Storm Imogen: Updates on Monday 8 February 2016
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Tuesday
Thanks to everybody who has sent us photographs of Storm Imogen today. We'll leave you with this huge wave crashing over rocks at Port Isaac.
Image source, Kester JonesAnd this photo of Portreath taken by Peter Sincock from Camborne.
Image source, Peter SincockBBC Local Live will return at 08:00 on Tuesday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
BBC News UK
The seaside village of Porthleven in Cornwall once again cowers under the power of the waves unleashed by Storm Imogen which has battered the South West coast.
Image source, Rebecca WilburThe Met Office, external says winds have peaked across southern England, but very strong gusts will continue overnight.
Cape Cornwall School in St Just has remained closed all day after part of its sports hall roof blew off in high winds.
The school will be closed again tomorrow, affecting 400 pupils.
The winds will gradually ease tonight, however local coastal gales will remain. It'll be a mainly dry night but isolated showers are likely in the north and west. Minimum Temperature: 2 Deg C.
Tuesday will be a cold and windy day with further gales likely, especially over high ground like Exmoor. There'll be a mixture of scattered heavy wintry showers and sunny spells, with the showers becoming less frequent later. Maximum Temperature: 6 Deg C.
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The police are urging people not to put their lives at risk by going wave watching around Devon and Cornwall.
Sergeant Mark Ruston has taken to twitter, external after a conference to warn the public that being hit by a wave is described as "being hit by a lorry."
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Storm Imogen has halted all flying at the Royal Navy's air station in Cornwa, externalll, with gusts of more than 70mph recorded. RNAS Culdrose at Helston said its primary role was to ensure "safe aviation" at all times.
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- Strong winds, with gusts of more than 70mph, have brought down power lines and numerous trees, causing widespread disruption to traffic across Devon and Cornwall.
- In Cornwall, fallen scaffolding has blocked Ulalia Road in Newquay between Narrowcliff and Hilgrove Road.
- The A361 near Landkey in Devon is partially blocked due by an overturned vehicle.
- On the trains, delays of up to an hour are expected between Exeter St Davids and Taunton until 18:30.
- In Exeter, Marsh Barton Road is closed under the railway bridge due to flooding.
- A broken-down bus has blocked one lane of the A377 Alphington Road in Exeter, near Marsh Barton Road.
The emergency services are urging the public to stay away from the coast this evening as high tide and storm sturges cause dangerous conditions.
Perranporth is suffering what's described as a 'monumental swell'.
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- Last-minute sea defences are being put in place in Perranporth as waves described as "absolutely monumental" batter the South West coast
- An RSPCA inspector has not been seen since he was called out to rescue seabirds stranded on rocks near Penzance on Sunday
- Storm Imogen has brought down power lines, external, leaving thousands of homes, schools and businesses without electricity in Devon and Cornwall
- Gusts of up to 80mph have been recorded, external, causing widespread travel disruption
- Passengers on Cross Country's Penzance to Glasgow, external service were stranded for hours after the train hit a fallen tree near Bodmin Parkway
- Train services in Devon have been halted "as a precaution" by Network Rail, external, amid fears a storm-damaged tree could fall on the line between Tiverton and Exeter
- The Environment Agency, external has nearly 60 flood warnings and alerts in force
Storm Imogen has brought flooding to minor roads across the region. In the South Hams, council teams have been trying to clear blocked drains. More on Spotlight on BBC1 at 1830.
Among the places to be affected by flooding on 8 February 2016 was the South Hams.
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Last-minute sea defences are being put in place in an attempt to protect the coast in Cornwall from ferocious weather conditions.
Duncan Struggles from the Environment Agency said the wave conditions are "absolutely monumental" and there was a "severe risk to life".
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The Watering Hole in Perranporth was flooded in the storms of January 2014 and is now shoring up the sand ahead of high water at around 17:00.
The car park at Fistral beach in Newquay resembles a desert as sand is swept inland.
Image source, bbcHeavy rain has caused a landslip in Brixham, external, bringing tonnes of rocks crashing down near flats.
The rocks tumbled from the 70ft cliff face on Overgang Road opposite Brixham Yacht Club and landed near the flats in Dolphin Court.
Some train services into Cornwall are resuming after engineers removed a tree that crashed down across the tracks near Bodmin, damaging a Penzance to Glasgow CrossCountry train., external
Stranded passengers were switched to a coach instead.
Jonathan Salisbury, who was travelling to Sheffield when the accident happened, described it as: "One of those things. Train hits tree and we all wait around... it was companionable and the staff were very good."
