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.

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

Record high winds from Storm Eowyn battered Ireland and Northern Ireland on Friday, leaving one man dead and almost one-third of Irish homes and businesses without power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

Northern Ireland has been battered by severe weather conditions this week, and that weather outlook is set to continue throughout the weekend. A new weather warning for ice and snow has been issued by the Met Office this morning,

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.