our priority has been, our concern has been, the rain that has fallen with that wind. we saw a lot of rainfall over the last few weeks, which resulted in a lot of flooding, and as a result the ground is saturated and so any rain that is falling now will fall through the day, will run off quite quickly and flow into the already swollen rivers. currently, we have 68 flood warnings in force across the country and a further 174 flood alerts, which means that flooding is possible. i would urge anybody who is thinking of going out and about to listen to the advice of other emergency services and the coastguard near the sea, and seriously consider your own safety. certainly when you are driving, we would expect to see quite a lot of surface water flooding. driving through flood water has its own risks and i would discourage anyone from doing that. if the water is deeper than about a foot, cars can start to float. you cannot see what is below floodwater. you cannot see how deep it is
are blocking the roads. people there have told the bbc there are still very strong winds in the area. let s get more from graham satchell. storm ciaran hit the channel islands with a bang, thunder and lightning and massive hailstones. the power of the storm, remarkable. winds reached more than 100 miles an hour, ripping rooves from buildings. this terrifying moment was caught on a baby monitor. the woman grabs her baby and makes her escape. the emergency services injersey said they responded to hundreds of calls overnight. they worked through horrendous conditions to clear roads and rescue people. there s been a lot of structural damage, a lot of roofs and chimneys down, trees down obviously, a lot of roads are blocked, there is a lot of debris on the roads. at first light, people ventured out to assess the damage. there are trees down all over the island. some buildings have been almost completely destroyed. the power of the wind has blown walls down. that was my car, evie s
major incidents have been declared on the isle of wight and in hampshire. hundreds of schools are closed in southern england in some areas people are being urged to stay indoors. the latest from the south coast in a moment, but first graham satchell on the situation injersey. storm ciaran hit the channel islands with a bang, thunder and lightning and massive hailstones. the power of the storm, remarkable. winds reached more than 100 miles an hour, ripping rooves from buildings. this terrifying moment was caught on a baby monitor. the woman grabs her baby and makes her escape. the emergency services injersey said they responded to hundreds of calls overnight. they worked through horrendous conditions to clear roads and rescue people. there s been a lot of structural damage, a lot of roofs and chimneys down, trees down obviously, a lot of roads are blocked, there is a lot of debris on the roads. at first light, people ventured out to assess the damage. there are trees down al