Around 8,500 properties in Scotland have lost electricity as well as thousands more across Ireland.
The Met Office has issued a red weather warning - the most severe - for Shetland, where gusts topped 100mph in Lerwick.
Winds are also gathering pace in northern England - with gusts of 80mph expected in parts of Yorkshire.
In Ferryhill Station, County Durham, a mother and daughter were trapped in their car when a tree landed on them.
Police said they were "disappointed" that people ignored their cries for help and got out their phones to film their ordeal.
The mother, in her 40s, and daughter, in her 20s, were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
In Edinburgh, a man is being treated in hospital for head injuries after he was struck by flying debris.
A number of people were injured on the A96 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, when a lorry was blown over on to a car.
This morning, a P&O ferry from Rotterdam to Hull was unable to dock due to "extreme weather conditions".
A spokesman said the vessel experienced winds of 60 knots, which he described as "rare".
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