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"Trees flattened as winds gust in places up to 99mph," reports Philippa Young
A teenager in Kent and a man in Watford have been killed by falling trees as a storm batters parts of Britain.
Around 270,000 homes are without power, while rail services across much of southern Britain have been cancelled as high winds brought down trees.
Network Rail said the damage was "worse than expected," 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.
A 17-year-old girl suffered fatal injuries when the tree came down where she was sleeping in Edenbridge, at about 07:20 GMT.
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Graham Satchell spoke to commuters at Paddington Station in London
A man in his 50s was pronounced dead at the scene after a tree crushed a red Peugeot 307 at Lower High Street in Watford, Hertfordshire, at 6:50 GMT. Next-of-kin have been informed.
BBC forecaster Steve Cleeton said the storm was "pretty much over" in the UK.
The Environment Agency has issued 12 flood warnings - in south-west England, East Anglia and the Midlands, there are also 132 flood alerts across England and Wales.
UK Energy Networks, which represents power companies across the UK, confirmed 270,000 homes are without power.
A spokesman said 30,000 people who lost power earlier had been reconnected, but more people had been cut off as the storm moved north and eastwards.
Network Rail said more than 100 fallen trees have been found on lines, and several hundred staff have been working to monitor conditions and react to any damage.
Robin Gisby, Network Rail's managing director of network operations, said: "While conditions were as forecast during the early part of the morning, the damage caused by the storm has been more severe than expected as it has tracked eastwards to the north of London and across to East Anglia.
"As a result, the West Coast, East Coast and Midland main lines are all currently blocked at their southern ends as a result of fallen trees and damage to power lines and all services are currently suspended on the Anglia route, where the storm is currently."
Prime Minister David Cameron said the deaths caused by the storm were "hugely regrettable".
"We have to make sure the emergency services can act as fast as they can to help people."
In other developments:
- Three houses have collapsed and two others have been damaged following a gas explosion caused by a fallen tree on Bath Road in Hounslow, London Fire Brigade says. Three people escaped before firefighters arrived and an elderly woman was taken to hospital
- Coastguards say they will not start searching for the 14-year-old boy - who has been named as Dylan Alkins - who was swept away in Newhaven, East Sussex on Sunday
- A double-decker bus "rolled over" in Suffolk, injuring the driver and several passengers. Witnesses told police the vehicle blew over at 08:00 GMT, rolling onto its side and coming to a stop in a field in Hadleigh
- Both reactors in Dungeness power station's B units have been automatically shut down after power to the site was cut off. The site's own generators are providing power to the site
- The Metropolitan Police says it received 792 calls to its 101 and 999 numbers between 06:00 and 08:00 GMT, compared with the 200 it would normally expect. The most common call was for "tree in road"
- Sussex Police say 125 trees have fallen across Sussex - including one on a taxi in Eastbourne, from which the driver climbed out uninjured
- The helter-skelter at Clacton Pier in Essex has blown down, but the structure has not fallen into the sea
- London Mayor Boris Johnson has chaired an emergency resilience meeting involving all emergency services and relevant agencies - and later made a statement thanking them for their hard work "dealing with one of the fiercest storms of the last few years"
- Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has cancelled his monthly press conference because of a crane collapsed on the roof of the Cabinet Office
Other travel warnings include:
- South West Trains says it is hoping to gradually get services back to normal as conditions ease
- 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.
- First Great Western says it is running services on most routes, with delays and alterations
- Virgin West Coast is starting to run limited services out of Euston
- First Capital Connect and C2C said services are suspended until further notice. Greater Anglia and Stansted Express have also said services will not run until after 12:00 GMT. Southern and Gatwick Express said the Brighton mainline has now been cleared of trees and services will resume
- London Overground is operating a limited service with severe delays, while Southeastern is operating a limited service on some lines but says most of its lines do not have services
- Transport for London (TfL) said there was disruption due to debris from the storm on the tracks with the Bakerloo and District lines suffering severe delays
- Meanwhile, Chiltern Railways, which earlier said it was hoping to run a near normal timetable, has cancelled services
- Airports including Heathrow and Gatwick are warning of possible disruption to flights, advising passengers to check with airlines
- Gatwick Airport reports seven cancellations
- Although Dover port was reopened, P&O Ferries warned of delays of up to two hours on some sailings
- Both the Severn crossings are now open, but flooding is still affecting roads in Wales
- The A249 Sheppey Crossing in Kent and the Queen Elizabeth II bridge on the M25 have both reopened. 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
BBC weather forecasters said in more populous areas including Lyneham, near Swindon; Yeovilton in Somerset and Hurn, near Bournemouth, speeds of 74-75mph (119-121km/h) had been recorded.
BBC forecaster Steve Cleeton said the rapidly moving weather system had travelled east and was now just north of Holland.
"The severe damaging winds have gone now," he said, adding that the day would remain blustery.
Meanwhile the Met Office has released figures showing the strongest winds and heaviest rainfall during the storm - with Otterbourne in Hampshire receiving 50mm of rain.
Wind speeds of 115 mph were recorded during the so-called Great Storm of October 1987.
Continue reading the main storyThere 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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