Millions of people have been told to stay at home as one of the worst storms in decades, Storm Eunice, hits the UK.
The Met Office has issued a second rare red weather warning to cover London, the south-east and east of England.
A red warning - meaning there is a danger to life from flying debris - is already set to cover parts of south-west England and south Wales.
Hundreds of schools will be closed, all trains in Wales are suspended and the Army is on stand-by.
Forecasters warn Eunice could bring wind gusts of up to 90mph on Friday, causing significant disruption and power cuts.
BBC Weather said it "could well be one of the worst storms in three decades".
BBC Weather meteorologist Ben Rich said he expected Eunice to "cause damage, huge disruption and coastal flooding" - but he said it was "impossible to know exactly how bad this storm is going to be".
