Train services to Nottingham were disrupted

In Lincolnshire 2,000 homes were still without power after lines were blown down on Friday and Saturday.

In Leicester, an Everton fan was killed by flying debris on Upperton Road as he walked to watch a football match at the Walkers Stadium.

Gusts of 70mph also brought down part of the roof at Nottingham station and a skylight at the Victoria Leisure Centre in Sneinton blew off on Saturday.

Hampered efforts

While in Derbyshire the high winds which had lashed the county for two days were expected to ease.

East Midlands Electricity said it has had teams out working on restoring power since first light.

But, the continuing high winds and rain are hampering their efforts.

Jonathan Smith from East Midlands Electricity said: "The engineers have been out on the patch since first light this morning.

"It looks like it's going to be another long day.

"There's nowhere that's particularly bad, there's just lots and lots of faults and it's very much a question of bodies on the ground.

"We know where the problems are, we're going to get to you.

"It's just going to take a little bit of time, but we will get the power back on."

A Nottinghamshire church suffered damage to the roof during Saturday's storms.

The congregation at Holy Trinity church in Southwell held a service outside this morning, for safety reasons, after a nine foot hole opened in the roof.

A tree also blew onto a car on Bilborough Road in Nottingham, but no-one was injured.

In Derbyshire, a large sign was blown over at a car dealership.

Slates also fell off the roof at Benz Bavarian on the A6 Duffield Road.

Weather warnings were being issued on Sunday for people to expect gusts of up to 50mph across the region.