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Dozens of trees toppled over after strong winds from Storm Ciarán battered Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands off the coast of France.
The storm brought strong winds to much of Western Europe overnight Wednesday and into Thursday. More than a million people in France lost power, and wind gusts reached 118 mph in parts of Europe. The storm was so strong that it uprooted nearly every tree in a woodland park in Jersey on Thursday.
The storm has wreaked havoc in Europe, with six people dying in Tuscany as the storm moved through Italy overnight on Thursday.
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The Channel Islands were ravaged by winds as the storm moved through the English Channel on Thursday. A video of some of Jersey's damage was posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday morning.
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"The woodland at Mount Bingham, near Fort Regent, Jersey, has been decimated by #StormCiaran. So very sad to see. Barely an undamaged tree left standing," user @CarlWalker7 posted.
The video pans around the park and shows dozens of felled trees. Some of the trees toppled on top of others, and massive root balls are exposed.
One social media user responded to the video and wrote that she worried the park would "never be the same again."
"What actually struck me was the strong smell of pine sap in the air. Genuinely a very sad sight," @CarlWalker7 wrote.
Winds gusted to at least 104 mph on the island and more than 60 people were ordered to evacuate.
Jersey residents told GB News that the storm tore roofs off homes and had golf-ball-sized hail.
Trees tend to break when winds reach 90 mph or higher, according to a webpage by ECO Tree Experts. The report cites a 2016 study by Ecole Polytechnique and ESPCI ParisTech that found all trees break regardless of height and diameter after winds reach a certain speed.
Jersey schools remained closed on Friday. Flights from Jersey and ferry service were canceled, and there is concerned that the island could run out of supplies before service resumes.
Storm Domingos is approaching France, Spain and northern Portugal after following closely on the tail of Storm Ciarán.
"Straight after Storm Ciarán, here comes Storm #Domingos France," Zoom Earth posted on X on Thursday night. "Spain, and northern Portugal will receive yet more very strong winds and heavy rain from Saturday afternoon onward."
Some areas of France are expected to experience 60 mph winds. Some of the stronger winds were forecast to pass over Jersey.
AccuWeather senior meteorologist Tyler Roys told Newsweek that Domingos will take a similar path to Ciarán, but the rapid intensification seen with Ciarán is not present with Domingos.
"It's going to be a little bit weaker than the first storm, but it's comparable," Roys said, adding that the winds with Domingos could reach 60 mph in Jersey.
Update 11/3/23, 10:54 a.m. ET: This story was updated with additional information.
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