Chris Wood
BBC Wales News

There are now 40,000 homes without power in the area covered by SP Manweb in Wales.

These are mainly in the north and mid Wales, with engineers working to restore supplies.

Director Liam O'Sullivan says: "Conditions remain very difficult and record wind speeds and road closures mean we’re unable to get to all fault locations and are not able to have our teams working safely at height to carry out those overhead line repairs currently.

“For those without power, please rest assured we will do everything we can to get you back on supply when conditions allow."

We are starting to get an idea of what damage has been caused by the storm so far this morning. Here are some of the images that have come through to us on the news desk in London.

As we previously reported, a wind gust of 93mph (150kmh) was recorded in Wales earlier. The Met Office's red warning has expired, but yellow and amber warnings remain in place.

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Chris Wood
BBC Wales News

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Storm Darragh brought destruction to areas all along the coasts of south and north-west Wales.

Affected counties ranged from Monmouthshire in the south east bordering England, to Pembrokeshire in the south west, and then counties up the coast to Gwynedd and Anglesey.

While many of those inland and in the north east were spared the strong winds of Storm Darragh, many places are now being affected by severe weather.

Natural Resources Wales has given a flood warning for the River Vyrnwy at Llanymynech, which lies near the English border in mid Wales.

This road has also been flooded in Mold, Flintshire, in north-east Wales.

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As we've been reporting, a number of football matches have been postponed today due to Storm Darragh.

In the Premier League, the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool has been postponed.

In the Championship, Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United and Cardiff City v Watford have been called off.

And in League One, Crawley Town v Stevenage and Bristol Rovers v Bolton have also been postponed, as has Newport County v Carlisle in League Two.

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UGC Hub

Simon Harnaman, 49, from Redland, Bristol, was woken in the middle of the night by his 16-year-old son who had heard a “loud screech and an enormous crack”.

When Simon looked outside he saw the family car - which had just come back from a two-week spell at the garage - covered by a large tree.

“It was an enormous tree - a Silver Birch of about 60 feet - taller than our house," he says.

A planned trip in the car to pick up a Christmas tree today has, understandably, been cancelled.

Image source, Simon Harnaman

There are a number of Met Office alerts in place for rain.

South and mid-Wales can expect periods of "heavy rain" according to the amber alert in place. It will likely mean 20-30mm falling over three to six hours, with totals of 80-90mm by this evening.

A yellow warning for rain is also in place in Scotland - 20-30mm is "expected widely", and 35-45mm could fall in elevated areas.

North-east England, Yorkshire and the Scottish borders has a yellow rain warning - "heavy rain associated with Storm Darragh may lead to some disruption on Saturday and Sunday," the Met Office writes.

The Met Office has a full breakdown of all potentially affected areas, external.

Chris Wood
BBC Wales News

A period of wild weather started with mobile phones of people in affected areas beeping with warnings.

After these were sent at around 19:00 GMT on Friday, the weather started bringing destruction across Wales.

As Storm Darragh blew through, it left trees down, power cuts and wild seas.

Here is a snapshot of scenes around Wales on Saturday.

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Storm Darragh landed in the UK last night and has brought heavy rain and wind gusts with it.

Travel is disrupted, power outages have been reported for thousands and sporting events are cancelled.

Here are six key points to catch you up to speed this afternoon.

• Tens of thousands have been without power throughout the morning - over 60,000 premises were without power at our last count, according to the National Grid. Northern Ireland Electricity reported that 46,000 were without power as of 09:25
• A number of events, including the Merseyside derby match between Liverpool and Everton, have been called off or postponed due both to damage already inflicted and anticipated forecasts
• The highest wind gust speed has been recorded at 93mph (150kmh) - that was in Capel Curig, Wales this morning
• Rail services across the country have been affected with many operators asking passengers not to travel. One station in Wiltshire has also had to close due to damage to the roof
• Road and air travel have equally been impacted - with bridge closures in Gloucestershire and at the Dartford Crossing as well as the closure of Cardiff Airport runway until 13:00 GMT
• The red warning issued by the Met Office for areas of south-west England and Wales has ended - but yellow and amber warnings remain in place

Flooding warnings are in place across England and Wales this morning.

There are 62 flood alerts in Wales and 125 in England, meaning there is the possibility of flooding in the areas affected and people should be prepared.

There are currently 18 flood warnings in Wales and 15 in England, meaning flooding is expected in the areas affected and immediate action is required.

No danger to life warnings are currently in place across England and Wales.

A quick update on the situation at major airports this morning:

• Cardiff Airport says its runway is closed until 13:00 GMT.
• Bristol Airport says disruption is expected and its departure board is listing delayed and cancelled flights.
• Heathrow's departure board is showing a mix, with some delays, cancellations and flights taking off as scheduled

As a reminder, many factors can cause flight delays and cancellations - you should check with your airline for further details.

A number of attractions and events are closed across the country today due to Storm Darragh.

All the Royal Parks are closed, including their cafes, kiosks, park roads and cycleways. That includes Hyde Park, meaning Winter Wonderland in London will not be open.

And a number of other Christmas markets are closed, including in Bath, Belfast, Winchester and Cardiff.

Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire is also closed, as is Bristol Zoo.

And as we've been reporting, a number of sporting fixtures have also been cancelled.

Chris Wood
BBC Wales News

The seaside town of Porthcawl, in Bridgend county, often gets battered with strong winds.

Usually, they bring huge waves crashing over the front.

But on Friday night, Storm Darragh also saw a section of roof from this property at Rest Bay torn off.

Image source, Georgia Williams

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Our colleagues on the news channel have just spoken with Simon Calder, the Independent's travel correspondent, who is currently at London's Waterloo station.

Calder reports disruption across the rail network including "disarray" on the Great Western Railway - as well as large numbers of cancellations reported by Transport for Wales.

Network Rail have extra staff on duty today, he adds.

"They will be hoping to get things back to normal by the end of today," he says, but some services have sent out warnings about travelling tomorrow due to unrelated issues such as staff shortages.

As for ferries, Calder explains "pretty much nothing" is sailing across the Irish Sea.

There have also been a number of cancellations by British Airways in and out of Heathrow.

"Poor passengers flying in from Abu Dhabi to Manchester this morning spent an hour flying round in circles trying to land," Calder adds.

"In the end the plane diverted - not to somewhere like Birmingham but to Frankfurt in Germany.

"They're hoping to get back from there at about lunchtime."

As a reminder, you can keep up with our coverage on the news channel by clicking Watch Live above.

Elizabeth Rizzini
Lead Weather Presenter

The red “danger to life” warning issued by the Met Office has now expired, but conditions remain dangerous. An amber weather warning is in place across a wider area, again for strong winds.

The amber warning encompasses Northern Ireland, north-west England, south-west Scotland and south-west England and is valid until 21:00 GMT.

Although the strongest winds have now eased a little, there could still be gusts of up to 70-80mph (113-128kmh). There is a risk of structural damage, further trees down, flying debris and large waves within this area.

Structures and trees may already have been weakened too from the strong winds earlier - and some spots have already seen gusts of 80-90mph (128-144kmh) and above.

The amber warning for rain is still in place for south Wales until 18:00 GMT this evening. Flooding should be expected, since the ground is already saturated - but the relentless rain will ease into the afternoon.

Weather warnings sounded during Ian Fergusson's weather forecast on BBC Points West.

Watch the moment sirens can be heard on the broadcast.

The red warning that had been issued by the Met Office this morning has now expired.

There has been no extension - although yellow and amber warnings remain in place for both wind and rain across the UK.

Amber warnings for wind and rain are both in place in Wales and south-west England, the same region covered by the previous red warning.

The centre of Storm Darragh is now clearing into the North Sea, but that doesn’t mean conditions will improve a great deal any time soon.

It’ll stay very windy across western areas of England and Wales well into the afternoon with gusts of 60-70mph (97-113kmh).

Expect wind speeds to strengthen in the eastern parts of England and Scotland as the day goes on.

By this evening, wind gusts around the North Sea coasts will be up to 60-70mph which may cause some damage and disruption.

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Stuart - from Crewkerne - called into BBC Radio Somerset to say some roads are passable but drivers need to be very careful.

He said he was travelling on the M5 for Crewkerne to support farmers with tractors.

"Please everybody be careful on the M5," he warned the programme. "Vehicles were getting blown across the carriageways so just be careful.

"You know it's windy when you get overtaken on the M5 by a crisp packet."

Barra Best
BBC News NI weather presenter

Storm Darragh is battering Northern Ireland with severe gusts that have continued through the early hours of Saturday morning.

The strongest gusts up until 08:00 GMT include:

• 76mph (122kmh) at Orlock Head in County Down
• 68mph (109kmh) at Magilligan in Londonderry
• 67mph (109kmh) at Killowen in County Down
• 64mph (103kmh) at Lough Fea in County Tyrone
• 61mph (98kmh) at Portglenone in County Antrim
• and 60mph (97kmh) in Glenanne in County Armagh

An amber warning is in force across Northern Ireland until 21:00 on Saturday.

In the Republic of Ireland, gusts of 87mph (140kmh) were recorded in County Galway late last night as the storm moved in from the Atlantic.

Within the last hour, National Rail has said that Westbury Station in Wiltshire is closed following damage to the station roof as a result of the storm.

It means no trains are currently serving the station.

The station is managed by Great Western Railway which is "looking at various alternatives" - but National Rail warns potential travellers that they do not expect to be able to organise enough road transport to meet demand today.

Other rail services around the country have also been disrupted.