Earlier a woman was killed when a tree landed on her car in county Waterford.

Second storm related death. @GardaTraffic report incident at Cahir, Co Tipp; man in his 30s killed clearing fallen trees. #Ophelia

BREAKING: A man has been killed in Tipperary after trying to clear away a tree with a chainsaw. More to follow. #Ophelia

There are reports of a second death from the storm. A man was killed trying to clear a tree with a chainsaw in Tipperary, according to the Irish Daily Mirror.

My parents flight landing @DublinAirport , well done to the pilot of EI491, my heart was in my mouth! #ophelia pic.twitter.com/2EvzA1BKk6

Seán Hassett said he filmed his parents’ wobbly flight landing at Dublin. “My heart was in my mouth,” he tweeted.

Gardaí are requesting people to stay away from waterways, cliff walks etc. People are not heeding the warnings given. #Ophelia pic.twitter.com/U2Fm8vzuJ9

Police in Ireland are warning people to stay away from the coast.

CG, RNLI & R116 were tasked today to kite surfers in difficulty off Louth. We advise the public to stay away from the coast during #Ophelia pic.twitter.com/HkjNWQeBcR

The Irish Coast Guard was called out to rescue kite surfers who got into difficulty off the coast of county Louth, north of Dublin.

Cumbria council has closed the Ford bridge in Burneside, near Kendal

The Environment Agency has three flood warnings and 13 flood alerts in place for south west and north west England.

The sky is a weird yellowy/grey colour 😳 #Ophelia is brewing, batten down the hatches! #TakeCareFolks ❤ pic.twitter.com/Kiqc01ZRGz

Going out on patrol and noticed how orange the sky and sun are. Gorse Hill SNT #opheliahurricane pic.twitter.com/rmBTPXJqYV

Has anyone seen the red sun phenomenon caused by Hurricane #Ophelia !? Quite an effect - captured here by @RJSYork pic.twitter.com/Of1y8cGvT3

The sky is eerie. The end is nigh. pic.twitter.com/A1hKl3dxGp

More strange light is being reported across the UK.

Earlier today a red looking sun was seen in many parts of England. The light is caused by particulates thrown up by the storm, according to experts.

Weather in Newcastle is so weird today. It's dark and the sky is like an orange-amber colour caused by this hurricane #ophelia #balls

There are several reports of a strange dark orange light in northern England.

No more train departures on any line on our network for rest of day. If safe to do so, all routes resume Tues 17 Oct https://t.co/ZOHwurtrN3 pic.twitter.com/nOinrxfZFI

Irish Rail has cancelled all trains for the rest of the day.

Schools in Pembrokeshire close

All schools in Pembrokeshire on the west of Wales coast have been closed, as disruption from Ophelia spreads to the UK.

At least four downed trees are causing traffic problems in the county, the council said.

Around 200 homes are without power in the Eglwyswrw area, including the school which had to close early. The council decided to close all of its schools at 1pm.

Updated at 10.19 EST