Up to 1.5in rain is forecast for South, with 2.75in by Friday in the West, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Some 600 troops have been deployed to assist with flood protection and relief, with around 1,000 on standby
Around 1,700 homes in Datchet, Berkshire, hit by power cuts after area is hit by severe flooding from Thames
Train operator Virgin implored all customers to 'abandon travel' because of the storm
West Coast Main Line will close between Preston and Lancaster at 7pm for a few hours because of high wind
Rail services were also severely disrupted in Cheshire after overhead cables fire at Crewe Railway Station
Energy supplier SSE says 5,400 customers are without power in South - but it will be back for all of them later
Environment Agency staff withdrawn from flood-hit Wraysbury in Berkshire because of hostility from public
Cobra committee convened this morning as PM pledges 'money is no object' in providing flooding relief
Cameron warns 'things may get worse before they get better', with gusts of 108mph recorded in West Wales
140,000 people back Mail's petition - which you can sign here - for PM to use foreign aid cash to tackle floods
Read more and see pictures of rain and wind-swept Britain
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