Roads are blocked by fallen trees and rail and ferry services continue to be disrupted by the storm.

That's it from the team in the South East on the day Storm Eunice affected Kent, Sussex and Surrey.

Please check before you travel as the winds are still very strong out there.

Goodbye for now.

Almost 100 fallen trees have been dealt with by the county council in East Sussex so far today.

The authority says it has attended a total of 167 call outs for incidents so far including obstructions on carriageways, traffic lights not working due to power cuts and a fuel spillage.

It says it has doubled the number of highways crews working for the rest of the day and over the weekend.

The Port of Dover has now reopened to shipping.

It had temporarily closed due to the adverse weather conditions caused by Storm Eunice.

Stuart Maisner
BBC Live reporter

Image source, De La Warr Pavilion

The bandstand at the De La Warr Pavilion on Bexhill seafront has blown away in the high winds.

Launched just over 20 years ago, the iconic piece of architecture was torn apart by Storm Eunice.

The Pavilion itself has been closed all day.

This dramatic image of a Jubile beacon which came crashing down at Minnis Bay was captured by Heather Leatt

Image source, Heather Leatt

Richard Lawton sent us this image of a tree and power lines down in Lyminge.

Image source, Richard Lawton

There has been an urgent appeal for people to stay away from the coast as Storm Eunice hits the South East.

HM Coastguard says there have been multiple reports of people at the water's edge taking pictures of the waves, and even of families standing by the surf line with their children.

HM Coastguard Tactical Commander Ben Hambling said: “The reports we are receiving are absolutely terrifying. In these conditions all it takes is one wave."

Image source, Eddie Mitchell

Grain power station has been taken offline after a chimney was brought down by the high winds.

The operators of the site, Uniper Energy, tweeted that there had been no injuries.

Fiona Brett from Gravesend captured the moment Storm Eunice brought down this scaffolding in Meopham.

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has warned people to still be careful despite the reduction in severity of the storm.

The moment Storm Eunice felled this tree was captured on film.

The owner of the house said he had only just moved his car, when the tree was brought down by the force of the wind.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service says it has so far been called to attend over 60 storm-related incidents.

This is the scene on the A24 near Worthing, with a large tree coming down on to the road.

Southeastern has closed all its train routes in Kent after several lines were blocked by fallen trees.

Paul Prentice, from Southeastern, said: “Our colleagues at Network Rail are doing their absolute best to try and remove them as quickly as possible, but we’ve got so many trees down it means we’re not able to run trains.

“Our message is very much ‘do not travel’. Please don’t make plans to travel. If you were planning to, then don’t, and stay at home if at all possible.”

He said fallen trees had halted trains at Hildenborough and Whitstable, but both trains had been able to carry on their journeys.

“We had six trees down in 25 minutes. It’s just created a huge amount of pressure and it means we’re not able to run as many trains as we’d like.

“We’re going to be reviewing the decision at 2pm or 3pm, and then we do hope that once we’ve been able to remove trees and any obstructions we will be able to start, hopefully, opening more of the network again, but it is a fast moving situation, and it is changing all the time.”

Stuart Maisner
BBC Live reporter

Dramatic footage filmed by the BBC shows a plane aborting its landing at Gatwick Airport due to high winds in Storm Eunice.

Services from the Sussex airport are delayed and cancelled due to the severe weather.

Nina Ridge
BBC South East weather presenter

The storm's strength has been building over the past couple of hours, with more gusty weather expected later.

Gusts of up to 78mph have been reported in Charlwood, near Gatwick, in Surrey, according to BBC weather presenter Elizabeth Rizzini.

Peter Whittlesea
BBC South East Today reporter

It’s the biggest open expanse of heathland in the South East of England.

So on the stormiest day in decades the rangers of the Ashdown Forest have been busy.

Covering an area of 7,000 acres the roads around the Site of Special Scientific Interest have been littered with debris.

It’s mainly small trees that have been blown over.

Nonetheless roads have had to be closed to remove the fallen trees.

Gusts of 71mph have been reported in Shoreham, West Sussex, according to the Met Office.

And in Kent wind speeds of up to 66mph have been reported.

The South East is on red alert for winds and people are being advised not to travel.

Image source, Met Office

The M2 has been closed coastbound between J2 (Cuxton) and J3 (Chatham) due to an overturned lorry.

Traffic is being diverted.

Highways England is warning motorists to expect delays.

Image source, Janet Waddington