Strong winds and a "tornado" have brought down trees and caused travel disruption.
Trees have been blown down across the south and east of England with reports of a tornado in Northamptonshire.
Earl Charles Spencer said a tornado hit the park at Althorp House and the Reverend Richard Coles described a tornado hitting his church in Finedon.
BBC Look East weather presenter Dan Holley said an "isolated tornado can't be discounted".
He said there were gusts of 69mph (111km/h) at Wittering and multiple reports of tree damage.
"This is most likely due to straight-line winds but an isolated tornado can't be discounted," he added.
We’ve just had a tornado rip through the Park at @AlthorpHouse - dozens of trees badly hit, and an iron lantern torn from the side of one of the lodges. Luckily, no animals hurt. pic.twitter.com/OaNJvmZF0g
— Charles Spencer (@cspencer1508) October 31, 2021
BBC presenter and former pop musician Mr Coles tweeted they were praying for the COP26 conference at St Mary's Church in Finedon "when we were hit by what I can only describe as a tornado".
He said it took out a number of trees including a yew thought to date back hundreds of years.
Earl Spencer said on Twitter dozens of trees at Althorp House were badly hit and an iron lantern was torn from the side of one of the lodge, but no animals were hurt.
Northamptonshire Police said it had received reports that trees were down in Northampton, Cogenhoe, Roade, Towcester, Castle Ashby and on the A5.
Wicksteed Park said its rides were closed due to damage caused by high winds.
Beckworth Emporium, a garden centre between Wellingborough and Northampton, said its restaurant was operating at half capacity "due to severe weather conditions and damages".
Elsewhere, trees have fallen in Hampshire, Dorset, Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire.
Southern West Railway has advised passengers to "only travel if essential" due to fallen trees.
The Met Office issued a warning of a brief period of damaging winds as a "squally band of rain passes through Lincolnshire and the East Midlands".
Yellow weather warnings are in place across the coasts of Wales, Devon and Cornwall, and southern parts of England.
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