MORE wet and windy weather is set to sweep the UK on Sunday after Storm Eunice caused what providers believe was the biggest national power outage on record.

The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for wind which could cause further power cuts, transport delays and damage to properties.

Sunday’s warnings cover Wales and most of England from midday until 3pm, and the North West and Northern Ireland from midday until midnight.

Identical wind warnings have been issued for Monday.

Some 155,000 people are still without power, and the Energy Networks Association said it believes the UK may have experienced a record outage over a 24-hour period on Friday, with around 1.3 million homes affected.

Electricity provider Western Power Distribution (WPD) confirmed the outage was the most widespread ever recorded for the south west of England.

The company said: “Since it first hit, Storm Eunice has officially caused the highest number of power cuts in a 24 hour period our South West region has ever experienced.

“Our engineers are continuing to work relentlessly to restore supplies to our customers despite the awful conditions.”

Something to keep an eye on is that Met Office meteorologists have issued an amber weather warning for wind brought by Storm Franklin across Northern Ireland.

They said in a tweet: “The storm is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK on Sunday and Monday.

“The strongest winds will be in Northern Ireland where an Amber weather warning has been issued. Stay #WeatherAware.”

There is a possibility that Storm Franklin will make its way to Wales and England.