Storm Herminia — latest: Two killed in Eowyn's hurricane-force gales as UK braces for fresh 80mph winds and heavy rain

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26-01-2025

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, after 20-year-old Kacper Dudek was named as the storm's first victim in Ireland's County Donegal.
Weather warnings have now been extended through until Tuesday as a frosty blast named Storm Herminia by European meteorlogists strikes parts of the UK, just two days after Storm Eowyn brought record-breaking wind speeds of up to 100mph.
As Storm Herminia brought thunderstorms and winds of up to 82mph in Cornwall on Sunday morning, the Environment Agency issued more than 30 flood alerts across southern England, including one more severe flood warning, as forecasters warn of up to 80mm of rain in some areas.
British Airways has cancelled 26 flights to and from London Heathrow, The Independent has found, with 3,000 to 4,000 passengers affected. They are all short-haul domestic and European flights.
Parts of the country still reeling from the damage caused by Storm Eowyn on Friday, described as 'unprecedented on every level' by Northern Ireland's first minister.
More than 200 flood alerts and warnings in place
Exclusive: Dozens of flight cancellations at Heathrow as Storm Herminia approaches
Teenager dies after car hit by falling tree in Scotland amid Storm Eowyn
Mapped: Weather warnings in place until Tuesday
Thunderstorms and powerful winds in Cornwall as Storm Herminia makes landfall
Man who died after tree fell on car in Ireland named
23:22 , Alex Croft
Authorities have issued 207 flood warnings and alerts across the UK.
The Environment Agency has issued 167 flood alerts and 27 flood warnings in England. Natural Resources Wales has issued 11 flood alerts in Wales and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has issued two flood warnings for Scotland.
A flood alert is the least severe of the three-tier system, while a flood warning is the second most severe.
22:47 , Alex Croft
22:21 , Simon Calder, Travel Correspondent
Other airlines have begun cancelling flights on Monday at London Heathrow. Five arrivals and five departures are grounded:
Aer Lingus: Dublin
Eurowings: Stuttgart
Iberia: Madrid
KLM: Amsterdam
Lufthansa: Frankfurt
Under air passengers' rights rules, travellers whose flights are cancelled are entitled to be flown to their destination as soon as possible on any airline, and to be provided with meals and hotels until they get there.
All the routes are served by multiple daily departures, and the airlines will aim to rebook passengers on adjacent flights.
21:54 , Alex Croft
Northern Ireland's first minister Michelle O'Neill has described Storm Eowyn and its impact as 'unprecedented on every level', as she and and her deputy Emma Little-Pengelly visited NIE Networks in Craigavon to thank workers.
Ms O'Neill said: 'People will continue to work tirelessly to ensure people are reconnected as quickly as possible.
'It is very difficult given the sheer volume of damage that has been caused but we're assured that all the work that can be done is being done and we want to thank the staff for all of their efforts.'
21:35 , Alex Croft
A woman has urged others to 'never use' hot water bottles after her seven-year-old bottle exploded leaving her with third-degree burns. Karen O'Brien, a retail worker from Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, suffered severe burns when her hot water bottle burst on her lap in March 2024.
The injury caused her skin to blister and peel away leaving 'holes in the skin' that worsened by the hour. At Leicester Royal Infirmary, doctors removed layers of damaged skin to prevent infection. The burn left her with a large scar on her thigh and permanent skin discolouration.
Ms O'Brien is now warning others to avoid hot water bottles, and if they are using them to check their age. Hot water bottles perish over time so experts advise people to change bottles every two to three years.Urgent health warning to hot water bottle users in cold weather
21:13 , Alex Croft
Jeremy Clarkson has claimed that warnings about Storm Eowyn, which has unleashed 100 mph winds on the UK and Ireland and left one man dead, is part of an 'anti-Tory' narrative.
Weather warnings for snow, wind and rain are issued up to Tuesday (28 January) as the inclement weather continues to batter the UK and Ireland.
Flights have been cancelled, major rail routes closed and ferry services were axed again on Saturday after winds hit parts of Britain throughout Friday. Millions were left without power due to the vicious storm.
Met Office has now issued weather warnings through until Tuesday, with a new low-pressure system set to take hold over the weekend, moving in from the southwest as Storm Eowyn passes.Jeremy Clarkson claims BBC's weather coverage is 'anti-Tory'
20:52 , Alex Croft
While Sunday saw Storm Eowyn start to die down, a new storm is set to follow immediately behind.
Named Storm Herminia by Spanish meteorologists, it is forecast to hit the south west of England and Wales first and then move into Northern Ireland and northern England on Sunday afternoon, reaching parts of Scotland by the evening, according to PA.
Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said: 'This is certainly going to be a notch down compared to Eowyn, whilst there is the potential for 60 to 70mph gusts of wind across the very far south west generally, we're not going to be seeing the same strengths of winds as we have seen over the last couple of days.'
20:30 , Alex Croft
Aflurry of fresh weather warnings for wind and rain were issued for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday after Storm Eowyn battered the British Isles with hurricane-force winds.
Flights were cancelled, major rail routes closed and ferry services axed on Saturday after winds surpassing 100mph hit parts of Britain throughout Friday. More than a million people were left without power due to the vicious storm.
A rare red weather warning was lifted on Friday from Scotland and Northern Ireland, where Storm Eowyn damaged buildings, uprooted trees and caused power cuts.
But the Met Office has issued weather warnings through until Tuesday, as a new low-pressure system – dubbed Storm Herminia by Spanish forecasters – takes hold over the weekend, moving in from the southwest as Eowyn passes.Storm Herminia map: Where 80mph winds and rain will hit UK today
20:07 , Alex Croft
The Met Office has said that 'very strong winds' are possible in southern and eastern parts of England tonight.
'As today's band of wet and windy weather feeds north across the northern half of the UK, another area of rain bearing cloud to the southwest of the UK is being closely monitored,' the forecaster posted alongside a graphic showing tonight's forecast.
As today's band of wet and windy weather feeds north across the northern half of the UK, another area of rain bearing cloud to the southwest of the UK is being closely monitoredThis could bring some very strong winds into southern and eastern parts of England tonight pic.twitter.com/UJ0XBHUY23
— Met Office (@metoffice) January 26, 2025
19:44 , Alex Croft
A flurry of fresh weather warnings for wind and rain have been issued for Sunday after Storm Eowyn battered the British Isles with hurricane-force winds.
Flights were cancelled, major rail routes closed and ferry services axed on Saturday after winds surpassing 100mph hit parts of Britain throughout Friday. More than a million people were left without power due to the vicious storm.
A rare red weather warning was lifted on Friday from Scotland and Northern Ireland, where Storm Eowyn damaged buildings, uprooted trees and caused power cuts.
But the Met Office has issued weather warnings through until Tuesday, as a new low-pressure system – dubbed Storm Herminia by Spanish forecasters – takes hold over the weekend, moving in from the southwest as Eowyn passes.Storm Herminia map: Where 80mph winds and rain will hit UK today
19:20 , Alex Croft
Authorities have issued 179 flood warnings and alerts across the UK.
The Environment Agency has issued 151 flood alerts and 23 flood warnings in England. Natural Resources Wales has issued three alerts in Wales and the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has issued two flood warnings for Scotland.
A flood alert is the least severe of the three-tier system, while a flood warning is the second most severe.
18:55 , Alex Croft
In its forecast for the next five days, the Environment Agency says: 'Local flooding is possible but not expected from surface water today and tomorrow for parts of England, and from rivers in the East Midlands tomorrow.
'Properties may flood and there may be travel disruption. Local flooding is possible from rivers across parts of the South of England on Tuesday with coastal flooding possible in parts of Dorset tomorrow and Tuesday.
'Groundwater flooding is possible but not expected in parts of the South of England from Tuesday.
'Further local flooding from rivers and surface water is possible on Wednesday into Thursday. Land, roads and some properties may flood and there may be travel disruption.'
18:33 , Alex Croft
Residents affected by the record-breaking winds of Storm Eowyn in Ireland are beginning to inspect the damage done to their areas and homes.
Johanna Krijnsen, 34, from Co Clare, Ireland, said some parts of her roof blew off during Storm Eowyn.
'This really was the biggest storm we've ever experienced here in Ireland,' said the mother-of-four, originally from Utrecht in the Netherlands. Around 10 trees on their land have been ripped up and they are still without power, she said.
'We're on the West Coast, about 20 minutes from the Atlantic Ocean. I think we got the full smack of it.'
Ms Krijnsen and her husband have an eight-year-old daughter with Down's Syndrome and a five-year-old son who has non-verbal autism.
'Our son is so used to his routines and they're just not there at the moment,' said Ms Krijnsen. 'So that makes it hardest for him emotionally.'
18:09 , Simon Calder, Travel Correspondent
Air-traffic controllers have asked for a reduction in the number of flights to and from London Heathrow on Monday, with strong winds likely to reduce the 'flow rate' of aircraft movements.
The Independent has found that British Airways has so far cancelled 26 flights to and from London Heathrow. They are all short-haul domestic and European flights, to and from the following destinations:
Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belfast City, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Paris CDG Stockholm and Zurich.An estimated 3,000-4,000 passengers are affected.
So far other airlines have not cancelled any flights; British Airways has more than half the slots at Heathrow and is always impacted most heavily by air-traffic control restrictions.
17:58 , Alex Croft
17:40 , Alex Croft
Monday's jumps cards at Plumpton and Hereford are at risk of being cancelled and will have to face precuationary inspections on raceday morning.
Further rain and strong winds are forecast overnight at Hereford, meaning a morning check will take place at 7:30am.
It is a similar story at Plumpton, which will be inspected at 8:30am. The area is under a yellow weather warning from the Met Office for strong winds and rain.
Wednesday's meeting at Leicester is under threat with a 7.45am check called for Monday.
Heavy rain is forecast on Sunday night, with the hurdles track heavy and the chase course soft, heavy in places.
17:19 , Alex Croft
The first half of the coming week looks set to remain very unsettledHints though of something less wet and less blustery developing later 👇 pic.twitter.com/mDCbNFvRKT
— Met Office (@metoffice) January 26, 2025
17:00 , Alex Croft
An exterior wall of a Co-op store in Falkirk collapsed due to high winds as Storm Eowyn battered Scotland on Friday, 24 January.
'If you needed an indication as to the severity of Storm Eowyn - this is the Co-op in Denny this afternoon. Thank goodness it was closed,' local radio station Central FM shared in a Facebook post.
There were no injuries according to Police Scotland who attended the scene after the damage, which left the inside of the building exposed, was reported.
A 20-year-old man in Ireland became the first confirmed Storm Eowyn-related death after a tree fell on his car at 5:30am in Donegal.
Co-op building collapses in Falkirk as Storm Eowyn batters Scotland
16:41 , Alex Croft
Britons are set to see at least three more days of heavy downpours and powerful winds, as a new weather front named Storm Herminia hit the UK almost immediately after Storm Eowyn caused major damage and disruption.
Cornwall was buffeted by thunderstorms and winds of up to 82mph on Sunday morning as Herminia made landfall from the South West, having been named by Spanish meteorologists.
The Met Office has now issued a host of weather warnings set to last until Tuesday, including five alerts for wind and rain in force across the southern half of the UK on Sunday.Storm Herminia brings thunderstorms and flood alerts as Eowyn clear-up continues
16:20 , Andy Gregory
15:58 , Andy Gregory
As Herminia made landfall, the BBC cited the National Grid as saying that more than 4,500 properties in Devon and Cornwall had suffered power cuts.
Flooding also blocked the rail line between Par and Newquay, National Rail said.
15:33 , Andy Gregory
In its outlook for Tuesday to Thursday, the Met Office website states:
Remaining wet and windy on Tuesday, and also in the south on Wednesday. Becoming more settled for all by Thursday. Temperatures near the seasonal average, but chilly at night.
15:20 , Andy Gregory
A woman has urged others to 'never use' hot water bottles after her seven-year-old bottle exploded leaving her with third-degree burns.
Urgent health warning to hot water bottle users in cold weather
14:52 , Andy Gregory
Two flood alerts have been issued along the northwestern coast of Wales.
Natural Resources Wales warns that flooding is possible along the coastline at West Anglesey, the Lleyn Peninsula, and Cardigan Bay.
'Flooding of low-lying land and roads is expected. Be careful on beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths, roads, low lying land, close to the estuary,' the agency warns.
14:32 , Andy Gregory
The Met Office has produced a graphic showing how Storm Herminia will sweep across the UK on Sunday.
Wet and windy weather will sweep northeast this afternoon 🌧️🌬️Some snow on hills in the north ❄️Turning brighter, more showery in the southwest 🌦️ pic.twitter.com/odXX2SYwgp
— Met Office (@metoffice) January 26, 2025
14:04 , Andy Gregory
Ben Lukey, a flood duty manager at the Environment Agency, said: 'Spells of heavy rain mean surface water and river flooding is possible across parts of England on Sunday, overnight into Monday.
'Although not expected, impacts could include localised flooding from watercourses, drains, channels and flooding from overland flow.
'The risk of coastal flooding remains very low. However, we urge people to stay away from exposed areas on beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads where large waves and sea spray could be dangerous.'
He warned people not to drive through flood water as 30cm of flowing water is enough to float a car.
13:44 , Andy Gregory
Technicians from England and France are set to help restore power to homes and businesses across Ireland following Storm Eowyn.
More than 300,000 remain without power across Ireland following record-setting wind speeds, with ESB Networks warning that 100,000 may still be without power by next Friday. Nearly 110,000 were also without water on Sunday afternoon.
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary said technicians from England are helping ESB workers, and further support is coming from France, with the main focus this week around restoring power and water.
He described the damage as 'extensive', but said they are 'throwing everything at it'.
13:22 , Andy Gregory
Jeremy Clarkson has claimed that warnings about Storm Eowyn, which has unleashed 100 mph winds on the UK and Ireland and left one man dead, is part of an 'anti-Tory' narrative.
Clarkson, in his column for The Sun, has scoffed at the warnings issued by experts, instead calling the conditions a 'bit breezy'.
'The weathermen were all standing on the bottom corner of Ireland, making out like they were in Hiroshima in 1945 and there were stories that commercial ­airliners were coming across the Atlantic at speeds in excess of 800 mph,' wrote the 64-year-old.
'Look, I know why the weathermen like to get hysterical,' claimed Clarkson. 'It means they are elevated from a slot at the end of a news bulletin into the bulletin itself and this makes their mums and dads very proud.'
'And I know why BBC television producers like the histrionics as well. It plays into the anti-Tory, anti-growth, anti-business global-warming narrative.'
reports:
Jeremy Clarkson claims BBC's weather coverage is 'anti-Tory'
13:07 , Andy Gregory
Multiple weather systems are arriving at the same time because of the placement of the jet stream, Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said.
'It's being fuelled by the cold wave that they've had recently over the United States and Canada, and that contrast between the cold air there, and the mild air pushing in from the equator is helping to fuel this very powerful jet stream across the Atlantic at the moment,' said Mr Vautrey.
'It's the exact positioning of the jet stream that determines who sees the low pressure and who sees the strongest winds. Initially it helped steer Eowyn up towards the north west of the UK, and so we saw the strongest winds from that [there].
'Whereas with this next system that the Spanish have named, because the jet stream is just slightly further south now, it's pushing it a little bit more to the south of the UK, but into parts of continental Europe as well – that's why they're seeing the strongest winds'.
12:52 , Andy Gregory
'In my previous life, I ran an organisation, at Transport for London, where everything that went wrong was my fault.'
That was the rail minister, Lord Hendy, addressing the transport select committee this week. Since he spoke to MPs, an awful lot has gone wrong with the railways in the UK.
On Friday, Storm Eowyn meant no trains ran in Scotland, Northern Ireland or northern England. By Saturday, we imagined things could only get better. Passengers on platform 5 at Newcastle boarded the first train since Thursday to go north. It left on time at 8.41am, as the Scotland-bound passengers settled in for what was scheduled to be an 85-minute sprint to the Scottish capital. The train eventually arrived exactly five hours behind schedule, having averaged just 14mph.
Our travel correspondent reports:
Rail: 'This is where we are, but it is definitely not where anybody wants to be'
12:41 , Tara Cobham
A teenager has died after his car was struck by a falling tree in Scotland amid Storm Eowyn on Friday.
The incident happened at about 6.45am on the B743 at Mauchline, East Ayrshire, and involved a blue Ford Focus.
The 19-year-old man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment but died on Saturday.
Sergeant Chris McColm of the Road Policing Unit said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died."
12:37 , Andy Gregory
Ministers from across the UK held an emergency Cobra meeting on Saturday to co-ordinate recovery efforts, and extra engineers were dispatched from England to Northern Ireland and Scotland.
On Sunday morning, Northern Ireland Electricity Networks said 101,000 of its customers remained without electricity after Storm Eowyn. Power has been restored to 183,000.
By 8am on Sunday more than 14,000 SP Energy Networks customers in central and southern Scotland were off-grid though power had been restored to 165,000.
12:22 , Andy Gregory
Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan has warned of wet and windy weather to come as Storm Herminia lashes Britain in the wake of Storm Eowyn, which was described as likely the most powerful weather system to hit the UK in at least 10 years.
Mr Morgan said: 'It's also going to be wet and windy over the next few days in southern parts of the UK in particular. In most parts of the UK we're going to have some very wet and at times also very windy weather over today and Monday.
'But from Tuesday onwards, I'm expecting it generally to stay fairly changeable, but some showers at times and quite windy, but not as disruptive as it has been – I think overall, probably warnings are less likely from Tuesday onwards.
'Certainly tonight in the south east of the UK, we could see some briefly very strong winds, and we could also see some very strong winds across Cornwall and Devon tomorrow in particular'.
12:07 , Andy Gregory
In its forecast for the next five days, the Environment Agency says: 'Local flooding is possible but not expected from surface water today and tomorrow for parts of England, and from rivers in the East Midlands tomorrow.
'Properties may flood and there may be travel disruption. Local flooding is possible from rivers across parts of the South of England on Tuesday with coastal flooding possible in parts of Dorset tomorrow and Tuesday.
'Groundwater flooding is possible but not expected in parts of the South of England from Tuesday.
'Further local flooding from rivers and surface water is possible on Wednesday into Thursday. Land, roads and some properties may flood and there may be travel disruption.'
11:56 , Andy Gregory
An 82mph gust was recorded in Predannack, south Cornwall, on Sunday morning.
Forecasters have warned that Devon and Cornwall could experience some very powerful winds later on Sunday. The region is one of many places in the UK subject to Met Office warnings for wind over the next few days.
11:23 , Andy Gregory
A flurry of fresh weather warnings for wind and rain have been issued until Tuesday after Storm Eowyn battered the British Isles with hurricane-force winds.
You can find out more about when and where the Met Office has issued warnings here:
Storm Herminia map: Where 75mph winds and rain will hit UK today
11:10 , Andy Gregory
Heavy showers and thunderstorms are now moving into Cornwall, the Met Office has said, with forecasters warning of the 'potential for a brief spell of very strong, squally winds'.
Heavy showers and thunderstorms are now moving into Cornwall, with potential for a brief spell of very strong, squally winds 🌧️🌬️ pic.twitter.com/klOJvSSY9n
— Met Office (@metoffice) January 26, 2025
10:59 , Simon Calder, Travel Correspondent
Most rail passengers in Scotland are still unable to travel, with the last trains on many routes having run on Thursday.
ScotRail posted on X (formerly Twitter): 'Work continues to recover the railway from the very significant damage caused by Storm Eowyn. Network Rail Scotland has had teams out since Friday night checking routes for damage and carrying out repair work.
'Network Rail has reported around 400 individual incidents across the network. These include multiple trees on tracks, damaged overhead wires, power supply failures, other objects on the line, and more.
'We have managed to re-open some lines, including between Perth and Inverness, between Inverness and Elgin, between Inverness and Aberdeen, between Dundee and Aberdeen, between Perth and Dundee, between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, between Edinburgh and Dunbar and between Drem and Edinburgh.
"But the vast majority of our routes remain closed while Network Rail continues its inspection and repair work. We hope to be able to operate some more services, but significant disruption continues.
'Customers that have been disrupted due to adverse weather can travel with their existing ticket up to and including Tuesday 28 January. Customers can also apply for a fee-free refund on any unused tickets.'
10:49 , Andy Gregory
The Met Office has updated its weather warnings, with a total of five alerts either now in force or set to come into effect later on Sunday.
A wind warning is in place along the west coast of England, Wales and southwestern Scotland until 5pm on Sunday, with those living west of Plymouth also told to brace for powerful and potentially disruptive winds until 11am, reaching up to 65mph.
A further warning is in place overnight as a spell of powerful winds moves northeastwards from the south coast from Sunday evening, while a rain warning covering southern and central England and Wales is in place from 8am on Sunday to 6am on Monday.
A further warning for wind has also been issued in Northern Ireland from 10am until 7pm.
10:44 , Andy Gregory
Northern Ireland's first minister Michelle O'Neill has described Storm Eowyn and its impact as 'unprecedented on every level', as she and and her deputy Emma Little-Pengelly visited NIE Networks in Craigavon to thank workers.
Ms O'Neill said: 'People will continue to work tirelessly to ensure people are reconnected as quickly as possible.
'It is very difficult given the sheer volume of damage that has been caused but we're assured that all the work that can be done is being done and we want to thank the staff for all of their efforts.'
10:29 , Andy Gregory
Storm Eowyn has caused damage to more than 100 schools in Northern Ireland.
There were also more than 2,300 reported obstructions on the road network, with 70 trees having to be cleared on Friday just to reopen the M2.
10:14 , Andy Gregory
Additional engineers have been brought to Northern Ireland from Great Britain to help NIE Networks with the task of restoring power to more than 100,000 properties.
Some 52 engineers from England were scheduled to arrive on Saturday, with 30 to be utilised by NIE and 22 to assist ESB Networks in the Irish Republic, and further resources to follow.
10:09 , Andy Gregory
09:55 , Andy Gregory
Thousands of properties remain without power in the UK following Storm Eowyn.
At about 8am on Sunday, NIE Networks said 101,000 of its customers in Northern Ireland do not have power, and it had been restored to 183,000.
By the same time, more than 14,000 SP Energy Networks customers in central and southern Scotland were off-grid.
More than 165,000 SP Energy Networks users had been re-connected.
09:37 , Andy Gregory
Storm Herminia, as it is being dubbed by Spanish meteorologists, is forecast to hit the south west of England and Wales first and then move into Northern Ireland and northern England on Sunday afternoon, reaching parts of Scotland by the evening.
Met Office forecaster Jonathan Vautrey said: 'This is certainly going to be a notch down compared to Eowyn, whilst there is the potential for 60 to 70mph gusts of wind across the very far south west generally, we're not going to be seeing the same strengths of winds as we have seen over the last couple of days.'
However 'there are a lot of sensitivities around' following Eowyn, he said.
09:18 , Andy Gregory
According to yesterday's weather extremes, published by the Met Office, Kinlochewe in the Highlands experienced more than 31mm of rain, while Benson in Oxfordshire saw temperatures drop as low as -3C.
Saturday saw Storm Éowyn clear away from the UK, though rainy conditions continued for someHere are the weather extremes for Saturday 25 January ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/2ylMFmlbLS
— Met Office (@metoffice) January 26, 2025
09:00 , Shahana Yasmin
08:40 , Andy Gregory
Around 35,000 properties in Scotland were still without power on Saturday evening, a spokesperson for the Scottish Government said.
Sunday will start 'fine and dry' with a 'decent amount of sunshine' in many parts of the country, meteorologists said.
But a new low-pressure system is moving in from the south west bringing further strong winds and heavy rain.
08:19 , Andy Gregory
More strong winds and heavy rain are approaching the UK as Storm Eowyn dies down.
The last of Eowyn is pushing across the UK overnight and producing snow and ice warnings in parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland.
reports:
Strong winds and heavy rain approaching UK as Eowyn dies down
Saturday 25 January 2025 10:05 , Andy Gregory
The young man who died in Ireland after a tree fell during Storm Eowyn has been named as Kacper Dudek.
The 20-year-old was killed after a tree fell on his car at Feddyglass, Raphoe in Co Donegal, early on Friday.
Irish police are investigating the incident, and were conducting a full examination of the scene on Saturday morning.
Holy Cross College in Strabane said on Facebook: 'The Holy Cross College community sends our thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of our past student, Kacper Dudek who has sadly passed away. May Kacper's gentle soul rest in peace.'