The highest alarm code applies in Ireland from 2 to 10 am, in Northern Ireland from 7 am to 2 pm, and from 10 am to 5 pm for the central part of Scotland, including Glasgow and Edinburgh. For Ireland, Éowyn can be the storm of the century, fears BBC Weather.
The with Office has warned the population that it is better to stay at home. “Storm Eowyn is dangerous, destructive and harmful,” Prime Minister Simon Harris wrote on X. yesterday. “The danger is extreme and real.” (Read more under the post)
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Power interruptions are possible, sometimes even days, it was warned in advance. There would be more than 715,000 houses, farms and companies without electricity on Friday morning. That is what the Irish Electricity Supply Board (ESB) said. The organization said that the winds “caused unprecedented, widespread and extensive damage to the electricity network throughout the country”.
Life is being stopped
Schools remain closed and people are asked to work at home. There is also no mail. It is expected that many trees will fall over, resulting in a general disturbance for traffic. During the morning rush hour, no buses or trains will run in Ireland. The railway company speaks of “serious disruptions”.
There are also no trains in Scotland and some parts of the north of England on Friday morning. Network Rail, the British rail network manager, is already mentioning over -blown trees on the tracks in the northeast of England.
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Dublin airport canceled around 230 planned flights on Friday morning. It concerns both departing and upcoming flights. (Read more under the post)
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-At Heathrow, one of the busiest airports in the United Kingdom, 31 flights have been canceled and in Edinburgh 28. Glasgow International has 18 cancellations and George Bestbelfast City has 13. It is expected that even more will be canceled if the wind is in force increases.
Users share images of the storm on social media. It shows how the strong winds can already cause damage early in the morning on Friday. “Serious here in Mayo (A county in northwestern Ireland, ed.). Now the area has no power anymore. The sound and power of the wind is unreal, “writes an X user. “Mother Nature makes her presence clear.” (Read more under the post)
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Al records already broken
On Friday early in the morning the record of the strongest gust of wind has been broken in Ireland so far. At the Irish west coast, a gust of wind of 184 kilometers per hour was measured at 5.50 am local time, the national weather service confirmed. The previous record was 182 kilometers per hour, which was observed in 1945. (Read more under the post)
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The average wind speed record in the country was also broken on Friday morning “subject to change”, says the Irish weather service. An average wind speed of 135 kilometers per hour was measured. Also on the Irish west coast. The previous record was 131 kilometers per hour.
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