One of the strongest storms in decades leads to cancelled flights, suspended rail services, and closed schools.

Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. are being urged to stay at home as hurricane-force winds have disabled power networks and brought widespread travel disruptions.

A powerful storm has left hundreds of thousands of homes without power and caused massive travel disruptions in the United Kingdom.

A red weather warning is in place for Scotland, where a "once in a generation storm" is causing widespread disruption.

Two red weather warnings are in place as winds of up to 100mph are forecast to hit Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Hundreds of flights are canceled and ground transportation is suspended as a severe winter storm sweeps across the UK and Ireland on Friday.

Storm Éowyn’s hurricane-force winds disabled power networks and brought widespread travel disruptions in Ireland and southwest Scotland.

Millions of mobile phone users got an emergency alert as people in Scotland and Northern Ireland warned to stay indoors and schools close

Flights, trains and ferries have been cancelled across the UK as 100mph pose a danger to life in parts of the UK.

Despite the disruption and devastation wrought by the storm, it was nowhere close to record-breaking for Northern Ireland.

Storm Eowyn is breaking records in the UK after a gust of 100mph was recorded at Drumalbin in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, the strongest gust so far today in the UK, according to the Met Office.Ireland has also had record-breaking winds after 114mph winds hit the island,

Storm Éowyn is slowly making its way across the UK, where its heavy winds have been hitting homes and commercial properties. In Northumberland, one bungalow had its roof torn off, while Bangor leisure centre in Northern Ireland - which is under a red wind warning - also suffered damage.