Posted on 10/16/2017 10:29:42 AM PDT by blam
The remnants of Hurricane Ophelia battered Ireland on Monday, killing at least one person and causing widespread power outages as the storm headed for Britain.
The first known victim was a woman who was driving near the Irish village of Aglish when a tree fell on her car, authorities said.
Gusts of up to 80 mph were reported 30 years to the day after a weather event dubbed the "Great Storm of 1987" battered southern England and killed 18 people.
Authorities in Ireland had ordered schools, courts and government buildings to remain closed before the storm's arrival. Bridges were shut down as a precaution in both Ireland and Britain.
Some flights were canceled. Aviation officials heading to airports.
The Irish weather service issued a "status red" warning, saying "violent and destructive" wind was forecast nationwide, and "heavy rain and storm surges along some coasts will lead to flooding."
Britain's Met Office also warned of very windy weather in parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England.
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Donald Trump’s ghastly hell-reign showers death on the U.K.
It all would have been prevented if that mean Donald Trump had just given 3 billion of our tax dollars to socialists in Paris.
Hurricane Ophelia, with gusts up to 80mph, follows Bag of Wind Hillary, to Europe. The good news for Ireland and the UK is that Ophelia will pass quickly, following a straight line and dissipating of the Northern coast of Europe. The bad news is that Bag of Wind Hillary will remain on the island, potentially travelling all over the island before hitting the Continent and spreading her vociferous gusts all over the Continent.
America’s fault!!!
Millions of dead cry out from the grave for justice!
Oh, woe!!!
Maybe Ireland is building houses in flood plains.
Not so with Accuweather.com
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