A helicopter was captured rocking from side to side in mid-air as it was battered by Storm Dudley.
The National Police Air Service (NPAS) tweeted footage of their helicopter being blasted by gusts of up to 80mph.
They said: "As the weather forecast predicted, it's slightly bumpy out there tonight."
As a pilot attempts to steer the chopper straight, the view from his window shows the aircraft being tossed in the winds.
It comes as millions of Brits endured a fretful night as huge gusts of around 80mph battered parts of the UK, with Storm Eunice set to hit even harder tomorrow.
But it has been warned Eunice, sweeping up from the south west, will be even worse with a severe red weather warning already in place with people urged to be aware of flying debris- especially in coastal areas.
The 'danger to life' alert has prompted government ministers to hold a COBRA meeting this morning to discuss the response to oncoming Eunice amid an ongoing clean-up operation following Storm Dudley.
The red warning for winds has been issued for parts of the south west of England and south Wales, with severe gusts expected from 7am until around midday tomorrow.
Experts have warned the storm could be one of the strongest since the Burns Day Storm in 1990 and are urging Brits to stay indoors.
The Burns Day Storm - which started on the birthday of the famed Scottish poet - resulted in wind speeds of 107mph in Aberporth, Wales, on January 25 1990.
Met Office forecaster Becky Mitchell told The Mirror: "With the wind gusts we are forecasting at the moment, we've only seen a handful of storms in the past 30 years that have brought similar gusts.
"It's got the potential to be up there as quite a notable storm.
"Winds are likely to be 60 to 70mph inland across the south of the UK. It's quite unusual, we don't see gusts that high over such a wide area in the south. The Burns Day Storm brought similar gusts."
The red warning reads: "The Met Office has issued a rare Red Weather Warning as Storm Eunice is expected to bring extremely strong winds and continued disruption for much of the UK on Friday.
"The Red Weather Warning for wind covers southwest coastal areas of the UK, where the most significant gusts in exposed areas could be in excess of 90mph from early Friday morning.
"Further inland and within the wider Amber Warning area, gusts will still be significant and damaging for many, with 70-80mph gusts possible.
"With such severe weather impacting the UK, people should stay up to date with the latest warnings as they could be updated. "
