Travellers are set to face more disruption with heavy rain and gale-force winds expected to batter the UK.
The Met Office has yellow "be aware" severe weather warnings in place for most of the country on Thursday.
There have been delays to rail services as a result of falling trees. Some areas have seen flooding.
Hundreds of homes in England and Wales were without power on Thursday morning after winds brought down power lines.
In addition to the rain and wind warnings, the Met Office has a yellow warning for ice until 10:00 GMT in eastern Scotland, where there will be the "potential for tricky travel conditions".
The Met Office also said flooding was possible in Tayside, west central Scotland and south-east England.
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BBC weather presenter Darren Bett said: "The weather has been taking a turn for the worse overnight with wet and windy conditions sweeping across all areas.
"There are some very gusty winds inland but the strongest winds have been around coastal areas towards the west. Disruption to travel is likely to continue into Thursday."
Among other weather-related incidents:
- In Wales, 700 homes were without power on Thursday morning after high winds brought down power cables overnight
- Around 200 homes were without electricity after storms brought down powers lines on the Surrey/Hampshire border
- There were a number of delays to rail services as a result of falling trees and flooding
- Drivers were trapped overnight on the A9 in Scotland after a stretch of the road was hit by flood water, snow and ice
- A man was rescued from his car in the early hours after becoming trapped by flood water on a country road between Newport and Cardiff
- Flooding closed a number of main roads in Wales
- In Kent, police implemented an emergency measure to back up freight lorries along the M20 in anticipation of severe weather and reduced capacity at the Port of Dover
The AA said it had rescued 57 vehicles and attended 8,200 breakdowns across the country by mid-afternoon on Wednesday.
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