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.

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.

Schools have been shut across the UK after the Met Office said there is a risk to life and issued four days of weather warnings.

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.

A second person has died after their car was struck by a falling tree as Storm Eowyn battered the UK with hurricane-force winds.A 19-year-old died has died in hospital after a road collision at 6:45am on Friday in East Ayrshire,

Homes across Northern Ireland are bracing themselves to face a fresh storm today (Sunday) – many of them without power.

Approximately 75,000 customers remain without electricity with power, NIE Networks has said. Power has been restored to 210,000 properties following the devastation caused to the electricity network by Storm Éowyn.