UK meteorology

You might be interested in this, Count, from the same forecaster replying to a Leeds Netweather member:
 
Dartford Bridge and A14 Orwell Bridge near Ipswich both closed. Given that the A14 is the main route from the Port of Felixstowe to the Midlands, plenty of disruption to road freight is inevitable.
 
Large parts of Colwyn Bay pier have been washed away, apparently, and there's a major weather-related incident in Wolverhampton city centre.
EDIT: a woman has apparently died in the Wolverhampton incident.
 
From Netweather forecaster: