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People in parts of the UK are waking up to travel chaos, as Jon Ironmonger reports
Around 140,000 homes are without power as a storm continues to batter parts of England and Wales.
Rail services across much of southern Britain have been cancelled for the morning rush hour.
The M4 Second Severn crossing has reopened but the M48 Severn Bridge is still closed, while 130 flights have been cancelled at Heathrow airport.
The Met Office said a gust of 99mph (159km/h) was recorded at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight, at 05:00 GMT.
The Environment Agency has issued 17 flood warnings - all in south-west England, there are also 152 flood alerts across England and Wales.
Robin Gisby, network operations managing director for Network Rail, said more than 40 railway line blockages caused by falling trees have been cleared, but more are expected to be found by special trains being used to clear tracks.
He said: "In four cases the train being sent through to inspect the line has hit a fallen tree and we have one train in Devon which is currently disabled following a collision with a fallen tree. We are also dealing with a landslip in the New Forest area."
Mr Gisby added: "As the storm passes from west to east, we will be carrying out safety assessments as quickly as possible to clear routes and get trains running safely.
"We now expect to start services into Waterloo before 09.00 GMT. Routes from Sussex, Kent and Anglia will follow. Services elsewhere into London are running but at reduced capacity and speed."
Other travel warnings include:
- South West Trains have advised people not to travel on Monday with most services not running until at least 10:00 GMT to allow Network Rail to check lines. A reduced timetable will be in operation, with some trains limited to speeds of 50mph
- East Coast has no trains running south of Peterborough due to flooding in the tunnel at Potters Bar, and trees on the line at Barnet and Hertford. It says it is looking to resume a limited service later this morning operating via Hertford
- First Great Western and Virgin West Coast main line are also running an amended service until 10:00 GMT and 09:00 GMT respectively. First Great Western has suspended the service between Guildford and Gatwick Airport. Virgin West Coast said journey times may be extended by up to 70 minutes
- First Capital Connect and C2C said services are unlikely to begin until 09:00 GMT. Greater Anglia, Southern, Stansted Express and Gatwick Express have also said services will not run until after 09:00 GMT
- London Overground will not run a service on Monday before 09:00 GMT, while Southeastern said services might not start until 09:00 or 10:00 GMT, and then with an amended timetable
- Transport for London (TfL) said there was disruption to six Underground lines due to debris from the storm on the tracks. The Bakerloo, Central, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Northern and Piccadilly lines were all partially closed
- Meanwhile, Chiltern Railways says its speed restriction has been lifted and it is hoping to run a near normal timetable
- Airports including Heathrow and Gatwick are warning of possible disruption to flights, advising passengers to check with airlines
- EasyJet has warned passengers there could be disruption to flights on Monday. It said no trains would run to Gatwick, Southend, Stansted or Luton airports before 09:00 GMT. Gatwick Airport reports seven cancellations
- Several ferry companies have also cancelled services, including some English Channel and Irish Sea crossings
- The second Severn crossing re-opened by 06:00 GMT but the old M48 bridge remains closed, and flooding is still affecting roads in Wales
- The A249 Sheppey Crossing in Kent and the Queen Elizabeth II bridge on the M25 are closed. The Tamar Bridge which joins Cornwall and Devon has reopened
- The Highways Agency is advising motorists to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they travel
In other developments:
Forecasters said exposed coasts in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent could face the strongest winds.
Ships over the English Channel have reported gusts in excess of 80mph, with one in the Dover Straits nearer 90mph.
BBC weather forecaster Mike Silverstone said the wind was moving inland.
He said: "At the moment we've got some really strong winds running across parts of southern England and into the south Midlands.
"That core is running north-eastwards into East Anglia in the next two to three hours.
"We will probably continue to see winds of 70 to 80mph before it runs into the North Sea by about 11.00 GMT."
The Metropolitan Police is urging people to use its 101 number during the storm rather than 999, unless there is a "genuine" emergency.
Wind speeds of 115 mph were recorded during the so-called Great Storm of October 1987.
There is more information about the forecasts for Monday on the BBC Weather, Met Office and Environment Agency websites. See BBC Travel News for up to date travel information and the Highways Agency and Traffic Wales websites for details about road conditions. BBC Local has information from your area.
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