aberdeenshire in Scotland, in the English Northumberland – 30, and Cumberland – 7. All schools and nurseries in the Scottish Argyll and bottles are closed. The Glasgow City Council announced that all local schools and kindergartens would be closed on Friday. The Edinburgh Council also closed all educational institutions.
Irish hospitals will operate in a completely different mode.
– Operations that could be postponed were suspended in local hospitals to make places for victims – said TVN24 Maciej Woroch, a correspondent of TVN “Facts” in Great Britain.
Lidl and Tesco supermarkets in Northern Ireland closed their stores. The Scottish parliament will be closed on Friday.
Blackpool, 24.01.2025Mark Cosgrove / Zuma Press / Forum
Tvn24, bbc, irishtimes.com, reuters
Source of the main photo: PAP/EPA/Brian Lawless