Storm Goretti brought disruption to Dorset with flooding and gusts of up to 65mph (105km/h).
Portland Beach Road, which links Wyke Regis with Portland, was closed for several hours as waves crashed over the causeway.
Dorset Council said the storm brought stronger winds and heavier rain than expected following a forecast of snow.
Snow did settle on higher ground in the north of the county where roads were gritted twice overnight.
The authority said it had about 100 people on standby, attended multiple flooding incidents and assisted Dorset Police with collisions.
The flooding at Portland peaked at 23:30 GMT and the road was reopened at 02:00.
Gritting lorries were out from midnight treating 11 of the county’s 23 gritting routes.
Where snow settled, on the A37, A356 and C12, the roads were treated a second time at 02:30.
The highest wind gusts recorded on Portland reached 64.9mph, although winds in Devon and Cornwall hit 99mph.
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens said it would remain closed on Friday to allow emergency tree surgery following damage caused by the storm.
Several flood warnings have been removed, including harbours at Christchurch, Poole, Weymouth and Lyme Regis.
A flood warning for groundwater remains in place in the South Winterbourne Valley.
