As the clean-up from Eowyn continued, Ireland's ESB Networks said it had restored power to 366,000 homes, farms and businesses by Saturday evening but that 402,000 still had no electricity. In Northern Ireland, approximately 140,000 homes remained without power by late afternoon, said electricity provider, NIE Networks.

A​ powerful "bomb cyclone" named Storm Éowyn (pronounced AY-oh-win) has pummeled parts of Ireland and the United Kingdom with fierce winds and heavy rainfall today, and it has roots in the historic winter storm that just hit the U.

An enormous bomb cyclone will slam Ireland late Thursday, bringing intense rain and wind on its way to delivering a separate blow to the United Kingdom. Damaging winds are expected across a wide swath of the region.

Storm Éowyn has been named by the Met Office and will bring severe gales to parts of the United Kingdom on Friday. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for wind on Friday and Saturday.

As the United Kingdom braces for Storm Éowyn, Met Office maps show exactly where the strongest winds will hit.

(LONDON) -- A massive storm is battering parts of the U.K. and Ireland today, bringing devastating winds, heavy rain and snow, according to the Met Office, the United Kingdom’s national weather and climate service.

Follow live as Storm Eowyn hits the UK and Ireland, with record-breaking winds already reported. The entire country is covered by alerts for wind and rare red weather warnings have been issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Some 4.5million people will get an emergency alert at 6pm after the Met Office issued a rare 'red alert' warning ahead of Storm Eowyn hitting parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland

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

Schools are closed and citizens are advised to stay indoors as Storm Éowyn approaches, bringing severe winds, rain, and snow. Gusts up to 100 mph is predicted.

Follow live as Storm Eowyn hits the UK and Ireland, with record-breaking winds already reported. The entire country is covered by alerts for wind and rare red weather warnings have been issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland.