District wakes from the storm
People in Thatcham had candlelit dinners on Valentines Day as the power went out at around 6.30pm, with properties in the Kennet Heath Estate, Dunstan Park and Floral Way affected.
The power also went out in Bucklebury, Chieveley, the Lambourn Valley, Brimpton and Inkpen while lights flickered in Frilsham and Colthrop.
A spokesman for SSE told NewburyToday this morning that around 4,700 homes in the Newbury area were without power this morning, predominantly in rural areas.
He added that engineers had been working through the night when it was safe to do so and a significant number of engineers were working across the area to restore power.
The strong winds, registering up to 50mph in places, uprooted trees and caused roads to become blocked across the district.
Pictured top, sent to NewburyToday by Nigel Hoyle, shows uprooted trees on the A340 in Aldermaston Wharf this morning.
Trees also blocked roads in other parts of Thatcham, Compton, Red Shute Hill in Hermitage and the Burys Bank Road in Greenham.
This second picture, sent in by Ian Boreland, shows a fir tree that lost the battle with nature last night in Herons Way, Thatcham.
The third picture, sent by Pete Connolly, shows the situation in Red Shute Hill, Hermitage, this morning.
Yattendon Lane is blocked in both directions between the Church Lane junction and the Suck's Lane junction, because of a fallen tree.
Watch manager at Dee Road fire station in Tilehurst, Steve Andrews, said that one driver had a lucky escape in Aldermaston after a fallen tree penetrated the bonnet of a car, adding that if the branch had been a little bit higher it would have come through the windscreen.
Meanwhile, five water rescue boats from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire are now in West Berkshire and a bronze control has been set up at Newbury Fire Station.
Today's yellow warning for wind remains in place until noon today (Saturday) and the yellow warning for rain is in effect until 8pm today.
The Met Office has said that the winds will gradually die down today and there are currently no severe weather warnings in place for London and the south east for tomorrow (Sunday), Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Environment Agency flood warning for the River Pang for Frilsham, Stanford Dingley and Bradfield remains in place.
Let reporter John Herring know how you were affected by emailing details and pictures to john.herring@newburynews.co.uk