Storm Éowyn live: Strongest wind speed ever recorded in Ireland as thousands without power
The record for the maximum speed ever of a gust of wind in Ireland has been broken overnight, as a gust of 183km/h was recorded at Mace Head in Co Galway. Met Éireann said the previous record of 182 km/h has stood since 1945.
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LIVE: Storm Éowyn batters Ireland as 560,000 homes without power and wind records broken
More than 560,000 people are waking up without power on Friday morning as Storm Éowyn has made landfall. Ireland's all-time wind record, set in 1961 during Storm Debbie, appears to have been broken at Mace Head.
Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are under the top-level red weather warnings for wind from early on Friday.
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Follow live as Storm Eowyn hits the UK, with winds expected to reach up to 100mph. The entire country is covered by alerts ...
Gusts of up to 80mph have been recorded, a major Welsh bridge has been closed and there are a number of flood alerts in place ...
Storm Éowyn, pronounced ‘Ay-oh-win’, has been advancing toward Ireland and the United Kingdom and is expected to bring gusty winds, heavy rain and some snow to the region Friday and Saturday.
A number of weather warnings are now in place with strong winds set to batter the UK today as Storm Eowyn hits.
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The Met Office issued a danger to life warning has been issued for Brits as Storm Eowyn barrels its way toward the country with 100mph winds expected in the worst-affected regions ...
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