The storm brought 100 mile-per-hour winds to the island and also battered Scotland and northern England. Britain’s weather office issued a red warning, its highest level of alert.

With hurricane-force winds of 84 mph, gusting to 114 mph, Éowyn was the strongest storm on record for Ireland.

Storm Eowyn caused havoc Friday as it battered Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, killing one person and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power, flights grounded and schools shut, officials said.

The storm had knocked out power to more than half a million utility customers by early Friday as it moved across Ireland.

On4, 2025, in Dublin, Ireland, @sryanbruen shared a video capturing the powerful hurricane-force winds of up to 114 mph caused by Storm Eowyn. In the footage, intense winds send sand flying as the storm wreaks havoc across Ireland.