Millions of commuters have been left stranded and warned not to travel today unless it is essential, with at least 40 railway lines blocked, roads left impassable and hundreds of flights cancelled because of the most dangerous storm for years.
The St Jude's storm has claimed the life of a 17-year-old girl died today after a tree fell onto the static home she was sleeping in at Hever, Kent, while several others have been injured after they were hit by debris.
Collapse: An uprooted tree and an upended bench at an unknown location, posted by Carrie Luxembourg
A teenage boy is also feared dead after being swept out to sea in Newhaven, East Sussex yesterday afternoon.
The Environment Agency has 19 flood warnings and 147 flood alerts in place and rough seas left two cross-Channel ferries carrying 450 passengers stranded outside Dover.
The Met Office said wind reached more than 99mph at the Needles on the Isle of Wight at 5am, but less exposed areas are also being buffeted by 70mph gusts.
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