A man has been killed by a falling tree in Somerset as gale force winds and heavy rains caused disruption to parts of Britain, France and the Netherlands.
Police said the man died after a tree fell on his car in the village of Britty Common near Taunton in Somerset.
Up to 80,000 homes in south and mid-Wales were without power after trees brought down power lines.
Some roads had to be closed and trees falling across railway lines also caused problems, while there were warnings of flooding if rivers burst their banks.
Britain's Met Office said gusts could reach 112 to 128 km/h in places in the afternoon and evening and advised people to take extra care.
Forecasters said the high winds would ease slightly overnight, but Friday will see renewed gusts spreading across the country from the west.
The storm severely disrupted sea traffic across the English Channel, with departures shut down entirely for several hours between Calais and the English port of Dover, while only large ships were using the French port of Dunkirk.
Regional traffic control authorities in France forecast a surge in cargo traffic through the Eurotunnel as trucks scheduled to cross the Channel by sea divert to rail instead.
In Amsterdam in the Netherlands, the gathering storm front disrupted air traffic at Schiphol International airport, one of Europe's busiest.
