Eimear FlanaganBBC News NI
BBCAbout 22,000 properties in Northern Ireland are without power on Saturday morning and all train lines remain closed due to Storm Amy.
At the height of the storm, about 65,000 customers were without an electricity supply after strong winds brought trees down and damaged the network.
On Friday afternoon, a peak wind gust of 92mph (148km/ph) – provisionally a new October record – was recorded at the Magilligan weather station in County Londonderry.
In the Republic of Ireland, a man in his 40s died in County Donegal in a “weather-related incident” and about 87,000 properties remain without power.
On Saturday, a yellow wind warning for all of Northern Ireland remains in place until 23:59 BST.
A further yellow weather warning for rain has been issued, lasting until midday on Saturday.
NIE Networks anticipates that it may take a number of days before the restoration process fully concludes.
It said the number of customers affected by power cuts had reduced to about 40,000 by 22:00 BST on Friday, but more homes lost power overnight.
In the Republic of Ireland, some 174,000 properties lost power on Friday, but by Saturday morning that number had fallen to 87,000.
NIE Networks’ operations manager, Alex Houston, said the firm’s response crews would be “working to restore all customers as quickly as possible”.
“This is still an evolving picture, given the ongoing yellow alert,” he said.
Mr Houston added that it “may take a number of days before the restoration process fully concludes based on similar events such as Storm Darragh”.
He advised that householders “may experience interruption or fluctuations to their electricity supply as work is undertaken to restore power to those still impacted”.
On Friday, flights and trains were cancelled and a number of roads were closed due to the storm.
Several trees came down, including on the Ravernet Road in Lisburn and on Creighton Road, Glencairn Way and Strathmore Park South in Belfast.
Heavy rain caused flooding in several areas including the A26 Moira Road and the Whitebridge Road in Ballygawley, County Tyrone, where a river overflowed.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) warned road users that some roads remain closed on Saturday morning due to fallen trees or flooding.
“We are particularly urging road users to exercise extra care and attention when driving,” a PSNI spokeswoman said on Saturday morning.
“Surface water, flooding, fallen debris or temporary restrictions are all a strong possibility.
“Everyone should still avoid unnecessary travel but if you must travel take extra care and please reduce your speed.”
Disruption to flights
Belfast International Airport recorded a total of 13 cancellations on Friday as a result of weather conditions.
Its spokeswoman confirmed there have been no cancellations “so far” on Saturday morning.
But she added “delays can still be expected” and advised passengers to check with their airline for the latest flight information.
Flights at City of Derry Airport are operating as normal on Saturday, its spokesman told BBC News NI.
He said one flight to Manchester was not able to fly on Friday and passengers had to be accommodated in hotels.
However, a “recovery flight” is expected to depart later on Saturday.
At Dublin Airport, about 20 of Saturday’s flights have been cancelled by airlines as winds continue to disrupt some operations.
But its spokesman Graeme McQueen said a number of flights which could not take off on Friday “departed during this morning’s first wave”.
“Wind speeds are due to decrease gradually through the day and most airlines are expecting to run full schedules,” he added.
“However, with further disruption possible, passengers due to fly today should keep in touch with their airline for latest updates on the status of their flight.”
On Friday the Education Authority (EA) in Northern Ireland told schools in counties Antrim, Londonderry, Tyrone and Fermanagh to close at midday “in the interests of safety” and Translink closed all train lines in Northern Ireland.
Emergency contacts
To report faults or emergencies you should contact:
- Northern Ireland Housing Executive: 03448 920 901
- Openreach: 08000 23 20 23
- Gas networks: 0800 002001
- NI Water: 03457 44 00 88 or visit niwater.com
- Flooding Incident Line: 0300 2000 100
- NIE Networks: 03457 643 643 or visit nienetworks.co.uk