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| Storm-force winds bring fallen trees across Wales | Storm-force winds bring fallen trees across Wales |
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| Storm-force winds gusting up to 80mph have brought down trees and caused difficult driving conditions in Wales. | |
| Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said 11 flood warnings are currently in place in coastal areas of Wales, with concerns over high tides. | |
| Around 5,000 homes in south and west Wales are without power. | |
| The M4 was closed both ways between Margam and Pyle after a caravan overturned at 16:30 GMT. | |
| The incident happened eastbound, causing long delays. | |
| Gusts hitting 70 knots (80mph) have been reported on exposed coasts. | Gusts hitting 70 knots (80mph) have been reported on exposed coasts. |
| The old Severn M48 and Cleddau bridges were closed with speed limits on the Britannia bridge. | |
| A M4 both ways closed, stationary traffic due to overturned caravan between J38 A48 (Margam) and J37 A4229 (Pyle) | |
| Emergency services are in attendance to the caravan, which has overturned on the eastbound side within the contraflow. Trapped traffic will be released when safe to do so. At 16:30, confirmed that both carriageways are closed | |
| The Met Office has recorded strong gusts on coasts ranging from the Bristol Channel to the Llyn Peninsula. | The Met Office has recorded strong gusts on coasts ranging from the Bristol Channel to the Llyn Peninsula. |
| Western Powers Distribution said around 5,000 homes were without power after lines were brought down. | |
| They include west Wales, Swansea and also into Cardiff. Around 200 homes in Pontarddulais are affected. | |
| Both South Wales and Dyfed-Powys Police have been called to fallen trees blocking roads. | Both South Wales and Dyfed-Powys Police have been called to fallen trees blocking roads. |
| Dyfed-Powys said it was receiving "a high volume of calls reporting trees down and other damage caused by high winds throughout the force area". | Dyfed-Powys said it was receiving "a high volume of calls reporting trees down and other damage caused by high winds throughout the force area". |
| South Wales had received reports of 13 fallen trees in an hour. | South Wales had received reports of 13 fallen trees in an hour. |
| There is a yellow [be aware] warning for wind, with a forecast is for heavy, blustery showers with very strong winds continuing overnight. By dawn, winds may start to ease a little inland, with some clear spells in the east. | There is a yellow [be aware] warning for wind, with a forecast is for heavy, blustery showers with very strong winds continuing overnight. By dawn, winds may start to ease a little inland, with some clear spells in the east. |
| NRW said with the weather conditions expected to continue on Saturday evening into Sunday, combined with the high tides, there could cause localised flooding with sea spray and overtopping particularly Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and the Newport coast. | NRW said with the weather conditions expected to continue on Saturday evening into Sunday, combined with the high tides, there could cause localised flooding with sea spray and overtopping particularly Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and the Newport coast. |
| Eleven flood warnings were in place at 16:30 GMT for: Tidal areas at Penrhyn Bay, Llanddulas and Kinmel Bay in Conwy; Barmouth in Gwynedd, Borth, Clarach Bay and Aberystwyth in Ceredigion; Newgale and Dale in Pembrokeshire, Penclawdd in Swansea, Newton and Porthcawl in Bridgend county. | |
| There were also alerts from Swansea Bay, Gower and the Carmarthenshire coast. | There were also alerts from Swansea Bay, Gower and the Carmarthenshire coast. |
| Officers from Natural Resources Wales are monitoring sea surge, wind and waves as it could lead to further alerts being issued and possibly tidal flood warnings. | Officers from Natural Resources Wales are monitoring sea surge, wind and waves as it could lead to further alerts being issued and possibly tidal flood warnings. |
| The Britannia Bridge over to Anglesey has a 30mph speed limit. | The Britannia Bridge over to Anglesey has a 30mph speed limit. |
| On the M48 there are speed restrictions on the old Severn bridge with one lane currently closed. In Pembrokeshire, the Cleddau Bridge was closed after an earlier closure to high-sided vehicles. | On the M48 there are speed restrictions on the old Severn bridge with one lane currently closed. In Pembrokeshire, the Cleddau Bridge was closed after an earlier closure to high-sided vehicles. |
| A 50mph limit was also set on the M4's Briton Ferry bridge. | A 50mph limit was also set on the M4's Briton Ferry bridge. |
| A fallen tree has blocked the A473 at Park Street in Bridgend, with police saying it was likely to be blocked near Glan-Y-Parc for some time. | A fallen tree has blocked the A473 at Park Street in Bridgend, with police saying it was likely to be blocked near Glan-Y-Parc for some time. |
| There was also some roof damage reported at the town's Princess of Wales Hospital. | |
| Fallen power cables also blocked the A4065 Abergarw Road. | |
| More falling trees were blocking the A48 at St Nicholas in the Vale of Glamorgan and the A4139 at Bush Hill in Pembroke. | More falling trees were blocking the A48 at St Nicholas in the Vale of Glamorgan and the A4139 at Bush Hill in Pembroke. |
| Swansea coastguard said it had advised two people to get off the pier at Porthcawl, Bridgend county, due to the waves breaking over it. A coastguard team was at the pier. | Swansea coastguard said it had advised two people to get off the pier at Porthcawl, Bridgend county, due to the waves breaking over it. A coastguard team was at the pier. |
| A spokesman said: "It's pretty rough down there." | A spokesman said: "It's pretty rough down there." |
| Milford Haven Coastguard said a vessel in the haven recorded a gust of 70 knots (80mph) at around 14:30 GMT. | Milford Haven Coastguard said a vessel in the haven recorded a gust of 70 knots (80mph) at around 14:30 GMT. |
| For the latest on flood alerts and warnings and how you can prepare go to Natural Resources Wales or call Floodline 0845 988 1188. | For the latest on flood alerts and warnings and how you can prepare go to Natural Resources Wales or call Floodline 0845 988 1188. |
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