Storm Eowyn caused havoc Friday as it battered Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, killing one person and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power, flights grounded and schools shut, officials said.

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

A massive storm is hitting parts of the U.K. and Ireland Friday, according to the United Kingdom’s national weather and climate service.

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

Man nearly blown away while measuring wind speed as Storm Éowyn batters Ireland. A member of the weather company Weather & Radar's team struggled to walk as 100moph winds almost blew him away on the Co.

Winds reached 100mph as Storm Eowyn caused travel disruption and left thousands without power across the UK and Ireland. Rail services, flights and ferries have been cancelled across the country as rare red weather warnings are in place on Friday in Scotland.