Two people have died as the heavy rains and strong winds have added the the flooding problems in southern England.
A passenger on the cruise ship MS Marco Polo has died after a freak wave hit the ship in the English Channel.
The Environment Agency has issued 23 severe flood warnings across southern England, with the Met Office also issuing amber warnings for wind for the same areas.
Parts of England have had their wettest January since records began according to early figures from the Met office.
The strong temperature contrast across the Atlantic leads to storms forming around the front, circulating and mixing air along the temperature gradient, trying to find an equilibrium of hot and cold air.