Waves bring flooding and travel chaos

[sparky]

Huge waves whipped up by winds that reached 65mph cause flooding in a number of seaside towns.

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[Hedge Slammer]

Heh... "Where not to park in Mousehole when a South-easterly storm is coming in".

https://twitter.com/penleelifeboat/status/719163549914898433/photo/1

Greg Martin (Cornishman/WestBriton) got some good photos, too: http://www.westbriton.co.uk/picture...aves/pictures-29084762-detail/pictures.html#1

 

[sparky]

turns out one of the cars belonged to a fisherman who out to see and the other was a holiday maker has anyone seen the videos of a couple of cars driving through a very flooded Abbey slip? maybe I find them and upload on here

 

[Hedge Slammer]

No video yet, but this (and more in the link below):

http://blog.through-the-gaps.co.uk/2016/04/mounts-bay-in-gale-penlee-lifeboat.html

 

[Hedge Slammer]

This from Tom Goskar (not the height of the storm, though):

And one from Newlyn:

Plus an artistic one from Ade Keast:

 

[Hedge Slammer]

(Nothing of the Slip, though...)

 

[sparky]

I have to find them as they were on fb, once I have trawled through and found will post on here some great pics above and videos from one of our members

 

[sparky]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1083737484982358

 

[sparky]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=206122593102058

credits go to Kelsey-Jade James and to Adam lobb

 

[Hedge Slammer]

That's insane.

The chap in the first one sums it up... "F****** idiots!"

 

[sparky]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=206122593102058

credits go to Kelsey-Jade James and to Adam lobb

adam lobb video contains bad language (sorry just been told)

 

[sparky]

That's insane.

The chap in the first one sums it up... "F****** idiots!"

crazy isn't it!

 

[Hedge Slammer]

adam lobb video contains bad language (sorry just been told)

Heh... they both do! Adam Lobb's contains very bad language.

 

[sparky]

whoops!! I can't hear them I just watch with no sound...sorry members xx