THE Met Office red weather warning for the South West has now passed - but an amber warning remains in place until 9pm today (Friday, February 18).

Police and fire crews have taken hundreds of calls from across the Avon and Somerset policing area reporting fallen trees in the road, power and telecoms lines down and some structural damage to buildings and outbuildings.

Thankfully there are no reports of casualties.

Staff at National Highways and local authority Highways Departments are working hard to clear fallen trees.

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said: "We’re all grateful for the support we’ve seen from members of the public, landowners, tree surgeons and others assisting with clearing road blockages, fallen trees and debris – thank you."

Western Power Distribution staff are working to restore power to hundreds of people following localised outages across the area.

The multi-agency response is being co-ordinated through the Avon and Somerset Local Resilience Forum.

The latest advice from the Met Office is that 50 to 60mph wind speeds are still likely so you should continue to take care if you need to travel.