Schools are shut and a major incident has been declared as Storm Ciarán hits the UK and Channel Islands bringing gusts of up to 85mph.
Amber warnings are in place for the entire south coast of England and parts of Pembrokeshire on Thursday, with further yellow rain warnings.
People in the Channel Islands have been advised to stay at home and not to travel unless vital on Thursday, with a rare red wind warning covering Jersey, where a "major incident" has been declared by the council.
The storm is expected to peak between 4am-9am on Thursday, with gusts reaching up to a "violent storm force 11" on the Beaufort wind speed scale.
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