the boats there. and we have some pictures this morning from milford on sea on the hampshire coast. you can see the swell the system is creating which has forced the closure of the beach there. the system has already been over north—west france, bringing gale force winds. the company's transport minister says a lorry driver was killed when a tree fell on his vehicle, and our reporter has the very latest from there. waves crashing over the sea wall in devon. a car is washed into the sea. this is penzance in cornwall. and there is heavy rainfall and flooding across the country. areas of northern ireland have been flooded. this is the scene in. newry. many schools are putting safety first and will be shut in southampton, hampshire and devon. amber wind warnings, the second highest level of alert, are in place for parts of the south coast. gusts are expected to reach 70—80 mph in the south, and 20-30 to reach 70—80 mph in the south, and 20—30 millimetres of rain is expected to fall today. 20-30 millimetres of rain is expected to fall today. there are a lot of trees — expected to fall today. there are a lot of trees in _ expected to fall today. there are a lot of trees in jersey _ expected to fall today. there are a lot of trees in jersey along - expected to fall today. there are a lot of trees in jersey along the - lot of trees in jersey along the roads, some of them will probably fall down. slates are flying about and causing damage. the storm struck the channel islands last night. jersey and guernsey have seen some of their worst storm conditions in decades.- seen some of their worst storm conditions in decades. there has been a lot _ conditions in decades. there has been a lot of— conditions in decades. there has been a lot of structural - conditions in decades. there has been a lot of structural damage, i been a lot of structural damage, trees_ been a lot of structural damage, trees are — been a lot of structural damage, trees are down, a lot of debris out on the _ trees are down, a lot of debris out on the roads. trees are down, a lot of debris out on the reade— on the roads. they were preparing yesterday. — on the roads. they were preparing yesterday, flood _ on the roads. they were preparing yesterday, flood defences - on the roads. they were preparing yesterday, flood defences being . on the roads. they were preparing i yesterday, flood defences being put in place. schools across the island are closed, and flights are grounded. people have been asked not to stockpile goods after supermarket shelves were stripped. national highways has issued a warning to drivers in the south—east saying there is a risk of cars being blown over. they are also warning about flooded roads. train and ferry companies are also warning of severe disruption to services. they are asking customers to check online before they travel. the advice is to stay indoors unless you have to go out. 0ur reporter dan johnson 0ur reporter danjohnson is in st helier injersey and sent us this update. it helier in jersey and sent us this u date. ., , helier in jersey and sent us this udate. , update. it has absolutely battered these islands _ update. it has absolutely battered these islands are _ update. it has absolutely battered these islands are relentlessly - these islands are relentlessly overnight. it is kept everyone here awake. i have been outside one of the hotels where people have been evacuated, around a0 people have been moved from their homes because of roofs being ripped off and windows being smashed. there were really heavy hail stones at one point during the early hours of the morning doing damage. the wind is now rushing acrossjersey. this island effectively today is going to be cut off. no flights whatsoever from jersey or guernsey, commercial flights, to no boat services either. the authorities have tried to reassure people, they have said they will be able to get medical supplies in should they be needed. the hospital here injersey is still open. we are not sure, there is concern the roof of the hospital could be at risk, so all sorts of issues for the authority to deal with, but they say the strongest of the wind has now passed, it was recorded at 102 mph at 5am, but conditions are still really tough, so the message is that people should still be at home until the storm has blown through. danjohnson blown through. dan johnson for us blown through. danjohnson for us there injersey. let's bring our dan johnson for us there in jersey. let's bring our weather presenter carol kirkwood who was very sensibly inside the studio today. thank you forjoining us. we were hearing aboutjersey, it does seem that the channel islands are bearing the brunt of things at the moment. can you talk is free where the worst parts are. we you talk is free where the worst parts are-— parts are. we certainly had the stronaest parts are. we certainly had the strongest gusts _ parts are. we certainly had the strongest gusts of _ parts are. we certainly had the strongest gusts of wind - parts are. we certainly had the strongest gusts of wind across| parts are. we certainly had the i strongest gusts of wind across the channel islands this morning. the gusts are variable, there are reports of 102 mph as you have heard, and also 10a mph. there is even an unconfirmed report of a tornado injersey last night. but to give you an idea, it is notjust the channel islands, although they had the strongest winds. this gives you an indication of what it has been like elsewhere as well. st mary's in the isles of scilly gusting at 77, and the needles on the isle of wight, 70 mph. it very much depended where you were, because storm ciaran is a very deep area of low pressure, so if you are in the centre, the wind was light. ahead of the centre and on the other side on the south of the centre, the winds were really strong and gusty, and that is where it has caused all the damage. it is also worth mentioning that the met office still has a amber weather 0ffice still has a amber weather warnings in force, so for the south—west, and this one has just been trimmed, and the timing of it has also been brought back. so instead of finishing at five o'clock this afternoon, this one ends at midday. this one in the south west ends at 11am. this storm will continue to push steadily north and east. ., , ., continue to push steadily north and east. . , ., , ., east. can you tell us what the different weather _ east. can you tell us what the different weather warnings i east. can you tell us what the - different weather warnings mean? we are hearing about red weather warnings in germany, then amber and yellow. can you explain the different levels? —— red weather warnings injersey. different levels? -- red weather warnings in jersey.— different levels? -- red weather warnings in jersey. yes, the jersey weather service _ warnings in jersey. yes, the jersey weather service not _ warnings in jersey. yes, the jersey weather service not the _ warnings in jersey. yes, the jersey weather service not the met - warnings in jersey. yes, the jersey weather service not the met office j weather service not the met office hasissued weather service not the met office has issued a red warning, and that is warning of danger to life, and we have seen the consequences of that already this morning. the met office issued an amber weather warnings, that means be prepared for impacts from severe weather. so it includes things like large waves. we have seen large waves already in some of the footage this morning. they can gather up material from the the footage this morning. they can gather up materialfrom the beach and throw it above the coastal defences onto coastal roads or onto the sea front, so you could have flying debris. it can lift roofs off buildings, it can do structural damage. it can cause power cuts. these are the kind of ramifications. things like you might find your mobile phone service is not very good orjust doesn't work because of the power of the storm. the yellow weather warning that the met office has is the lowest of the met office warnings, and that is be prepared. it is all worked out on the likelihood and also the impact of the storm happening and what the impacts are likely to be, and if it is a highly populated area. the red one of course is the top. interesting to hit the south—east warnings talking about cars being blown over, because you normally hear about high sided vehicles being most at risk of being blown over but it must be particular concerning if it must be particular concerning if it is smaller cars that are at risk as well. ~ ,,., , it is smaller cars that are at risk aswell. , , . , as well. absolutely, light vehicles in these kind _ as well. absolutely, light vehicles in these kind of— as well. absolutely, light vehicles in these kind of wind _ as well. absolutely, light vehicles in these kind of wind strengths i as well. absolutely, light vehicles | in these kind of wind strengths are really at danger. but remember, the gusts we are talking about, this is not sustained wind speeds, but you're quite right. you think of bikes and light vehicles, high sided vehicles, all of these things, and you really should pay heed to the weather warnings. they are not dished out lightly by any stretch of the imagination at all.— the imagination at all. there were warnin . s the imagination at all. there were warnings this _ the imagination at all. there were warnings this morning _ the imagination at all. there were warnings this morning also - the imagination at all. there were warnings this morning also for - warnings this morning also for commuters coming into london not to travel. i think the morning went up until 9am. do you know if there has been any update on that for the rest of the day, or was that reallyjust affecting the earlier commuter rush time? ., , ., ., , time? there were a yellow warnings out for that. — time? there were a yellow warnings out for that, so _ time? there were a yellow warnings out for that, so of _ time? there were a yellow warnings out for that, so of the _ time? there were a yellow warnings out for that, so of the scale - time? there were a yellow warnings out for that, so of the scale of- time? there were a yellow warnings out for that, so of the scale of the i out for that, so of the scale of the warnings. the updates will come out probably in the next hour or so from the met office when you review the whole situation what has happened this morning, how quickly that storm is pushing towards the north and east, and what the impact of that are likely to be. i think also the issue about the risk of flooding is that the ground is already so wet in so many areas, isn't it? because we have had so much of this wet weather recently. yes, that is absolutely right. the water table is saturated, and so all this extra rain that is falling on the saturated ground is exacerbating the saturated ground is exacerbating the risk of flooding. we have been focused a lot this morning on what is happening in the south and also the channel islands, but has this storm tracks north eastwards, what you will find is some heavy rain arriving across eastern scotland and north—east england which also recently has had issues with flooding, so that will exacerbate the risk there as well, and also thatis the risk there as well, and also that is going to be coupled with strong winds. that combination is quite treacherous wherever you are. it is not a nice situation to find yourself in. it is not a nice situation to find yourself in-_ it is not a nice situation to find ourself in. �* , ., , ., yourself in. and is there any idea of how long _ yourself in. and is there any idea of how long these _ yourself in. and is there any idea of how long these conditions - yourself in. and is there any idea of how long these conditions are | of how long these conditions are going to last? for of how long these conditions are going to last?— going to last? for the channel islands, going to last? for the channel islands. if _ going to last? for the channel islands. if i — going to last? for the channel islands, if i show _ going to last? for the channel islands, if i show you - going to last? for the channel islands, if i show you my - going to last? for the channel islands, if i show you my next| islands, if i show you my next chart, these are the kind of wind speeds we have had this morning, and honestly some gusts have been higher than this, so as the storm continues to track north eastwards, it will drag its isobars and rain with it, so the winds will start to come down. so it is an improving picture, the winds will ease slowly in the south—west as we go through the rest of the day, but as at low pressure moves away, everything rotates around the low pressure in an anticlockwise direction. so if you are at the centre of the low pressure, it is doing this as it moves away, so the outer rings of it if you like our affecting some eastern parts. you can see it more clearly in this chart.— clearly in this chart. where is it headina clearly in this chart. where is it heading at _ clearly in this chart. where is it heading at the _ clearly in this chart. where is it heading at the moment? - clearly in this chart. where is it heading at the moment? it - clearly in this chart. where is it heading at the moment? it is l clearly in this chart. where is it - heading at the moment? it is heading this wa , heading at the moment? it is heading this way. so — heading at the moment? it is heading this way. so it — heading at the moment? it is heading this way. so it is _ heading at the moment? it is heading this way, so it is going _ heading at the moment? it is heading this way, so it is going to _ heading at the moment? it is heading this way, so it is going to move - this way, so it is going to move away from us, but before it does it will start to weaken and what we call fill, so it won't be as powerful as it has been. and where has it come — powerful as it has been. and where has it come from? _ powerful as it has been. and where has it come from? it _ powerful as it has been. and where has it come from? it has _ powerful as it has been. and where has it come from? it has come - powerful as it has been. and where | has it come from? it has come from the atlantic, — has it come from? it has come from the atlantic, and _ has it come from? it has come from the atlantic, and it _ has it come from? it has come from the atlantic, and it has _ has it come from? it has come from the atlantic, and it has had - has it come from? it has come from the atlantic, and it has had a - has it come from? it has come from the atlantic, and it has had a lot - the atlantic, and it has had a lot of energy. the jet stream has the atlantic, and it has had a lot of energy. thejet stream has been very strong coming across the atlantic, in excess of 200 mph, so it has released a lot of energy into the atmosphere, and it has come barrelling in from the southwest this morning, and the kind of direction it is taking is that, so pushing towards the north—east. you are really testing me this morning, lucy! are really testing me this morning, lu ! �* , , are really testing me this morning, lu l�* , ., are really testing me this morning, lucy! i'm sorry, it is good to know everything- _ lucy! i'm sorry, it is good to know everything- we — lucy! i'm sorry, it is good to know everything. we hear— lucy! i'm sorry, it is good to know everything. we hear these - lucy! i'm sorry, it is good to know. everything. we hear these warnings all the time, and you think you know what you mean, and the difference between yellow and amber may not be clear to people, so thank you very much for talking us through all of that. g , , ., i. much for talking us through all of that. , , ., ., 3 much for talking us through all of that. , , ., ., _ ., that. just before you go, lucy, one other thing — that. just before you go, lucy, one other thing to _ that. just before you go, lucy, one other thing to consider _ that. just before you go, lucy, one other thing to consider is, - that. just before you go, lucy, one other thing to consider is, if - other thing to consider is, if you're worried about the warnings, think of it as a traffic light system. read, the top one, that is the most hazardous one, then you have got amber which is the one down from that, still impacts from that, and then yellow which would be green if it was a traffic light, so that is a way to think about it. find if it was a traffic light, so that is a way to think about it. and in terms of where _ is a way to think about it. and in terms of where people - is a way to think about it. and in terms of where people should i is a way to think about it. and in | terms of where people should be getting the information for this online, we point them towards the bbc website. online, we point them towards the bbc website-— online, we point them towards the bbc website. yes, keep up-to-date with the bbc _ bbc website. yes, keep up-to-date with the bbc television _ bbc website. yes, keep up-to-datel with the bbc television programmes, also radio, online and we have got twitter and all kinds of social media, instagram, everything, so do keep up—to—date with it there. we will certainly keep you posted. brilliant. thank you so much, carol kirkwood, a weather presenter, thank you. let's ta ke you. let's take a look through some more of the footage. this is coming from members of the public injersey. you can see the extent of the damage. lots of debris and trees across roads, also uprooted trees, and huge devastation there. 0bviously roads, also uprooted trees, and huge devastation there. obviously it is really dark, and it is very hard to see some of it, but a huge amount of damage coming to us there. and as carol, said, the best place to take a look as the bbc website, you can get all of your weather updates. you can see whole fences and walls being knocked down there, to trees uprooted, because absolutely covered by the debris from the walls that have been thrown up in the air. these pictures coming to us from the channel islands. we are waiting just to speak to one of our reporters who is injersey. i don't think we've quite made a connection with herjust yet, but we were hoping to hear, talking about how strong the winds are there, and people had to go and stay in hotels overnight, and schools have been shut across southern england, and train lines have also ground to a halt, we have had some of the operator telling people to work from home today and not to travel into london, we were hearing that warning about travel routes in and out of london, advising passengers not to travel today. as carol was saying, we are expecting another update from that a little later on as they assess how many trees have fallen down on the tracks, and how much debris there is, but of course there is a lot of debris on the rail lines, and so obviously the advice is if you can work from home, then you should. these images we are still seeing here, this is from jersey at the moment. and in terms of the weather warnings, as carol was saying, the channel islands are suffering the worst of things at the moment, they have got these strong winds and heavy rain barrelling across. you can see some winds of up to 110 mph on the channel islands, and also over in france they have been seeing those gusts over in western brittany overnight. people have evacuated from jersey to hotels because of these 102 mph winds that were damaging homes. a major incident declared in hampshire. the isle of wight as well, hundreds of schools closed there. and these yellow and amber warnings, the amber once can indicate potential risk to life and property at times. they are in place covering parts of the south of england, scotland and wales. we are hoping to speak to the enviro