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.

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

SNOW and ice warnings have been issued to Brits as Storm Eowyn continues to batter parts of the UK. THE Met Office have urged Brits to “be prepared” with a number of snow and ice

Storm Eowyn Friday continued to cause power outages for hundreds of thousands, knocked down trees and disrupted transportation as it moved across Scotland and Northern Ireland into Britain's West Midlands region.

Earlier red warnings covered the entirety of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Now the most serious alert covers parts of Scotland as the storm brings winds posing a danger to life.

This is the miraculous moment ring doorbell footage captured the moment a lucky home owner dodged a flyaway roof tile that had fallen loose during the hurricane-like winds of Storm Eowyn.

Damage could be seen in Belfast in Northern Ireland on Friday as a major storm continued to lash Ireland and Scotland with hurricane-force winds.

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

Storm Eowyn hit Ireland and the UK with record-breaking winds of up to 114 mph, causing widespread power outages, transportation disruptions, and school closures. Over 700,000 homes in Ireland and 100,

Both Stena Line and P&O Ferries have cancelled all sailings from Cairnryan in Dumfries and Galloway until Friday evening at the earliest.

A man has been killed in Scotland after being struck by “falling roof tiles” during Storm Eowyn, according to reports. Another man has also died after a tree fell on his car during the storm in Co Donegal, police in Ireland have said.

It could take up to ten days to restore connection to the homes without power, says Northern Ireland Electricity.