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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.

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Ireland and Northern Ireland braced for a storm that officials warned could be one of the most dangerous they have faced when it hits early on Friday, forcing the closure of schools, universities and public transport.

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

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

There are warnings of danger to life, fallen electric lines, damaged infrastructure and widespread power outages

Damage and power outages have been reported Friday as energy from a storm system that produced record snowfall along the Gulf Coast is bashing Western Europe with heavy precipitation and powerful wind gusts.

Storm Eowyn brought record 183 km/h winds to Ireland, causing widespread damage, power outages, and flight cancellations. Northern Ireland and Scotland also faced school closures and transport disruptions,

Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.

Dublin: Ireland recorded its strongest ever wind gusts on Friday as destructive Storm Eowyn barrelled in from the Atlantic, cutting power,

Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland are braced for a storm spiraling in from the Atlantic, bringing gusts of up to 100 m.p.h., with forecasters warning of a danger to life.