strong winds of more than 100 mph to areas already under flood and danger to life warnings. more than 300 schools have been forced to close as well as several airports. there are no flights in or out ofjersey, guernsey and alderney airports. this is the view over the port of dover, where ferries have been cancelled. train lines have also ground to a halt, with some operators telling commuters to work from home, and drivers in the south and west of the uk have been told to avoid coastal roads. let's take a look at some of the places where the storm is having an impact. we will show you this footage from cornwall, where waves have been seen crashing over the sea wall and onto the road there. and we can also show you now, this is jersey, you can see the intensity of the wind and rain. authorities are warning storm ciaran poses a potential risk to life and property. this is on guernsey where again you can see the wind and rain rocking

the boats there. and we have some pictures this morning from milford on sea on the hampshire coast. you can see the swell the system is creating which has forced the closure of the beach there. the system has already been over north—west france, bringing gale force winds. the company's transport minister says a lorry driver was killed when a tree fell on his vehicle, and our reporter has the very latest from there. waves crashing over the sea wall in devon. a car is washed into the sea. this is penzance in cornwall. and there is heavy rainfall and flooding across the country. areas of northern ireland have been flooded. this is the scene in. newry. many

schools are putting safety first and will be shut in southampton, hampshire and devon. amber wind warnings, the second highest level of alert, are in place for parts of the south coast. gusts are expected to reach 70—80 mph in the south, and 20-30 to reach 70—80 mph in the south, and 20—30 millimetres of rain is expected to fall today. 20-30 millimetres of rain is expected to fall today. there are a lot of trees — expected to fall today. there are a lot of trees in _ expected to fall today. there are a lot of trees in jersey _ expected to fall today. there are a lot of trees in jersey along - expected to fall today. there are a lot of trees in jersey along the - lot of trees in jersey along the roads, some of them will probably fall down. slates are flying about and causing damage. the storm struck the channel islands last night. jersey and guernsey have seen some of their worst storm conditions in decades.- seen some of their worst storm conditions in decades. there has been a lot _ conditions in decades. there has been a lot of— conditions in decades. there has been a lot of structural - conditions in decades. there has been a lot of structural damage, i been a lot of structural damage, trees_ been a lot of structural damage, trees are — been a lot of structural damage, trees are down, a lot of debris out on the _ trees are down, a lot of debris out on the roads. trees are down, a lot of debris out on the reade—

on the roads. they were preparing yesterday. — on the roads. they were preparing yesterday, flood _ on the roads. they were preparing yesterday, flood defences - on the roads. they were preparing yesterday, flood defences being . on the roads. they were preparing i yesterday, flood defences being put in place. schools across the island are closed, and flights are grounded. people have been asked not to stockpile goods after supermarket shelves were stripped. national highways has issued a warning to drivers in the south—east saying there is a risk of cars being blown over. they are also warning about flooded roads. train and ferry companies are also warning of severe disruption to services. they are asking customers to check online before they travel. the advice is to stay indoors unless you have to go out. 0ur reporter dan johnson 0ur reporter danjohnson is in st helier injersey and sent us this update. it helier in jersey and sent us this u date. ., , helier in jersey and sent us this udate. , update. it has absolutely battered these islands _ update. it has absolutely battered these islands are _ update. it has absolutely battered these islands are relentlessly - these islands are relentlessly overnight. it is kept everyone here awake. i have been outside one of the hotels where people have been evacuated, around a0 people have

been moved from their homes because of roofs being ripped off and windows being smashed. there were really heavy hail stones at one point during the early hours of the morning doing damage. the wind is now rushing acrossjersey. this island effectively today is going to be cut off. no flights whatsoever from jersey or guernsey, commercial flights, to no boat services either. the authorities have tried to reassure people, they have said they will be able to get medical supplies in should they be needed. the hospital here injersey is still open. we are not sure, there is concern the roof of the hospital could be at risk, so all sorts of issues for the authority to deal with, but they say the strongest of the wind has now passed, it was recorded at 102 mph at 5am, but conditions are still really tough,

so the message is that people should still be at home until the storm has blown through. danjohnson blown through. dan johnson for us blown through. danjohnson for us there injersey. let's bring our dan johnson for us there in jersey. let's bring our weather presenter carol kirkwood who was very sensibly inside the studio today. thank you forjoining us. we were hearing aboutjersey, it does seem that the channel islands are bearing the brunt of things at the moment. can you talk is free where the worst parts are. we you talk is free where the worst parts are-— parts are. we certainly had the stronaest parts are. we certainly had the strongest gusts _ parts are. we certainly had the strongest gusts of _ parts are. we certainly had the strongest gusts of wind - parts are. we certainly had the strongest gusts of wind across| parts are. we certainly had the i strongest gusts of wind across the channel islands this morning. the gusts are variable, there are reports of 102 mph as you have heard, and also 10a mph. there is even an unconfirmed report of a tornado injersey last night. but to give you an idea, it is notjust the channel islands, although they had the strongest winds. this gives you an indication of what it has been like elsewhere as well. st mary's in the isles of scilly gusting at 77, and the needles on the isle of

wight, 70 mph. it very much depended where you were, because storm ciaran is a very deep area of low pressure, so if you are in the centre, the wind was light. ahead of the centre and on the other side on the south of the centre, the winds were really strong and gusty, and that is where it has caused all the damage. it is also worth mentioning that the met office still has a amber weather 0ffice still has a amber weather warnings in force, so for the south—west, and this one has just been trimmed, and the timing of it has also been brought back. so instead of finishing at five o'clock this afternoon, this one ends at midday. this one in the south west ends at 11am. this storm will continue to push steadily north and east. ., , ., continue to push steadily north and east. . , ., , ., east. can you tell us what the different weather _ east. can you tell us what the different weather warnings i east. can you tell us what the - different weather warnings mean? we are hearing about red weather warnings in germany, then amber and yellow. can you explain the different levels? —— red weather

warnings injersey. different levels? -- red weather warnings in jersey.— different levels? -- red weather warnings in jersey. yes, the jersey weather service _ warnings in jersey. yes, the jersey weather service not _ warnings in jersey. yes, the jersey weather service not the _ warnings in jersey. yes, the jersey weather service not the met - warnings in jersey. yes, the jersey weather service not the met office j weather service not the met office hasissued weather service not the met office has issued a red warning, and that is warning of danger to life, and we have seen the consequences of that already this morning. the met office issued an amber weather warnings, that means be prepared for impacts from severe weather. so it includes things like large waves. we have seen large waves already in some of the footage this morning. they can gather up material from the the footage this morning. they can gather up materialfrom the beach and throw it above the coastal defences onto coastal roads or onto the sea front, so you could have flying debris. it can lift roofs off buildings, it can do structural damage. it can cause power cuts. these are the kind of ramifications. things like you might find your mobile phone service is not very good orjust doesn't work because of the power of the storm. the yellow weather warning that the met office has is the lowest of the met office warnings, and that is be prepared.

it is all worked out on the likelihood and also the impact of the storm happening and what the impacts are likely to be, and if it is a highly populated area. the red one of course is the top. interesting to hit the south—east warnings talking about cars being blown over, because you normally hear about high sided vehicles being most at risk of being blown over but it must be particular concerning if it must be particular concerning if it is smaller cars that are at risk as well. ~ ,,., , it is smaller cars that are at risk aswell. , , . , as well. absolutely, light vehicles in these kind _ as well. absolutely, light vehicles in these kind of— as well. absolutely, light vehicles in these kind of wind _ as well. absolutely, light vehicles in these kind of wind strengths i as well. absolutely, light vehicles | in these kind of wind strengths are really at danger. but remember, the gusts we are talking about, this is not sustained wind speeds, but you're quite right. you think of bikes and light vehicles, high sided vehicles, all of these things, and you really should pay heed to the weather warnings. they are not dished out lightly by any stretch of the imagination at all.— the imagination at all. there were warnin . s the imagination at all. there were warnings this _ the imagination at all. there were warnings this morning _ the imagination at all. there were warnings this morning also - the imagination at all. there were warnings this morning also for - warnings this morning also for commuters coming into london not to travel. i think the morning went up until 9am. do you know if there has been any update on that for the rest

of the day, or was that reallyjust affecting the earlier commuter rush time? ., , ., ., , time? there were a yellow warnings out for that. — time? there were a yellow warnings out for that, so _ time? there were a yellow warnings out for that, so of _ time? there were a yellow warnings out for that, so of the _ time? there were a yellow warnings out for that, so of the scale - time? there were a yellow warnings out for that, so of the scale of- time? there were a yellow warnings out for that, so of the scale of the i out for that, so of the scale of the warnings. the updates will come out probably in the next hour or so from the met office when you review the whole situation what has happened this morning, how quickly that storm is pushing towards the north and east, and what the impact of that are likely to be. i think also the issue about the risk of flooding is that the ground is already so wet in so many areas, isn't it? because we have had so much of this wet weather recently. yes, that is absolutely right. the water table is saturated, and so all this extra rain that is falling on the saturated ground is exacerbating the saturated ground is exacerbating the risk of flooding. we have been focused a lot this morning on what is happening in the south and also the channel islands, but has this storm tracks north eastwards, what you will find is some heavy rain arriving across eastern scotland and

north—east england which also recently has had issues with flooding, so that will exacerbate the risk there as well, and also thatis the risk there as well, and also that is going to be coupled with strong winds. that combination is quite treacherous wherever you are. it is not a nice situation to find yourself in. it is not a nice situation to find yourself in-_ it is not a nice situation to find ourself in. �* , ., , ., yourself in. and is there any idea of how long _ yourself in. and is there any idea of how long these _ yourself in. and is there any idea of how long these conditions - yourself in. and is there any idea of how long these conditions are | of how long these conditions are going to last? for of how long these conditions are going to last?— going to last? for the channel islands, going to last? for the channel islands. if _ going to last? for the channel islands. if i — going to last? for the channel islands, if i show _ going to last? for the channel islands, if i show you - going to last? for the channel islands, if i show you my - going to last? for the channel islands, if i show you my next| islands, if i show you my next chart, these are the kind of wind speeds we have had this morning, and honestly some gusts have been higher than this, so as the storm continues to track north eastwards, it will drag its isobars and rain with it, so the winds will start to come down. so it is an improving picture, the winds will ease slowly in the south—west as we go through the rest of the day, but as at low pressure moves away, everything rotates around the low pressure in an anticlockwise direction. so if you are at the centre of the low pressure, it is doing this as it moves away, so the outer rings of it if you like our affecting some eastern parts. you can see it more

clearly in this chart.— clearly in this chart. where is it headina clearly in this chart. where is it heading at _ clearly in this chart. where is it heading at the _ clearly in this chart. where is it heading at the moment? - clearly in this chart. where is it heading at the moment? it - clearly in this chart. where is it heading at the moment? it is l clearly in this chart. where is it - heading at the moment? it is heading this wa , heading at the moment? it is heading this way. so — heading at the moment? it is heading this way. so it — heading at the moment? it is heading this way. so it is _ heading at the moment? it is heading this way, so it is going _ heading at the moment? it is heading this way, so it is going to _ heading at the moment? it is heading this way, so it is going to move - this way, so it is going to move away from us, but before it does it will start to weaken and what we call fill, so it won't be as powerful as it has been. and where has it come — powerful as it has been. and where has it come from? _ powerful as it has been. and where has it come from? it _ powerful as it has been. and where has it come from? it has _ powerful as it has been. and where has it come from? it has come - powerful as it has been. and where | has it come from? it has come from the atlantic, — has it come from? it has come from the atlantic, and _ has it come from? it has come from the atlantic, and it _ has it come from? it has come from the atlantic, and it has _ has it come from? it has come from the atlantic, and it has had - has it come from? it has come from the atlantic, and it has had a - has it come from? it has come from the atlantic, and it has had a lot - the atlantic, and it has had a lot of energy. the jet stream has the atlantic, and it has had a lot of energy. thejet stream has been very strong coming across the atlantic, in excess of 200 mph, so it has released a lot of energy into the atmosphere, and it has come barrelling in from the southwest this morning, and the kind of direction it is taking is that, so pushing towards the north—east. you are really testing me this morning, lucy! are really testing me this morning, lu ! �* , , are really testing me this morning, lu l�* , ., are really testing me this morning, lucy! i'm sorry, it is good to know everything- _ lucy! i'm sorry, it is good to know everything- we — lucy! i'm sorry, it is good to know everything. we hear— lucy! i'm sorry, it is good to know everything. we hear these - lucy! i'm sorry, it is good to know. everything. we hear these warnings all the time, and you think you know what you mean, and the difference between yellow and amber may not be

clear to people, so thank you very much for talking us through all of that. g , , ., i. much for talking us through all of that. , , ., ., 3 much for talking us through all of that. , , ., ., _ ., that. just before you go, lucy, one other thing — that. just before you go, lucy, one other thing to _ that. just before you go, lucy, one other thing to consider _ that. just before you go, lucy, one other thing to consider is, - that. just before you go, lucy, one other thing to consider is, if - other thing to consider is, if you're worried about the warnings, think of it as a traffic light system. read, the top one, that is the most hazardous one, then you have got amber which is the one down from that, still impacts from that, and then yellow which would be green if it was a traffic light, so that is a way to think about it. find if it was a traffic light, so that is a way to think about it. and in terms of where _ is a way to think about it. and in terms of where people - is a way to think about it. and in terms of where people should i is a way to think about it. and in | terms of where people should be getting the information for this online, we point them towards the bbc website. online, we point them towards the bbc website-— online, we point them towards the bbc website. yes, keep up-to-date with the bbc _ bbc website. yes, keep up-to-date with the bbc television _ bbc website. yes, keep up-to-datel with the bbc television programmes, also radio, online and we have got twitter and all kinds of social media, instagram, everything, so do keep up—to—date with it there. we will certainly keep you posted. brilliant. thank you so much, carol kirkwood, a weather presenter, thank you. let's ta ke you. let's take a look through some more of the footage. this is coming from members of the public injersey. you

can see the extent of the damage. lots of debris and trees across roads, also uprooted trees, and huge devastation there. 0bviously roads, also uprooted trees, and huge devastation there. obviously it is really dark, and it is very hard to see some of it, but a huge amount of damage coming to us there. and as carol, said, the best place to take a look as the bbc website, you can get all of your weather updates. you can see whole fences and walls being knocked down there, to trees uprooted, because absolutely covered by the debris from the walls that have been thrown up in the air. these pictures coming to us from the channel islands. we are waiting just to speak to one of our reporters who is injersey. i don't think we've quite made a connection with herjust yet, but we were hoping to hear, talking about

how strong the winds are there, and people had to go and stay in hotels overnight, and schools have been shut across southern england, and train lines have also ground to a halt, we have had some of the operator telling people to work from home today and not to travel into london, we were hearing that warning about travel routes in and out of london, advising passengers not to travel today. as carol was saying, we are expecting another update from that a little later on as they assess how many trees have fallen down on the tracks, and how much debris there is, but of course there is a lot of debris on the rail lines, and so obviously the advice is if you can work from home, then you should. these images we are still seeing here, this is from jersey at the moment. and in terms of the weather warnings, as carol was saying, the channel islands are

suffering the worst of things at the moment, they have got these strong winds and heavy rain barrelling across. you can see some winds of up to 110 mph on the channel islands, and also over in france they have been seeing those gusts over in western brittany overnight. people have evacuated from jersey to hotels because of these 102 mph winds that were damaging homes. a major incident declared in hampshire. the isle of wight as well, hundreds of schools closed there. and these yellow and amber warnings, the amber once can indicate potential risk to life and property at times. they are in place covering parts of the south of england, scotland and wales. we are hoping to speak to the environment agency a little later on, but the flood duty manager has been quoted as saying large waves and onshore gales brought by storm ciaran are expected to bring

significant flooding along parts of the south coast, and also along parts of the yorkshire and north—east coast on thursday. we have got some extraordinary images to show you from somebody�*s baby monitor now. this is where the baby monitor now. this is where the baby monitor captures the moment that the window is smashed in. this is in the middle of the night instant clements injersey. you can obviously hear some noise, and then the glass of the window is actually blown in, and it was all caught on that baby monitor. this is saint clement in jersey, which was particularly badly affected, the baby monitor showing where the baby monitor blue in the glass of the window right near where she was sleeping. it looks like there wasn't a baby in the cot at there wasn't a baby in the cot at

the time. extraordinary images. let's bring in andrew gill, operations manager at the environment agency. can you talk us through where things are, where things of the worst, talk us through what is going on right now. yes. what is going on right now. yes, aood what is going on right now. yes, good morning- _ what is going on right now. yes, good morning. it _ what is going on right now. yes, good morning. it is _ what is going on right now. yes, good morning. it is quite - what is going on right now. yes, good morning. it is quite a - what is going on right now. 1a: good morning. it is quite a wet and wild morning out there, as you have been discussing with your viewers. certainly the winds have been the focus i think of much of the news and the damage that we have seen. 0ur priority and our concern has been the rain that has fallen with that wind. we have seen a lot of rainfall over the last few weeks, and as a result, the ground is saturated, and so any rain that is falling now and will fall through the day will run off land quite quickly, and flow into the already swollen rivers, so currently we have 68 flood warnings in force across the country, and a further flood

alerts, meaning flooding is possible. so i would urge anybody who is thinking of going out and about to listen to the advice of other emergency services, the coast come particularly near the tea, and seriously consider your own safety. certainly when you are driving, we will expect to see quite a lot of surface water flooding. will expect to see quite a lot of surface waterflooding. driving surface water flooding. driving through surface waterflooding. driving through flood water has its own risks, and i would discourage anyone from doing that. if the water is deeper than about a foot, cask and start to float. so you can't see what is below flood water, you can't see how deep it is, so please don't drive through flood water. and even for pedestrians, flood water has its own hazards. you can't see ditches, you can't see drops that would ordinarily see, and manhole covers can get removed by the pressure of

the water, so please take extreme care if you are out and about. teams from the environment agency have been monitoring the situation around the clock for the last few weeks. we haveissued the clock for the last few weeks. we have issued more flood warnings as we need to and particularly as we see high tides coming in along the south coast and up the east coast through the day, we do expect to see large waves on the coastline, and whilst our teams have been out repairing our assets and looking after them to make sure they are ready for the storms, they have had quite a sustained period of attack from the weather. so we doing our bit, and would encourage the community to do their bit too. we did have quite a bit of warning of this, didn't weigh? brute did have quite a bit of warning of this, didn't weigh?— did have quite a bit of warning of this, didn't weigh? we did. we have had uuite a this, didn't weigh? we did. we have had quite a bit _ this, didn't weigh? we did. we have had quite a bit of _ this, didn't weigh? we did. we have had quite a bit of bad _ this, didn't weigh? we did. we have

had quite a bit of bad weather - had quite a bit of bad weather forecast, and that has enabled us to plan. as a result of that i think we are in a good place. our teams are out keeping the river is as clear as we can, making sure all of our flood defence structures are as they can. clearly with strong winds, we do see debris, trees coming down, branches falling off and ending up in rivers. those can increase the risk of flooding, so again if anybody is out and about and seize any blockages, then please report them, and we will do our best to remove them when we can, when it is safe to do so. but also, anyone who is concerned about the risk of flooding can check on the risk of flooding can check on the internet, on the government website, where there is a lot of very useful information about what to do before, during and after a flood event and you can also get the latest on our flood warnings on there as well. if you don't have access to the internet, then you can call the flood line number, which is

03a5 988 1188. we call the flood line number, which is 03a5 9881188. we will continue to monitor the weather, and we will issue any further flood warnings as we need to throughout the day. the draina . e we need to throughout the day. the drainage systems are so important, aren't they, for incidents like this. how prepared is the uk in generalfor this. how prepared is the uk in general for weather events like this which are all too often these days? well, an awful lot of work goes in both in the short and long—term to make sure that as a nation across england we are on top of managing flood risk as best we can. we have to prioritise our investment to those communities where flood risk is greatest, but it isn't something that the environment agency can do alone. we are very much working in partnership with communities and other public sector organisations,

because it isn'tjust about building flood defences or maintaining flood defences. it is about warning and informing communities, helping people make correct longer term decisions, and that is why we have a long—term flood risk strategy in place which very much with the work we are doing today is fitting within. �* ., we are doing today is fitting within. �* . . ,., within. and what about the driving conditions at _ within. and what about the driving conditions at the _ within. and what about the driving conditions at the moment, - within. and what about the driving conditions at the moment, in - within. and what about the driving l conditions at the moment, in terms of talking about the surface water there is? people are still going to go out and they will still be people taking to their class today because they have to. is there any advice that you can give people about the best way to cope in these conditions? i best way to cope in these conditions?— best way to cope in these conditions? ~' , .. best way to cope in these conditions? ~' , ., . conditions? i think in terms of what other organisations _ conditions? i think in terms of what other organisations have _ conditions? i think in terms of what other organisations have been - conditions? i think in terms of what i other organisations have been saying this morning, if you don't need to go out today, especially during the strongest period of winds which will obviously vary depending on where you are in the country, then don't, because flying debris can be particularly hazardous. like all

good drivers, i would recommend slowing down. when road conditions are wet, particularly at this time of year, with leaves on the road, just ease off a little bit, if you don't need to go out, don't go out, but plan yourjourney, check in with local radio, check on the internet, take your time local radio, check on the internet, take yourtime and local radio, check on the internet, take your time and plan for the worst, and hope for the best. thank you very much for talking us through all of that, andrew gillam with the environment agency. and just to show you the bbc website has a life page running on this at the moment, all sorts of information there for you about how to find out how your area is affected, as you can see there, and also all of the latest in terms of the wind speeds and where the areas are that are worst affected at the moment, so just go to the bbc news website. let's bring in megan now, megan 0wen. she is in saint aubin in

jersey, and it looks like, we have been talking to you throughout the morning and it looks slightly better now, does it, am i right in saying? it does, but i don't want to speak too soon, because every time i say that, there is another strong gust of wind. this is the scene at the moment. you can see in the background saint aubin's bay, with some waves still crashing against the sea walls, but it has calmed down slightly. but overnight, it was astonishing. we had winds that were reaching 102 mph, that was recorded at around 5am according to the states ofjersey police. and all throughout the night, we could just hear heavy rain lashing against the windows, we could hear the wind and there were reports of hailstones the size of golf balls. not many people got much sleep, i don't think, in jersey last night. and actually everyone has woken up this morning to the damage. and even though there

was more preparation this time, we had more advanced warning than the 1987 storm, there still has been extensive damage across the island. we know that for example the hospital roof has been damaged. we know that lots of people, their homes have been damaged, walls have fallen down, and there has been debris all over the roads, lots of trees have fallen down. we have been stowed in this position for most of the morning, and that is because it's not safe to go out at the moment. everyone is being advised to stay at home, to work from home, all of the schools are closed and the hospital is closed except for emergency procedures. and that is because the roads are just full of the remnants of the storm last night. so even though it has died down, i think today they will be a lot of assessment about just how much damage has been caused across the island. bud much damage has been caused across the island. �* .. much damage has been caused across the island. �* ., , .,, much damage has been caused across the island. �* ., , , the island. and our people staying at home? obviously _ the island. and our people staying at home? obviously schools - the island. and our people staying at home? obviously schools are i at home? 0bviously schools are closed but are people really heeding

those warnings? it closed but are people really heeding those warnings?— those warnings? it was interesting, so last night _ those warnings? it was interesting, so last night we _ those warnings? it was interesting, so last night we were _ those warnings? it was interesting, so last night we were out _ those warnings? it was interesting, so last night we were out and - those warnings? it was interesting, j so last night we were out and about doing some filming, and some of the police were lining sandbags along the sea walls. we saw lots of trucks going along with those sandbags and lots of roads were closed, and it was quite silent. there were just a couple of people who are brave enough to come out and see the storm starting to come in, but other than that, it was really, really quiet, and i think there was a lot of fear injersey. i have spoken to lots of islanders today who were saying that this is much, much worse than they anticipated, and i was previously based injersey anticipated, and i was previously based in jersey and anticipated, and i was previously based injersey and i never saw a storm in 18 months that i was here, so this is quite astonishing, really, for the island. bill so this is quite astonishing, really, for the island.- so this is quite astonishing, really, for the island. all of the fli . hts in really, for the island. all of the flights in and _ really, for the island. all of the flights in and out _ really, for the island. all of the flights in and out of— really, for the island. all of the flights in and out ofjersey, - flights in and out ofjersey, guernsey and alderney airports have been cancelled, haven't they? do you have any indication of how long that is going to go on for?—

have any indication of how long that is going to go on for? well, we know that they are — is going to go on for? well, we know that they are definitely _ is going to go on for? well, we know that they are definitely cancelled - that they are definitely cancelled today, and i think that authorities will be reviewing decisions later in the day. we know that definitely all commercial flights are cancelled today, all of the schools were closed, but schools could also be closed, but schools could also be closed tomorrow. we know that they will be further assessment today, and we interestingly know that some of the aircraft were taken off the channel islands and move to the uk to keep them safe from the effects of the storm, so there has been some really big mitigation things in place for the storm. {lilia really big mitigation things in place for the storm. ok, thank you very much- — place for the storm. ok, thank you very much- its _ place for the storm. ok, thank you very much. as the _ place for the storm. ok, thank you very much. as the wind _ place for the storm. ok, thank you very much. as the wind picks - place for the storm. ok, thank you very much. as the wind picks up i place for the storm. ok, thank you | very much. as the wind picks up we will say goodbye to you, thank you very much, megan 0wen there for us in saint aubin injersey. we are seeing lots of disruption to trains in england this picture was tweeted by south—eastern railway with the caption the trampoline now arriving at platform four. for commuters

south of london, advice has been put out by three companies, southern, gatwick express and thameslink, asking them to work from home if they can. this is hastings station we are showing you right now, that is where the trampoline is on the track. forsome is where the trampoline is on the track. for some reason trampolines do seem to get thrown about when we have these incidents. south—eastern said that several lines are hit by major disruption, and advises passengers not to attempt to travel. in the south—west of england there are no gwr trains in cornwall because of flooding and fallen trees, and the line is also closed between exeter and taunton, salisbury and southampton, reading to gatwick, and there is a reduced service to heathrow. london north—eastern railway is also asking people not to travel, with disruption lasting until saturday, and no train services operating from edinburgh to aberdeen in both

directions after mid—morning today. also a long queue of freight lorries has formed on the a20 as the port of dover announces that it is suspending all sailings. we saw some really dire pictures coming from dover earlier, you could hardly see anything. anyone who had been planning to travel today is being advised to check with their operator before setting out. the port of dover police have asked people to stay away from coastal areas. and posting on twitter macro, they said for your own safety, avoid beaches, piers and promenades on this time. the norwich train station this morning, this picture was sent in this morning from one viewer there, thatis this morning from one viewer there, that is the norwich train station, and another viewer has sent this from frinton on sea on the essex coast, where the doors of a beach hut flew off. coastal communities are among the worst hit, as this image from christchurch in dorset shows. and lots of trees blocking

roads, this photo is from barnum in west sussex. we have been seeing a lot of pictures from all over of trees being uprooted, really big trees, some of them, that have been uprooted and fallen over onto buildings or onto walls. this is folkestone in kent, you can see the waves are crashing over the harbour there. you can hardly see the harbour wall. and this is a xavier's in guernsey, high winds causing damage to scaffolding. let's look at one of the videos we have on our website, a baby monitor capturing the moment a window is blown in and jersey. . that is the moment the wind smashes the window into the bedroom there. fortunately, it looks like the baby was not in

the court at the time.