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Monster Storm Ophelia is set to wreak more havoc as it continues its deadly path across the British Isles.

Three people died when hurricane-force winds as high as 119mph battered Ireland on Monday, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and a path of chaos in its wake.

Now Scotland is braced for fierce gusts, with flood warnings in place on the west coast. A yellow weather alert for wind has also been issued Northern Ireland, southern and central Scotland, the north of England and north-west Wales.

Ireland bore the brunt of Ophelia’s wrath as she claimed three lives on Monday.

Hurricane Ophelia - In pictures 34 show all Hurricane Ophelia - In pictures 1/34 Waves crash over the lighthouse as storm Ophelia approaches Porthcawl, Wales Rebecca Naden/Reuters 2/34 The scene in Crosshill, in the south side of Glasgow, after the front of a block of flats, which are due for demolition, was brought down in high winds as Storm Ophelia sweeps across Scotland PA 3/34 The scene in Crosshill, in the south side of Glasgow, after the front of a block of flats, which are due for demolition, was brought down in high winds as Storm Ophelia sweeps across Scotland PA 4/34 A car drives through sea foam whipped up by the wind of Hurricane Ophelia at Trearddur Bay Getty Images 5/34 A 'road closed' sign is seen submerged in floodwater during Storm Ophelia in Galway, Ireland Reuters 6/34 People run from a wave whipped up by Hurricane Ophelia as it crashes over the seafront in Penzance in Cornwall Getty Images 7/34 Waves break on the sea wall at Penzanze, Cornwall, as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph PA 8/34 A plane flies past the Shard in central London, as the sky takes on an unusual orange colour caused by Storm Ophelia Dominic Lipinski/PA 9/34 Dare devils run out to a diving board Salthill, Galway, Ireland, as Hurricane Ophelia batters the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph PA 10/34 Winds batter the harbour as storm Ophelia hits Cork, Ireland Kieron O'Connor/Reuters 11/34 A tree surgeon cuts up a fallen tree in Penzance in Cornwall, England Matt Cardy/Getty Images 12/34 10-year-old cocker spaniel Lily (left) and two-year-old Italian Spinone Lottie on their walks in strong winds at Lands End, Cornwall, as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph Ben Birchall/PA 13/34 A woman take a photograph as waves crash up onto Penzance seafront in Cornwall Matt Cardy/Getty Images 14/34 A woman photographs the sun rise at Penarth Pier as Hurricane Ophelia approaches the west coast of the United Kingdom Matthew Horwood/Getty Images 15/34 People take selfies in waves and high wind at Lahinch in County Clare on the West Coast of Ireland as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph Niall Carson/PA 16/34 Empty streets in Kilkee, Ireland as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph Niall Carson/PA 17/34 An uprooted tree lies in a road as storm Ophelia hits Cork, Ireland Reuters 18/34 A man walks the coastal path beside the stormy sea at Whitehead on the Irish Sea coast, north east of Belfast in Northern Ireland, Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images 19/34 People take sandbags to protect homes from a storage shed on the Dublin Bay coast on the outskirts of Dublin Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images 20/34 Waves break on Longships lighthouse off the coast of Lands End, Cornwall, as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph Ben Birchall/PA 21/34 An overhead road sign on Belfast's M2 motorway warning drivers of, "Strong Winds Forecast Today", as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph Liam McBurney/PA 22/34 A woman walks past waves crashing on the sea wall at Penzanze, Cornwall, as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph Ben Birchall/PA 23/34 Winds batter the coast as storm Ophelia hits the County Clare town of Lahinch, Irelan Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters 24/34 People walk across a beach as storm Ophelia approaches near Trearddur Bay in Anglesey, Wales Phil Noble/Reuters 25/34 A woman walks past waves crashing on the sea wall at Penzanze, Cornwall, as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph Ben Birchall/PA 26/34 Dare devils run out to a diving board Salthill, Galway, Ireland, as Hurricane Ophelia batters the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph PA 27/34 Sea foam whipped up by the wind of Hurricane Ophelia covers the promenade at Trearddur Bay Getty Images 28/34 Huge waves strike the harbour wall and lighthouse at Porthcawl, south Wales AFP/Getty Images 29/34 Saltcoats on the west coast of Scotland as Storm Ophelia hits Britain's west coas PA 30/34 Dare devils run out to a diving board Salthill, Galway, Ireland, as Hurricane Ophelia batters the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph PA 31/34 The Galway Atlantaquaria National Aquarium of Ireland building is seen submerged in floodwater during Storm Ophelia in Galway, Ireland Reuters 32/34 A worker clears fallen trees off a road during Storm Ophelia in the County Clare area of the Burren, Ireland Reuters 33/34 People walk on a seaweed-covered path during Storm Ophelia in Galway, Ireland Reuters 34/34 A car drives through a flooded road that is covered in seaweed during Storm Ophelia in Galway, Ireland Reuters 1/34 Waves crash over the lighthouse as storm Ophelia approaches Porthcawl, Wales Rebecca Naden/Reuters 2/34 The scene in Crosshill, in the south side of Glasgow, after the front of a block of flats, which are due for demolition, was brought down in high winds as Storm Ophelia sweeps across Scotland PA 3/34 The scene in Crosshill, in the south side of Glasgow, after the front of a block of flats, which are due for demolition, was brought down in high winds as Storm Ophelia sweeps across Scotland PA 4/34 A car drives through sea foam whipped up by the wind of Hurricane Ophelia at Trearddur Bay Getty Images 5/34 A 'road closed' sign is seen submerged in floodwater during Storm Ophelia in Galway, Ireland Reuters 6/34 People run from a wave whipped up by Hurricane Ophelia as it crashes over the seafront in Penzance in Cornwall Getty Images 7/34 Waves break on the sea wall at Penzanze, Cornwall, as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph PA 8/34 A plane flies past the Shard in central London, as the sky takes on an unusual orange colour caused by Storm Ophelia Dominic Lipinski/PA 9/34 Dare devils run out to a diving board Salthill, Galway, Ireland, as Hurricane Ophelia batters the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph PA 10/34 Winds batter the harbour as storm Ophelia hits Cork, Ireland Kieron O'Connor/Reuters 11/34 A tree surgeon cuts up a fallen tree in Penzance in Cornwall, England Matt Cardy/Getty Images 12/34 10-year-old cocker spaniel Lily (left) and two-year-old Italian Spinone Lottie on their walks in strong winds at Lands End, Cornwall, as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph Ben Birchall/PA 13/34 A woman take a photograph as waves crash up onto Penzance seafront in Cornwall Matt Cardy/Getty Images 14/34 A woman photographs the sun rise at Penarth Pier as Hurricane Ophelia approaches the west coast of the United Kingdom Matthew Horwood/Getty Images 15/34 People take selfies in waves and high wind at Lahinch in County Clare on the West Coast of Ireland as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph Niall Carson/PA 16/34 Empty streets in Kilkee, Ireland as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph Niall Carson/PA 17/34 An uprooted tree lies in a road as storm Ophelia hits Cork, Ireland Reuters 18/34 A man walks the coastal path beside the stormy sea at Whitehead on the Irish Sea coast, north east of Belfast in Northern Ireland, Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images 19/34 People take sandbags to protect homes from a storage shed on the Dublin Bay coast on the outskirts of Dublin Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images 20/34 Waves break on Longships lighthouse off the coast of Lands End, Cornwall, as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph Ben Birchall/PA 21/34 An overhead road sign on Belfast's M2 motorway warning drivers of, "Strong Winds Forecast Today", as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph Liam McBurney/PA 22/34 A woman walks past waves crashing on the sea wall at Penzanze, Cornwall, as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph Ben Birchall/PA 23/34 Winds batter the coast as storm Ophelia hits the County Clare town of Lahinch, Irelan Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters 24/34 People walk across a beach as storm Ophelia approaches near Trearddur Bay in Anglesey, Wales Phil Noble/Reuters 25/34 A woman walks past waves crashing on the sea wall at Penzanze, Cornwall, as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph Ben Birchall/PA 26/34 Dare devils run out to a diving board Salthill, Galway, Ireland, as Hurricane Ophelia batters the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph PA 27/34 Sea foam whipped up by the wind of Hurricane Ophelia covers the promenade at Trearddur Bay Getty Images 28/34 Huge waves strike the harbour wall and lighthouse at Porthcawl, south Wales AFP/Getty Images 29/34 Saltcoats on the west coast of Scotland as Storm Ophelia hits Britain's west coas PA 30/34 Dare devils run out to a diving board Salthill, Galway, Ireland, as Hurricane Ophelia batters the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph PA 31/34 The Galway Atlantaquaria National Aquarium of Ireland building is seen submerged in floodwater during Storm Ophelia in Galway, Ireland Reuters 32/34 A worker clears fallen trees off a road during Storm Ophelia in the County Clare area of the Burren, Ireland Reuters 33/34 People walk on a seaweed-covered path during Storm Ophelia in Galway, Ireland Reuters 34/34 A car drives through a flooded road that is covered in seaweed during Storm Ophelia in Galway, Ireland Reuters

One man was killed in Ravensdale, Dundalk, when a car he was in was struck by a tree at around 2.45pm, Ireland’s Garda said. He was named in reports as Fintan Goss, 33, a father-of-two.

In Cahir, Co Tipperary, a 31-year-old man was killed in a chainsaw accident when he was trying to clear a tree downed by the wind. He was named locally as Michael Pyke.

And earlier, a woman driver in her 50s died when a tree fell on her car in strong winds near Aglish village in Co Waterford.

The Irish Independent reported the victim was former oncology nurse Clare O'Neill, who was due to celebrate her 59th birthday on Tuesday.

Around 330,000 homes and business were still without power on Monday night following the worst storm on record on the island of Ireland.

Authorities in the Republic and Northern Ireland have said schools will remain closed on Tuesday to ensure the safety of staff and children.

In Britain, Met Office forecaster Steven Keates said commuters in north-westerly parts of the country should expect "very gusty conditions", with winds of up to 70mph.

Hurricane Ophelia: Red Sun - In pictures 22 show all Hurricane Ophelia: Red Sun - In pictures 1/22 The Sun goes red again, viewed from top of Primrose Hill Jeremy Selwyn 2/22 View: people gathered at top of Primrose Hill Jeremy Selwyn 3/22 The Sun goes red again, viewed from top of Primrose Hill Jeremy Selwyn 4/22 A plane flies past the Shard in central London, as the sky takes on an unusual orange colour caused by Storm Ophelia Dominic Lipinski/PA 5/22 Saharan dust pulled over from Africa cast the sun red, experts said. Bella A Morley (Twitter) 6/22 A stunning London skyline caused by Saharan dust is seen from ITV's South Bank John Manthorpe 7/22 A sepia-tinted Thames on Monday. Tig Wallace 8/22 A red sun spotted in the sky over Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, which was caused by Storm Ophelia Neil Pugh/DecisiveImaging/PA 9/22 A woman photographs the sun rise at Penarth Pier as Hurricane Ophelia approaches the west coast of the United Kingdom Getty Images 10/22 The red sun as seen from north London on Monday. TCV Green Gym (Twitter) 11/22 The pretty sky over London. Petals of Perfection (Twitter) 12/22 'Everything's gone sepia', one Londoner remarked as pictures showed an orange glow. Phil73 (Twitter) 13/22 The sky over the Thames was atmospheric on Monday. francislarawan (Twitter) 14/22 The Met Office reported that storm Ophelia has drawn dust north from the Sahara, near Exeter, causing the strange sight Toby Melville/Reuters 15/22 The red sun appeared dramatic in the sky. Sue Childs (Twitter) 16/22 A fisherman looks on at Penarth Pier as Hurricane Ophelia approaches the west coast of the United Kingdom in Penarth, Wales Getty Images 17/22 An eerie sky looms over Kensington 18/22 The sky above London darkened much sooner than sunset because of the bizarre weather sparked by Ophelia. francislarawan (Twitter) 19/22 At 4.20pm, London already looked like night. francislarawan (Twitter) 20/22 A red sun over london Jeremy Selwyn 21/22 A red sun over london Jeremy Selwyn 22/22 A red sun over london Jeremy Selwyn 1/22 The Sun goes red again, viewed from top of Primrose Hill Jeremy Selwyn 2/22 View: people gathered at top of Primrose Hill Jeremy Selwyn 3/22 The Sun goes red again, viewed from top of Primrose Hill Jeremy Selwyn 4/22 A plane flies past the Shard in central London, as the sky takes on an unusual orange colour caused by Storm Ophelia Dominic Lipinski/PA 5/22 Saharan dust pulled over from Africa cast the sun red, experts said. Bella A Morley (Twitter) 6/22 A stunning London skyline caused by Saharan dust is seen from ITV's South Bank John Manthorpe 7/22 A sepia-tinted Thames on Monday. Tig Wallace 8/22 A red sun spotted in the sky over Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, which was caused by Storm Ophelia Neil Pugh/DecisiveImaging/PA 9/22 A woman photographs the sun rise at Penarth Pier as Hurricane Ophelia approaches the west coast of the United Kingdom Getty Images 10/22 The red sun as seen from north London on Monday. TCV Green Gym (Twitter) 11/22 The pretty sky over London. Petals of Perfection (Twitter) 12/22 'Everything's gone sepia', one Londoner remarked as pictures showed an orange glow. Phil73 (Twitter) 13/22 The sky over the Thames was atmospheric on Monday. francislarawan (Twitter) 14/22 The Met Office reported that storm Ophelia has drawn dust north from the Sahara, near Exeter, causing the strange sight Toby Melville/Reuters 15/22 The red sun appeared dramatic in the sky. Sue Childs (Twitter) 16/22 A fisherman looks on at Penarth Pier as Hurricane Ophelia approaches the west coast of the United Kingdom in Penarth, Wales Getty Images 17/22 An eerie sky looms over Kensington 18/22 The sky above London darkened much sooner than sunset because of the bizarre weather sparked by Ophelia. francislarawan (Twitter) 19/22 At 4.20pm, London already looked like night. francislarawan (Twitter) 20/22 A red sun over london Jeremy Selwyn 21/22 A red sun over london Jeremy Selwyn 22/22 A red sun over london Jeremy Selwyn

He said: "The strong winds will continue but should moderate a little bit compared to what we have seen.

"There's still a risk of gales and it's still strong enough to cause disruption, but a little bit down on what we have seen."

Conditions in London and the South East are expected to be far milder, with highs of 17C and dramatically calmer winds.

The capital got its own taste of the freak weather yesterday, however, when the sky turned orange as ex-hurricane Ophelia pulled up air and dust from southern Europe and Africa.

The phenomenon is unlikely to return on Tuesday due to a change in air mass.

Storm Ophelia hit exactly 30 years after the Great Storm of 1987, which killed 18 people and immortalised weatherman Michael Fish’s mistaken claim that Britain doesn’t get hurricanes.