BBC weather forecaster Chris Fawkes says more bad
weather is on the way and explains the likely impact of the powerful
atmospheric jet stream
Scotland and Northern Ireland are bearing the brunt of the latest storms to hit the UK, amid continuing travel disruption.
Two people died in Monday's storms - a man in Cumbria and a woman in Gwynedd.Homes have been damaged and many are without power in southern England, and road, sea and air travel is affected.
In Dorset, about 25 people trapped in cars by flood water have been rescued by fire crews, Dorset Fire Control said.
Warnings for high winds in Northern Ireland and north-west Scotland have been in place since the early hours, and BBC forecasters said the winds would continue to strengthen through the morning, potentially reaching up to 90mph.
As many prepare to travel home for Christmas, there is disruption to many rail services:
Ferry passenger Catriona Koris: "We've had injured people air-lifted to safety"
- Southern services are suspended until further notice because of "extreme disruption" to the network
- South West Trains says no trains will run before 10:00 GMT to allow lines to be checked
- East Coast trains is planning to run its Christmas Eve timetable as published
- Virgin says it expects delays and disruption to its services
- First Great Western services may be affected as a result of Monday's disruption
- The Cardiff Valleys, Cambrian Mainline and Birmingham International/New Street routes of Arriva Trains Wales are affected
- The Gatwick Express is not running
- Many other routes are also being hit by cancellations and delays, with people advised to check before they travel
The severe weather is causing disruption at some airports. At Gatwick, terminal are causing issues with manual check-in.
London's Heathrow is also warning of problems and urging passengers to check flight details.Many ferry services are also still disrupted.
Some people were forced to spend the night in their cars at the Port of Dover, waiting to sail to France.
Meanwhile, as many as 27,000 homes and businesses were left without electricity in southern England, Southern Electric said on Monday night, with 13,000 in and around Aldershot alone.
Others were without power in Oxford, Poole in Dorset, and Petersfield in Hampshire
Some 3,000 Western Power Distribution customers in Cornwall and a further 2,000 in other parts of the South West were left without electricity. Some 800 were still without power on Monday evening.
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