Storm Eunice shreds O2 Arena ‘to pieces’ as gale-force winds take roof off

The gale-force winds from Storm Eunice have been wreaking havoc across the country today, but the south of the country has been taking the brunt of it.

While we’re more used to bad weather affecting us in the North, this time the storm has been worse further south, with London badly hit.

And in new videos posted to Twitter the O2 Arena in the capital can be seen being ripped to shreds by Storm Eunice, as gale-force winds take the roof off it.

Down by the banks of the Thames the gusts have taken out a large chunk of the O2’s white covering, which is made of a material known as SHEERFILL.

Onlookers in nearby buildings have been sharing videos of the shocking damage.

Ben Hubbard is one of those who have been recording the damage and sharing the videos on Twitter.

He wrote: “The Millennium Dome is being shredded to pieces by the high wind conditions.

“First one panel was ripped off, then another went too. How much more will this thing be destroyed?”

In another video you can see part of the membrane which covers the arena falling into the River Thames.

As we reported yesterday the North West has been battered by strong winds this week as Storm Dudley caused havoc before the arrival of Storm Eunice today.

There have been several Met Office weather warnings in place for this week, with storms Dudley and Eunice bringing dangerously strong winds.

Met Office forecaster Becky Mitchell told The Mirror: “With the wind gusts we are forecasting at the moment, we’ve only seen a handful of storms in the past 30 years that have brought similar gusts. It’s got the potential to be up there as quite a notable storm.

“Winds are likely to be 60 to 70mph inland across the south of the UK. It’s quite unusual, we don’t see gusts that high over such a wide area in the south. The Burns Day Storm brought similar gusts.”