Storm Éowyn: More than 500 homes in Wales without power

A tree that has been brought down during Storm Éowyn
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More than 500 homes in one part of Wales are reportedly without power as Storm Éowyn brings gusts of 93mph to the region. Pembrokeshire Council said that 508 properties are reported without power this morning.

National Grid in attendance around the county with its map showing issues in Lampeter, Fishguard and Merlin's Bridge. There are also issues reported at Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire. Live weather updates can be found here.

Storm Éowyn has shut dozens of schools and closed roads across the country, but so far not on the scale as Storm Darragh. An amber warning for the whole of North Wales came into force at 6am today (Friday) and remains in place until 9pm. Read the biggest stories in Wales first by signing up to our daily newsletter here

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Gwynedd has recorded the highest wind speed so far in the UK this morning (Friday). Aberdaron was hit by 93mph. BBC weatherman Derek Brockway wrote on X earlier: "In Ireland, the wind has reached hurricane force 12 at Mace Head, Galway with a gust of 114mph, provisionally a new record. In Wales, the highest gust so far today is 93mph at Aberdaron, Gwynedd."

in Ireland, more than 715,000 homes are without power as the storm continues to batter the island of Ireland, with record gusts of 113mph recorded in Galway. The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) said the extent of the power cut was “unprecedented” and would only get worse.

A statement said: “We anticipate significant further outages as Storm Éowyn continues to track across the country,” the company said. “Extreme, damaging and destructive winds associated with Storm Éowyn have continued to cause widespread and extensive damage to the electricity network across the country with over 715,000 homes, farms and businesses (as at 8am) without power.”

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ESB said it could take a week to restore supplies to all homes and premises.

The Met Office has issued even more new weather warnings as Wales is set for four days of extreme ice, wind and heavy rain. As Storm Éowyn weakens and clears to the northeast of the UK, Saturday will remain a breezy day everywhere with strong winds persisting in the north. Read the new warnings here.