Storm Franklin batters Lancashire - the latest updates
Storm Franklin has sparked evacuations in parts of the UK and caused widespread rush-hour travel disruption, with train operators warning customers not to travel amid gale-force winds and flooding.
A yellow wind warning that covers England, Wales and south-western Scotland is in place until 1pm, while an amber warning for Northern Ireland expired at 7am.
Winds are peaking during rush-hour, according to Greg Dewhurst, senior meteorologist at the Met Office, who added that they will begin noticeably easing around lunchtime.
Heavy showers lashing northern England and Northern Ireland are set to move south-eastwards, he said.
"It's still pretty strong out there and it will continue to be strong over the next few hours," Mr Dewhurst told the PA news agency.
National Rail told people "do not travel" as it said the first services on most routes were cancelled, while there is a reduced timetable for Monday, alternative travel is unavailable and further disruption is expected.
There is severe disruption on many of its routes, including between Sheffield and Manchester, Scarborough and Hull, York and Sheffield, Bradford and Leeds, Chester and Manchester, and Carlisle and Newcastle.
Stretches of the M60 in Greater Manchester and the M6 in Lancashire were closed due to incidents during the storm, including a lorry that hit a bridge due to the high winds and caught fire.
The driver managed to escape the cab and is being assessed in hospital.
Thousands of homes in the UK are still without power due to Storm Eunice, and Storm Franklin is complicating recovery efforts.
There are hundreds of homes affected by power outages in Lancashire.
In an update on Twitter, Electricity North West said they wouldn't be able to return all of the power until the high winds die down, as it's unsafe for their engineers.