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| Storm Agnes: Cornwall and Devon homes without power amid strong winds | |
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| A walker battles strong winds at Woolacombe in north Devon | A walker battles strong winds at Woolacombe in north Devon |
| Storm Agnes swept into the south-west of England bringing winds of 63mph (101km/h) on the Isles of Scilly. | |
| National Grid dealt with power outages at hundreds of properties but many had been reconnected on Wednesday evening as winds subsided. | |
| Coastguards have been advising people to take weather warnings seriously and a yellow wind warning is in place until 07:00 BST on Thursday. | |
| Flood alerts are in place on the north Cornwall and Devon coasts. | |
| They extend from The Rumps to Hartland Point, excluding Bude, with communities most at risk including Port Quin, Port Isaac, Port Gaverne and Boscastle. | |
| Waves whipped up by Storm Agnes smash against rocks at Hartland Quay in north Devon | Waves whipped up by Storm Agnes smash against rocks at Hartland Quay in north Devon |
| Earlier on Wednesday 133 properties on the Isles of Scilly, off the Cornish coast, were left without power and 530 properties around Jacobstow in north Cornwall were also without power. | |
| Devon was also affected during the day with power outages for about 50 properties around Westward Ho! | |
| All properties on the Isles of Scilly, Jacobstow and Westward Ho! were later reconnected but 133 properties around Warbstow in north Cornwall were still without power. | |
| Yellow weather warnings from the Met Office are in force for Wednesday and into Thursday | Yellow weather warnings from the Met Office are in force for Wednesday and into Thursday |
| The Environment Agency said: "With yellow wind warnings and coastal flood alerts in the south-west today, please stay safe and keep away from coastal paths, piers and promenades." | |
| Met Office severe weather warnings are in force from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning. | Met Office severe weather warnings are in force from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning. |
| The storm was named after a deep area of low pressure developed in the Atlantic, enhanced by some energy from ex-tropical storm Ophelia which hit the north-east coast of the US over the weekend. | The storm was named after a deep area of low pressure developed in the Atlantic, enhanced by some energy from ex-tropical storm Ophelia which hit the north-east coast of the US over the weekend. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Met Office | Met Office |
| Isles of Scilly | Isles of Scilly |
| Severe weather | Severe weather |