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Storm Eowyn causes travel disruption and leaves thousands without power
A fallen tree on Regent Road, Edinburgh. Schools have been closed and people warned not to travel on Friday, as 100mph winds pose a danger to life in parts of the UK as Storm Eowyn hits the country. Picture date: Friday January 24, 2025
HURRICANE winds exceeding 100mph battered Britain and Ireland as Storm Eowyn caused travel disruption and left thousands without power across Scotland and Ireland.
Rail services, flights and ferries have been cancelled as rare red weather warnings were in place in Scotland.
A gust of 100mph was recorded at Drumalbin in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and a record-breaking 114mph was measured in Mace Head, Co Galway, Ireland.
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