The latest storm to hit the UK is causing disruption for many returning to work after the Christmas break.
Roads are closed and train services are cancelled or delayed in some areas.
It comes amid a fresh warning that "colossal waves" whipped up by winds of up to 70mph are likely to cause more flooding in some coastal areas.
There are about 120 flood warnings in place in England, Scotland and Wales, and one severe - indicating "danger to life" - on the Lower Stour in Dorset.
Western and southern areas are bearing the brunt of the latest severe weather, and flooding could be worse than that seen in recent days.
The travel disruption includes:
Around the UK:
'Lethal' waves
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Parts of the UK are braced for more wild weather and flooding
BBC forecaster John Hammond said there was no good news for exposed places around southern and western coasts where there would be "colossal waves".
"Add on top of that high spring tides again - and very, very strong winds of up to 70mph - and here's your recipe for scenes similar, or perhaps even worse, than those we've seen over the last couple of days."
He added: "These waves are going to be absolutely lethal if you get in the way of them."
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David and Tracey Bradley have been using a canoe to get out of their village
The Met Office issued a warning of gusts of up to 70mph for Britain's west coast and the east coast of Northern Ireland on Monday.
It said a large, deep depression in the Atlantic had been "whipping waves up" out at sea and these would come into western and southern coastal areas of the UK as a large swell on Monday.
'Island of 200'
Andrew Plant BBC News, Somerset
Muchelney is mentioned in the Doomsday book. Its records go back hundreds of years.
Only once - last year - has it ever been this badly affected. It is cut off by flooding on all sides.
The island of reclaimed land - a tiny bump in the flat Somerset levels - is home to 200.
David and Tracey Bradley are using their canoe to make the mile-long paddle from their house to Huish Episcopi where they can pick up supplies.
They say they have been unable to drive in or out since Friday.
The village pulls together when it gets cut off - but people are beginning to run out of fresh food.
It will take two weeks for the water to clear, they say. Unless it rains more.
"This, combined with waves driven by the winds in UK waters on Monday, will generate wave heights of 7-10m over parts of western Scotland, Wales and south-west England, and 3-7m in much of the English Channel and Irish Sea," it added.
"The public should be aware of the dangers of waves crashing onshore and over-topping shore lines and sea fronts."
As well as the severe flood warning for Iford Bridge Home Park, Dorset, more than 90 flood warnings - meaning flooding is expected and immediate action is required - are in place in England and Wales.
More than 230 flood alerts - meaning "flooding is possible, be prepared" - are also in place.
Residents in Dorset and Oxfordshire, already inundated by high waters, were again urged by the Environment Agency to prepare for "significant flooding" on the Thames, Dorset Stour and Frome.
Flooding is also continuing on the Somerset Levels, and rivers in southern England, including the Severn, remain at "very high" risk of flooding.
The village of Muchelney, on the Somerset Levels, a coastal plain in central Somerset, has been cut off for about four days.
Residents David and Tracey Bradley said they were making daily trips in their canoe to fetch essential supplies.
Mrs Bradley said: "It's pretty desolate really, especially for the elderly and the children." She adds that it can also be "treacherous", and even wading through the flood water is "very dangerous".
In Scotland, 10 flood warnings are in place in Perth and Kinross while, elsewhere in Scotland, a further 15 flood alerts are in place.
Strong winds and high tides have caused serious flooding in County Down and sandbags have been distributed in a number of towns close to the county's coastline amid fears of further problems.
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