Storm Ciarán: Flood warnings still in place but worst of storm now over
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While the worst of Storm Ciarán is now over, 88 flood warnings are still in place across parts of the UK.
100s of schools were forced to close and thousands were left without power, as rain and high winds battered southern parts of the country.
Jersey was one of the worst affected areas - gusts of wind over 100mph were recorded.
Matthew explains what he experienced as a result of Storm Ciarán
Schools will remain shut on Jersey on Friday, and its airport is also yet to reopen.
Bad weather is still predicted over the next few days - a yellow warning of rain remains in place for north-eastern Scotland on Friday, and for south-east England on Saturday.
Some people were rescued from their holiday chalets which had been cut off by flooding
Yellow warnings mean that disruption is likely.
As well as the 88 flood warnings in the south of England, there are also 220 flood alerts across the UK today.
A flood warning means flooding is expected
A flood alert means flooding is possible
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: "Hopefully the worst of it is now easing at it moves away. Ciaran is moving into the North Sea. It's weakening... but it's still bringing quite a blustery wind to many places."
How did Storm Ciarán affect the country?
On Jersey, dozens of people were evacuated to hotels overnight on Wednesday and locals were also hit by huge hailstones "bigger than golf balls".
The Met Office said the Channel Islands as experienced "supercell thunderstorms", as locals faced frequent lightning, large hailstones and a possible hurricane.
This is how big the hailstones were on Jersey on Thursday
In Wales, a caravan park evacuated residents following a warning of dangerous flooding.
In Dover, the ferries to France were shut, which caused long queues of cars and lorries.
Long queues near the Port of Dover
Train lines across the country were impacted - lots of trains were cancelled and some train lines urged passengers to consider whether or not they needed to travel.
And around 9,000 homes across Devon and Cornwall, Sussex, Surrey and the Channel Islands were left without power.