lose power

"Are the buildings going to stay up, are the roofs going to stay on? People expect a lot of trees to come down and to lose power for an extended period of time."

At the storm's peak, hurricane-force winds caused more than 280,000 homes to lose power across Scotland.

Terri-Lee Watson's 6-year-old son has cystic fibrosis; their Limavady home is among the properties to lose power on Friday morning during Storm Éowyn.

As far away as Los Angeles, buildings would collapse, lives would be lost, the economy would be shaken, and millions of people would lose power and water for months.

They pose a danger to planes because jet engines can lose power if birds are sucked into them.