These images from Southampton and beyond show the impact Storm Ciarán has had on the city and surrounding areas.

People were urged to take extra care amid fears the storm - the worst of the year so far - could pose a danger to life.

However, as soon as it was apparent the storm would not be as severe as originally thought the Met Office downgraded the amber wind warning to yellow.

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The major incident which was declared ahead of Storm Ciarán was also downgraded across Hampshire. 

The Hampshire Isle of Wight Local Resilience Forum announced this just before 2pm today. 

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Emergency services and local authorities continued to support residents with the ongoing yellow weather warning for rain in place. 

The Itchen Bridge was also reopened shortly before 9am to motorists after it was closed from 7pm on Wednesday.

A tree collapsed at Staplewood training campus – Southampton Football Club’s state-of-the-art training facility.

The Head of Grounds at Southampton Football Club, Graeme Mills, shared pictures of the uprooted tree on social media – that lay across an area of the training pitch.

Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, Graeme said: “Good start to the day”, followed by a wind and rain emoji.