Status: 24.01.2025 9:08 p.m.
“Éowyn” moves with record wind speeds over Ireland and parts of Great Britain. The storm tortured power lines, numerous flights fail. In Ireland, a man died through a fallen tree.
Sturm “Éowyn” has ensured the strongest hurricane gusts in Ireland since the beginning of the weather records. In the morning, violent gusts of wind were measured at a speed of 183 kilometers an hour near the Galway coast in the west of the country, as the Irish Weather Service Met Eireann announced.
According to the police, a man died when a tree fell on his car in the County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland. “Please just stay at home if you can,” warned the Northern Irish Prime Minister Michelle O’Neill in the BBC. There is a danger to life. “We are in the eye of the storm. We are red in the alarm level phase.” And so there is a silence on the streets of the metropolises of Dublin, Belfast and Glasgow, which is reminiscent of the beginning of Corona pandemic almost five years ago.
Schools closed, train traffic set
Because of the storm, which had a storm on the Irish coast, the disaster protection also called on people to stay in their houses. Schools remained closed as a precaution. Train traffic was also discontinued in large parts of the country.
In Ireland and Northern Ireland there were more than a million households, companies and farms without electricity. The Irish power supply authority spoke of damage to the lines to an unprecedented extent. In Scotland, around 100,000 customers were affected by power failures.
-From many parts of the country there were reports on fallen trees, tattered power lines and traffic disruptions. At Dublin Airport, more than 230 flights were canceled by 8:30 a.m. There were also failures at the Cork and Shannon airports.
As here in Edinburgh, train traffic was discontinued in many regions.
Highest warning level also for Scotland and Northern Ireland
Severe weather warnings also apply in the United Kingdom. For Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland, the Weather Service Met Office temporarily excluded the highest warning level. Buses and trains remained closed in the depots, schools. In Scotland, the strongest impairments were expected in the densely populated region from Glasgow to Edinburgh.
Prime Minister John Swinney appealed to the population to forego when traveling. It is expected that “Éowyn” via Scotland will decrease somewhat during the day. However, the values are still near historical highs, explained the authorities and asked people to remain vigilant, especially in the coastal areas.
Meteorologists look spellbound on “Éowyn”
The hurricane low also keeps the German weather service in suspense. Take a look at Ireland and Great Britain, according to DWD expert Felix Dietzsch in Offenbach. “Éowyn” is “exceptionally violent”. In Germany, too, the foothills of the storm will be felt, although not even as violent as on the British Isles.
