A powerful winter storm battered parts of Europe on Friday. Britain issued nearly a dozen severe flood warnings, with the storm hitting Germany, Belgium and France as well. /CFP Photo

Wintry weather conditions swept over many parts of Germany during Friday and caused traffic problems. /CFP Photo

The Met Office, Britain's weather agency, warned of widespread icy conditions following snowfall in Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of England. /CFP Photo

A damaged roof on a house in Erlensee near Frankfurt, Germany, following heavy winds. /CFP Photo

The stained glass rose window of the Gothic cathedral Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais in Soissons, Hauts-de-France, was broken in an overnight storm in northern France. /CFP Photo