Winds gusted as high as 82mph in the West

The woman was travelling from Box towards Corsham in Wiltshire at 1830 GMT when high winds blew the tree down right in front of her.

She braked, but the car ended up on top of the fallen tree, with all four wheels off the ground.

The A4 was closed for three hours while emergency services removed the car and the tree from the road. The driver escaped unhurt.

Cardiff Weather Centre said the highest winds on Saturday in the West were 74mph, recorded at Filton Airfield, near Bristol.

Fallen trees

A Met Office spokesman added there was a gust of 82mph on the Second Severn Crossing, but said this was "an exception because it is exposed over the estuary".

Avon Fire Brigade said they had a "very busy night", having received more than 90 calls.

A brigade spokesman said 30 of these were about fallen trees, the rest were damaged property.

Some residents in Portbury, North Somerset, lost power for more than an hour.

There were also power supply problems in Wiltshire and North Somerset.

Southern Electric has been struggling to deal with power loss to 1,000 homes.

In Gloucestershire a power transformer was damaged after a tree fell on it.