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We anticipate we will begin assessing the damage to the network after 2:00 pm once the red weather warning has been lifted,
it said in a statement
Storm Éowyn is now bringing very strong winds to parts of the U.K. There is potential for gusts of 100 mph in exposed locations within the Red Warning area,
Chief U.K. Meteorologist Jason Kelly said in a statement Friday
Our most important message today is that everybody needs to shelter in place for the duration of all red warnings,
said Leonard
We're asking the public to be very safe, to be very cautious, to take every precaution to ensure that they don't take any unnecessary travel, please just stay at home if you can,
she told BBC radio
It is going to be a damaging, dangerous and destructive weather event,
he said in Dublin on Friday_(cropped).jpg)
We have to be clear. People should not travel,
Scotland's First Minister John Swinney said
We think there was a sting jet associated with a very active low-pressure system. This is a core of very strong winds which get accelerated down from the troposphere to the surface,
explained Met Éireann forecaster Liz Coleman