A swimming pool has been forced to close over safety fears after storm damage.

High winds with gusts up to 70mph battered Kent causing road closures including the Dartford bridge crossing and trouble on the estuary.

Tree surgeons have been called after a fallen tree was left blocking a road and damaging nearby telephone lines.

Homes and businesses across Medway are picking up the pieces after Storm Katie bought high winds and heavy rain to Kent.

As Storm Katie ravages the county here's our travel guide for West Kent.

Gales have left a trail of havoc with numerous trees down and thousands without electricity.

The Port of Dover has closed and some trees have blown down as Storm Katie rips into the South with 70mph winds

The Met Office has upgraded its severe weather warning for strong winds and heavy rain ahead of the arrival of Storm Katie.

A severe weather warning for strong winds has been issued, as Kent is battered by a swathe of gusts and heavy rain.

A Kent farm is the first in the UK to produce strawberries this year.

Hazardous driving conditions with visibility down to 50m in some areas are expected later tonight as fog envelops the county.

A fallen tree is blocking a major route that links Folkestone to Dover this morning.

A severe weather warning for ice is in place this morning as temperatures plummeted overnight.

Families were woken up and car alarms set off as a huge "thunder clap" shook Kent towns overnight.

Kent is set to avoid a cold blast this week - as forecasters cancel a weather warning for snow and ice.

A tree has fallen in a busy road between a motorway and a town centre as high winds and hail battered the area.

Kent's A&E departments struggling to cope with demand have appealed to patients to stay away unless they have serious or life-threatening conditions.

A total of £500,000 is being splashed out on improvements to a wastewater pumping station in Deal to ensure it can cope when storms hit the town.

Snowfall was reported in parts of Kent as temperatures dropped below zero this morning - with more forecast later this week.

Messages of concern flooded in for a BBC weather presenter after she fainted while reading the forecast on live television.