Western Power said 7,000 properties are without power in the South West area.
Both Severn crossings, the M4 and the M48, between South Wales and England have been closed, while 60 flights have been cancelled at Heathrow airport.
The Met Office said a gust of 99mph (159km/h) was recorded at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight, at 05:00 GMT.
Meanwhile the Environment Agency has issued 18 flood warnings - all in south west England - and 146 flood alerts across England and Wales.
Robin Gisby, network operations managing director for Network Rail, said commuters should expect considerable disruption on Monday morning.
"This will impact up to Birmingham and up to Nottingham and the Midlands. If we get through this in the morning, restore the service during the afternoon and are able to start up a good service on Tuesday morning, in the circumstances I'll be pretty pleased," he said.
Other travel warnings include:
South West Trains have advised people not to travel on Monday with most services not running until at least 08:00 GMT to allow Network Rail to check lines. A reduced timetable will be in operation, with some trains limited to speeds of 50mph East Coast will operate a revised emergency timetable on Monday, with trains stopping at Peterborough until 10:00 GMT, and limited to speeds of 50mph afterwardsFirst Great Western and Virgin West Coast main line are also running an amended service until 10:00 GMT and 09:00 GMT respectively. First Great Western has suspended the service between Guildford and Gatwick Airport. Virgin West Coast said journey times may be extended by up to 70 minutesFirst Capital Connect and C2C said services are unlikely to begin until 09:00 GMT. Greater Anglia, Southern, Stansted Express and Gatwick Express have also said services will not run until after 09:00 GMTLondon Overground will not run a service on Monday before 09:00 GMT, while Southeastern said services might not start until 09:00 or 10:00 GMT, and then with an amended timetableAirports including Heathrow and Gatwick are warning of possible disruption to flights, advising passengers to check with airlines Thirty flights in and out of Heathrow are being cancelled between 06:00 GMT and 11:00 GMT, 20 between 11:00 GMT and 16:00 GMT, and 10 from 16:00 to 22:30 GMT. It is not yet clear how many of those will be short-haul or long-haul flightsEasyJet has warned passengers there could be disruption to flights on Monday. It said no trains would run to Gatwick, Southend, Stansted or Luton airports before 09:00 GMTEurostar said it will not be running cross-Channel rail services on Monday until 07:00 GMT, with services from London subject to 20-minute delaysSeveral ferry companies have also cancelled services, including some English Channel and Irish Sea crossingsThe A249 Sheppey Crossing in Kent and the Queen Elizabeth II bridge on the M25 are closed. The Tamar Bridge which joins Cornwall and Devon has reopenedWhile both Severn crossings are closed diversions will be in place via the A449, A40, M50 and M5The Highways Agency is advising motorists to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they travel
This fallen tree blocked a road as high winds hit Brighton 
Rail passengers have been advised services on Monday will be disrupted 
There have been reports of flooding across the south west, including this scene in Plymouth In other developments:
Forecasters said exposed coasts in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent could face the strongest winds.Ships over the English Channel have reported gusts in excess of 80mph, with one in the Dover Straits nearer 90mph.
BBC Weather presenter Jay Wynne said gusts along the south coast were already in the region of 50-60mph and there was some heavy rain spreading up through the south west and southern counties of England and the south of Wales.
The strongest winds are expected in early on Monday as the storm tracks its way across the southern part of the UK but they should have moved across the country to the North Sea by lunchtime.
The Metropolitan Police is urging people to use its 101 number during the storm rather than 999, unless there is a "genuine" emergency.
Wind speeds of 115 mph were recorded during the so-called Great Storm of October 1987.
There is more information about the forecasts for Sunday and Monday on the BBC Weather, Met Office and Environment Agency websites. See BBC Travel News for up to date travel information and the Highways Agency and Traffic Wales websites for details about road conditions. BBC Local has information from your area.
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