Terrifying video shows moment plane at Heathrow struggles to land in 100mph Storm Éowyn winds
Planes were spotted battling to land at Heathrow Airport this morning as Storm Éowyn's high winds cause chaos across the UK. Brits are preparing for potential damage after wind speed records were shattered in Ireland at 5am this morning, with 114mph gales sweeping through Galway.
Met Éireann confirmed that the previous record, set in Limerick in 1945, has now been surpassed. In the UK, schools have closed and people are being urged to avoid travel due to the potentially deadly 100mph winds.
The situation is so critical that rail services and flights have been cancelled, with experts warning of possible building damage, uprooted trees, and power cuts. A video shared by Big Jet TV shows a plane struggling to touch down at London's Heathrow Airport in the unusually high winds.
Inside the terminal, passengers face lengthy delays, with photos showing travellers trying to catch some sleep in the departure lounge. Similar scenes are unfolding at major UK airports, including Belfast, Edinburgh and Glasgow, where planes are grounded and operations have been halted.
Scotland and Northern Ireland are on alert as rare red weather warnings have been issued, with the Met Office forecasting gusts of up to 100mph along coastal areas. Mace Head on Ireland's exposed Galway coast has already witnessed a staggering 108mph gust at 4am, reports the Mirror.
In Gwynedd, Wales, Aberdaron saw winds hit 93mph, while Cumbria experienced gusts of 70mph. ScotRail halted all train services across Scotland because it deemed it "would not be safe to operate passenger services due to forecast weather conditions".
Further disruptions have affected a number of train companies such as Avanti West Coast, Lumo, CrossCountry, and Grand Central, advising customers against travel on certain routes in north Wales, Scotland, and northern England, leading to a halt in services. Airports in Glasgow and Edinburgh have scaled down operations, with Glasgow reporting "significant level of flight cancellations" and Belfast International anticipating major disruptions.
People in regions covered by red and amber warnings have been urged to avoid travel "unless absolutely essential". Moreover, National Highways revealed that both the A66 from the A1M in North Yorkshire to the M6 in Cumbria, and the A628 Woodhead Pass in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, had to shut down overnight as a result of the powerful winds.
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