A man has died after becoming trapped in his car in floods as large parts of the UK were hit by strong winds and heavy rain.
Forecasters said there will be a respite today with fewer showers and drier and brighter conditions - but the weather is expected to get wetter again this weekend with gale force winds.
Around 90 flood warnings are in place for rivers as well as more than 200 less serious flood alerts.
The areas most affected by the heavy downpours were Wales and south-west England.
But the majority of the UK was hit by the storms as they were pushed eastwards throughout Thursday, causing flash flooding.
Hundreds of drivers were stranded, thousands of homes were without power and more than 100 people were evacuated as winds reached more than 86mph.
Thousands of commuters have also suffered disruption, with many train services in the South West and connections to London Paddington either cancelled or delayed.
In Somerset, emergency services received a call last night reporting a vehicle was wedged under a bridge near a ford in Chew Stoke.
Fire crews and police went to the scene where they found a man in the car who was pronounced dead.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said officers were still trying to identify the victim.
Driving conditions have been treacherous While the rainfall overnight was lighter compared to earlier in the day, much of it fell on already saturated ground, and residents are mopping up after the storms.
Sky's weather presenter Nazaneen Ghaffar said: "Drier and brighter conditions today with much lighter winds than yesterday.
"Rain from overnight across eastern parts of East Anglia and the south-east of England will clear this morning to leave central and eastern England dry with sunny spells, although it could remain quite cloudy to the south-east of London.
"Sunshine too for Wales and the west of England but also some sharp showers near coastal areas."
But she warned that on Saturday "the rain will become heavy and persistent through the afternoon with winds strengthening as well".
Ghaffar added: "There will be the risk of further localised flooding as the heavy rain falls on already saturated ground. Overnight Saturday there will be stormy conditions across central and southern parts of the UK with severe gale force winds."
The Met Office said some areas saw up to 60mm of rain during Thursday, causing river levels to rise and surface water flooding.
Western Power said 2,500 customers in the South West and 500 in Wales were without power because of high winds bringing down power lines, but that it was working to reconnect them as quickly as possible.
The AA said the last few days have been some of its busiest for flood-related call-outs.
Many roads were left impassable and homeowners were forced to protect their properties as water deluged swathes of the country.
Three children had to be rescued from Dolbadarn primary school in Llanberis by firefighters in a boat yesterday afternoon when they were prevented from leaving by high water.
Among those hurt in the storms were an elderly pedestrian who cut his head after being struck by a tree, two teenage girls who had head and shoulder injuries and a female driver in her 50s who escaped with minor injuries after the car was crushed by a falling tree trunk.
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