Extreme Weather in United Kingdom on Saturday, Updated: Sunday, 03 November, 2013 at 06:21 UTC Description Storm-force winds gusting at up to 80mph have brought down trees and power lines and caused difficult driving conditions in Wales. About 10,000 homes and businesses across south and west Wales lost power at the peak of the high winds. The M4 was closed both ways for two hours between Margam and Pyle after a caravan overturned. Natural Resources Wales said only one flood warning remained in place in coastal areas of Wales. The motorway closure happened after the incident in the contraflow eastbound, causing long delays. A tree fell onto a car in Park Street in Bridgend but the driver was reportedly unharmed if shaken. A roof was also blown off a garage onto the house next door at Beddau near Pontypridd, according to South Wales Fire and Rescue. The roof canopy at the main entrance to the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend was also damaged with one person treated for a minor injury. The entrance has since reopened. The highest wind speed was 89mph recorded at Mumbles head near Swansea at 16:00 GMT. Artist David Pearce, who lives just outside Swansea, said his daughters 11ft trampoline was blown across the garden in high winds. The roof nearly got torn completely off our shed and our daughters trampoline took off. It smashed her garden swings and ended up in our hedge, he said. The old Severn M48 bridge was closed with speed restrictions on the second Severn crossing and Briton Ferry bridges on the M4 and the Britannia bridge over to Anglesey. In Pembrokeshire, the Cleddau Bridge restrictions were lifted at 19:00 GMT.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 09:32:38 +0000
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