The UK is bracing for more storms, high tides and gale-force winds on Sunday as communities already hit by a trail of devastation begin to assess the damage.
More than 200 homes have been flooded along the west of the UK from Cornwall to Scotland, with miles of coastline battered and roads left under water.
Prime Minister David Cameron has praised the "great work" of emergency services and the Environment Agency (EA) in responding to flooding.
The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for rain in the south of England and snow in the north of England and southern Scotland.
People brave high tides on a beach in Brighton Up to 40mm of rain could fall on higher ground on Sunday and there are more warnings of flooding and travel disruption.
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The EA warned that the south and west coasts of England and the Severn estuary still remain at risk of coastal flooding into next week.
The damage on the sea front in Aberystwyth Communities along the North East, including Whitby and South Shields, could also see flooding as well as parts of the south coast including Portsmouth.
It comes as searches resumed in south Devon for missing 18-year-old university student Harry Martin, who was last seen leaving his home in Newton Ferrers, near Plymouth, on Thursday to take photographs of the weather.
Two people have already died in the storms. A 27-year-old man from Surrey was found on Porthleven Sands beach in Cornwall after he was swept out to sea on New Year's Eve.
The Thames Flood Barrier has been closed again And a woman died after being rescued from the sea in Croyde Bay, north Devon.
There are currently 75 flood warnings and 220 flood alerts in place in England and Wales.
The government has come under criticism for planning to cut the number of jobs in the Environment Agency, which has the responsibility for flood protection.
David Cameron has told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show: "You are going to see record levels of spending on flood defences. We've guaranteed that, right out into 2020, so they can really plan right out into the future.
"Local authorities have had to make difficult decisions. The Environment Agency does have to make sure it controls its budgets carefully but we are making sure they invest in the front line."
The bad weather has caused widespread damage in coastal areas, including the sea front in Aberystwyth, west Wales, and damaged rail lines in north Wales.
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