High winds and heavy rain gave the Burnham-On-Sea area a battering on Friday evening (November 13th) with dozens of homes losing power.
The Met Office issued a Severe Weather Warning amid predictions of 75mph gales overnight.
A power cut near the village of Mark left dozens of people without power for several hours.
A spokesman for Western Power Distribution told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “55 customers were without power after a tree came down on power lines.” He added that 2,000 customers had been left in the dark across the whole South West region.
Meanwhile, Burnham-On-Sea.com readers also emailed us to report the high winds had damaged part of the roof of the Total petrol station in Burnham Road.
Large waves slammed into Burnham’s sea wall on Friday afternoon when the high winds struck at the height of the 9.8m high tide.
Forecasters say there could also be up to 75mm (3in) of rain in parts of the South West, including the Burnham area, over 24 hours.
The weather also created unpleasant driving conditions on the M5 motorway past Burnham-On-Sea, with spray reducing visibility.
Forecasters said there would be a “brief respite” at the end of Saturday ahead of more winter storms sweeping across the South West next week.
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