Britain's coast battered by 30ft waves, high tides and giant hailstones as fiercest storms in 20 years leave trail of destruction... and there's more on the way.
21 severe flood warnings - the highest level - issued in South and West with 500 alerts in total across the UK
Storm surge began at around 6am this morning - with risk of floods for 4 hours after high tide peaks
Stronger winds and waves predicted for this evening's high tide
Streets and homes in Cornwall, Devon, Gloucestershire are already badly flooded after morning's deluge
Police forced to spend time moving on weather watchers after large crowds gathered along the British coastline
Motorist died when his car left a Cornish road as storm hit region with torrential rain and hail
Met Office expects 70mph-plus winds and torrential rain to batter UK into next week, peaking on Monday
A Dorset petrol station had to be evacuated and a house in Wales caught fire after both were struck by lightning
River Severn's banks have broken in Minsterworth
See pictures here - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2532595/Swathes-Britain-remain-flooded-waterlogged-storms-Governments-Cobra-emergency-committee-meets.html
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