A huge hole has appeared in a Cumbria road as fierce winds and rain continue to lash parts of Britain, toppling lorries and trees.
Workmen have been surveying the damage on the A956 between Allonby and Silloth.
The bad weather has also forced organisers of the Cheltenham Festival to call off the second day.
The event, one of the highlights of the racing calendar, has been buffeted by the strong winds.
Senior staff at Prestbury Park, including managing director Edward Gillespie, met this morning to discuss the possibility of postponing the second day of the world-famous Gold Cup Festival.
More than 55,000 punters were set to descend on the Gloucestershire racecourse for races including the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
Elsewhere, at least five lorries have been blown over as winds of up to 80mph sweep through the North West, north Wales and Northern Ireland.
The westerly storm front coming in from the Atlantic has also brought snow to high ground in northern England and southern Scotland.
The Met Office has issued a severe gale warning for most of the country. It says disruption to traffic and power supplies is possible.
The Forth Bridge was closed to traffic after a lorry was blown over.
Emergency crews rushed to the Thelwall Viaduct in Cheshire after three lorries were overturned.
The viaduct between junctions 20 and 21 of the M6 was closed after the early morning accidents, which involved two southbound HGVs and another heading north.
A spokesman for Cheshire Police said it was "likely" that the section of motorway would remain closed to high-sided vehicles all day.
A fourth lorry was blown over on the M6 southbound near Lancaster, leaving the carriageway and rolling down an embankment.
The driver was not injured and there was no major disruption.
In Ireland, up to 12,000 homes in counties Mayo, Sligo and Donegal were left without electricity, while a number of ferry crossings were cancelled.
At Brockenhurst in Hampshire, the 0845 Bournemouth to Manchester Arriva train service was withdrawn after hitting a tree on the line. No one was hurt.
The Newton Cap viaduct, near Bishop Auckland in County Durham, has been closed to high-sided vehicles.
Durham Police has also closed the outside lane of the A1(M) to traffic south of the Bowburn junction.
Sky News weather presenter Denise Nurse said: "It's going to remain unsettled but the winds will die down after what's been an incredibly blustery week.
"At the weekend the winds will no longer be an issue but it is going to be wet."
The Environment Agency had one severe flood warning, 15 flood warnings and 31 less urgent flood watches in place last night.
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