About 18,000 homes are still without electricity after Storm Amy hit Northern Ireland on Friday, causing damage to power lines, schools and vehicles.

All trains across Northern Ireland were cancelled, but some lines began to reopen on Saturday afternoon.

In the Republic of Ireland, a man in his 40s died in County Donegal in a “weather-related incident” and about 49,000 customers are still without power.

Irish broadcaster RTÉ said the man is understood to have fallen from a height in Letterkenny.

Before midday on Saturday, 18 schools had reported “storm-related incidents” to the Education Authority’s (EA) maintenance services.

The EA said the incidents were mainly damage to roofs and fallen trees.

A peak wind gust of 92mph (148km/ph) – provisionally a new October record – was recorded at the Magilligan weather station in County Londonderry on Friday.

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

A yellow wind warning for all of Northern Ireland remains in place until 23:59 BST on Saturday, but an earlier yellow weather warning for rain has been lifted.

NIE Networks said it hopes to restore power to the vast majority of properties by Sunday morning, but advised it could take up to Monday evening for some areas.

It said the worse affected areas for power outages are Craigavon, Enniskillen, Omagh, Downpatrick, Ballymena and Dungannon.

Councils in those areas have set up community assistance centres for members of the public who have no electricity at home.

Newry, Mourne and Down Council said its service is based in its leisure centre in Downpatrick, where people can get hot drinks, have showers and charge phones.

Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon Council has a similar service at South Lake Leisure Centre in Craigavon from 12.30 BST until 17.30pm on Saturday.

Fermanagh and Omagh Council has opened assistance centres at St Macartin’s Cathedral Hall in Enniskillen and at Omagh Leisure Complex.

A number of cars were also damaged during Storm Amy, including one belonging to a 17-year-old boy from east Belfast, who had only passed his driving test last week.

The teenager told BBC News NI that he was “completely shocked” when a tree crashed onto his car and shattered the windows while he was driving on the Circular Road.

“I was upset at first because of my car and then I realised how bad it could have actually been and that I was very lucky to be untouched,” he said.

NIE Networks 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.

Its operations manager, Alex Houston, said the yellow alert for wind could impact their “restoration efforts and cause further damage” but their crew will be “working to get as many customers restored as quickly as possible”.

“We would again urge people to stay well clear of any broken or damaged electrical equipment and to report any damage immediately,” he added.

He advised that householders “may experience interruption or fluctuations to their electricity supply as work is undertaken to restore power to those still impacted”.

In Maghera, County Londonderry, a crew from NIE worked to reconnect about 1,000 homes to the grid.

Local resident Ellen Shells spoke to BBC News NI shortly after her electricity supply was restored on Saturday afternoon.

“I’ve been without power since around four yesterday evening,” she said.

“I’m lucky, I had heat from a wood-burning stove.

“I had no lights, only a torch and a wee candle.”

Maghera teacher Emmett Rafferty had to leave work early when schools closed due to the storm on Friday.

“The power flickered on and off for us yesterday,” he told BBC News NI.

“As a family we’ve been indoors all day. Some of our GAA matches were cancelled.”

In the Republic of Ireland, some 184,000 properties lost power on Friday, but by Saturday midday that number had fallen to 49,000.

The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) said the majority of those still affected should have their power back by Sunday evening, but warned some in the worst affected areas may be without electricity into early next week.

On Friday, flights and trains were cancelled and a number of roads were closed across Northern Ireland due to the storm.

Several trees came down and heavy rain caused flooding in several areas.

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.”

Belfast International Airport recorded a total of 13 cancellations on Friday as a result of weather conditions.

A spokesperson said “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.

At Dublin Airport, about 20 of Saturday’s flights have been cancelled by airlines as winds continue to disrupt some operations.

“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.”

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