It has also issued a "danger to life" amber warning covering almost the whole of England for tomorrow - warning of further outages and disruption to the transport network as the clean-up got under way on Thursday in the wake of Storm Dudley.

Storms latest: Trees downed, trains cancelled and thousands without power - with 'more dangerous' weather to come

Tens of thousands of households suffered power outages and uprooted trees disrupted travel as Storm Dudley pummelled the UK and Ireland with winds of more than 80mph.

These conditions are expected to continue into Friday with Storm Eunice which is predicted to be even more damaging, bringing stronger winds than Dudley, heavy snow and possible blizzard conditions.

On Wednesday, Storm Dudley winds hit 81mph in Capel Curig in North Wales, while Emley Moore in West Yorkshire recorded 74mph.

A parked car in Salford was crushed after strong winds blew bricks off the side of a house onto it.

No one was trapped in the vehicle at the time but police and fire crews were called to the scene.

In Cardiff, a train named after fundraiser Captain Tom Moore hit a trampoline.

Coastal areas such as Blackpool also saw choppy seas and large waves, with authorities warning people not to take risks to get a dramatic selfie.

Northern Powergrid, which maintains electricity networks across northern England, said it reconnected 10,000 homes within hours, and 1,000 properties still had no lights on Thursday morning due to the weather.

"Our teams have restored power to some 19,000 homes and businesses impacted by Storm Dudley, and we are working to get the lights back on for around 1,000 properties still affected," a spokesperson said.

Hundreds more households were left without power across Northern Ireland and Scotland.

In the North East, electricity was not expected to return for some until Friday at the earliest.

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Storm Eunice will move in on Friday, bringing potentially damaging winds to the south and snow to the north.

The Met Office has issued yellow and amber warnings for wind and snow through to Friday evening.

An amber wind warning covers Wales and central and southern England, where gusts will widely reaching 60-70mph on Friday, with up to 100mph possible in some spots.

A yellow wind and snow warning covers northern parts of the UK.

Social media users have been sharing images and videos of the damage caused by Storm Dudley so far including fallen trees, strong winds, debris, flooding and large coastal waves.

One person described the "crashing sound" as a tree came down in Buckinghamshire and firefighters in Ireland attending a car trapped in Dublin.

Rain was also heavy in many areas and a video from Edinburgh showed howling winds blowing it sideways.

Train services were also disrupted by fallen trees and debris caught in overhead wires.

Northern, TransPennine Express, West Midlands Railway and the Tyne and Wear Metro were among those reporting delays and cancellations.

Strong winds caused disruption across the North East's transport network, with Metro services between North Shields and Tynemouth suspended due to storm damage. Works remain ongoing to repair a collapsed wall next to the line and overhead cables.

Many ScotRail services were disrupted into Thursday, with engineers working through the night to repair damage to overhead power lines and equipment, with impacted routes gradually reopening.

Ferry services have also been affected with Caledonian MacBrayne tweeting a number of services are liable to disruption or cancellation at short notice.

LNER is advising people to avoid travel between London and the North on Friday as the second storm this week hits.

The Environment Agency has warned of the risk of flooding in southern England tomorrow.

The agency's Katharine Smith said: "Strong winds could bring coastal flooding to parts of the west, south west and south coast of England, as well as the tidal River Severn, through the early hours of Friday morning and into the early afternoon.

"This is due to Storm Eunice resulting in high waves and potential storm surge coinciding with the start of a period of spring tides."

Storm Eunice's amber wind warning begins at 3am on Friday and lasts until 9pm. A snow warning in northern areas is in force from 3am until 6pm the same day.