A Yellow rainfall warning is also in place for Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Kerry, with between 30-40mm of rainfall and some spot flooding expected.
A tree brought down by the wind has crushed two cars in Devon, leaving one man critically injured and a woman in hospital.
Police closed the road in both directions as they praised a quick-thinking HGV driver who blocked off the carriageway with his vehicle to stop others from crashing into the giant oak.
STORM Erik is causing chaos across the country as it batters the United Kingdom with high winds.
The stormy weather will result in some "quite nasty travelling conditions", meteorologist Sarah Kent warned.
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The blasts of wind are expected to relent on Sunday, but a warning Northern Ireland, southern Scotland and the north England will be in operation for tomorrow.
The rest of the country will be under a Status Yellow warning from 5am on Friday until 6am on Saturday.
Southwesterly winds will strengthen across the United Kingdom on Friday, so it's going to be a windy day for everyone.
"Winds easing from the west through the afternoon and evening".
'Large waves are expected across coastal areas where gusts could reach 70mph, possibly affecting coastal routes and sea fronts, ' Lang added. However, there could be further heavy rain going into Sunday morning with strong winds also set to continue. The latest update from Met Eireann has the warning for Donegal in place until 6.00 am on Saturday.
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