A mother-of-three who died when falling masonry hit her taxi has been named.
Julie Sillitoe, 49, was one of two people killed on Friday as strong winds and heavy rain southern England, adding to problems already caused by widespread storms and flooding.
An 85-year-old man died after a freak wave hit a British cruise ship in the English Channel.
More than 65,000 homes are without power and severe weather warnings are in place for much of the UK.
Julie Sillitoe died in central London after the car she was in was crushed by falling masonry, as Chris Buckler reports
Prime Minister David Cameron chaired the government's emergency committee, Cobra, on Saturday evening to discuss the forecast and the likely impact over the days ahead.
Speaking after the meeting, Mr Cameron said: "I was reassured that all the agencies involved - thousands of people locally and nationally - have made huge efforts over last few days to protect more homes and businesses, with over 3,000 of our troops deployed on task tonight and many hundreds more on standby".
He earlier said his "heart goes out to anyone who's been flooded".
Labour leader Ed Miliband tweeted: "My thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of the people killed in the storms last night."
Part of a cliff has collapsed at West Bay in Dorset
The Army was called in try to move a fallen tree blocking a road in Egham, Surrey
Windows on both the ground and first floors were smashed by flying shingle at the Marine Restaurant in Milford on Sea
An aqua dam is employed to hold back flood water in Chertsey, Surrey
Winds of up to 83mph (130km/h) - combined with ongoing problems due to flooding - have also caused major disruption to roads and railways.
Portland Coastguard said there had been a "large" cliff fall at West Bay, Dorset.
Two people initially reported missing in the area have now been accounted for.
Yellow "be aware" weather warnings of icy driving conditions will be in effect from 20:00 GMT to 10:00 on Sunday for most of the UK. Across the south of England, Wales and the Midlands there are also warnings of heavy rain.
BBC weather presenter Louise Lear said conditions would improve through the course of Saturday with winds easing and some sunshine developing, although temperatures would drop significantly overnight.
Sunday is expected to be a dry day for most areas and while rain will return during the night into Monday, it is likely to be much less intense than in recent weeks, she added.
The Environment Agency has 16 severe flood warnings - meaning "danger to life" - in place, as well more than 150 flood warnings and more that 260 flood alerts in England and Wales.
Several passengers were injured when water crashed through a window of the cruise ship, MS Marco Polo, as it headed for its home port of Tilbury in Essex.
A man aged 85 and a woman in her 70s were airlifted off the ship, but the man later died.
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