Storm Bram: Drone footage shows streets submerged by floodwater
Trains, flights and ferries were cancelled and thousands left without power on Tuesday as Storm Bram brought heavy rain, strong winds and unseasonably mild temperatures to large parts of the UK.
An amber warning for wind, indicating a possible danger to life, ended in north-west Scotland at 03: 00 GMT.
Less severe yellow warnings for wind remain in place in large parts of Scotland, but yellow warnings for the whole of Northern Ireland, Wales and parts of England have passed.
As Storm Bram pulled away on Wednesday morning, many parts of the country began to see more sunshine, as well as scattered heavy showers.
As of 09: 30 GMT on Wednesday, there were 49 flood warnings in place across the UK, with 29 in England, 17 in Scotland and three in Wales.
The storm brought in exceptionally mild air, with some regions registering temperatures as high as 16C (60F) – significantly higher than the December average of 5-9C.
The highest temperature recorded on Tuesday was in Carlisle with 16.8C which is a new December record for this site.
Storm Bram was also accompanied by strong winds, with the top gusts recorded at Capel Curig in Gwynedd at 84mph (135km per hour) and 82mph at Aberdaron on the Llyn Pennisula.
In Scotland, a section of the main motorway linking Scotland and England was closed southbound on Wednesday morning after reports of multiple lorries being blown over during Storm Bram.
On Tuesday, several ferry routes on the west coast were cancelled or disrupted, while ScotRail announced some trains in the north-west would finish early on Tuesday with delays and speed restrictions in other parts of the country.
Some Scottish schools closed early due to the forecast.
The amber warning for very strong and disruptive winds in the north-we
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