Twitter Reacts to Hurricane Ophelia
11/08/2017 03:11 pm EST
Hurricane Ophelia hits Ireland
Video from +____ shows Belfast being hit by hurricane-force winds.
One BBC editor shared photos of a few fallen trees as the result of Ophelia. The three reported deaths from the storm thus far have had to do with fallen trees.
A BBC weatherman shows pictures of businesses in Galway City boarding up and preparing for winds and floods brought by Ophelia.
Video shows the roof of Douglas Community School in Cork County, Ireland being torn off the building and flung into the air by strong winds.
Most flights in and out of Ireland have been canceled today.
Neighbors in Waterford, Ireland struggle to pull a fallen tree to the ground.
Ophelia hits Ireland (continued)
Flooding, dangerous winds and fallen trees seem to be the biggest dangers Ireland faces as over 300,000 of its residents are without power.
Red sun takes over England
Meanwhile in the England, Ophelia's gusts are kicking up dust from the Sarah Desert and Iberia and giving the sky and sun an eerie, red glow.
Some British Isle residents scoff at the storm
While Ophelia has proven to be dangerous in Southern Ireland and some parts of the U.K., those unaffected by its strong winds made note that the storm didn't live up to its hype.
Another man made a game out of the flooding and strong gusts of winds.
Others joke about Hurricane Ophelia
Other British Isle residents took to Twitter to make light of the situation, alluding to the fact that despite major school, public transport and business closings, many Irish pubs stayed open throughout the storm.
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