Storm Eunice in Cornwall

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We've taken quite a battering in Cornwall with storm Eunice, and storm Franklin may well bring more damage. Thankfully I've only had sleepless nights and flickering lights but many around me have lost power and lost tiles. My mum's greenhouse, plastic, twisted into quite an impressive modern sculpture. Thankfully no one I knew has been hurt.

I can't say I ventured out myself to get any photos but I have sought out some who have. With waves dwarfing defences and monolith trees crashing leaving chaos in their wake, there has been no shortage of drama. 

Here are a few pictures that capture the storm perfectly. 

Tom Cox Bude tree casualty of storm Eunice

Tom Cox caught on camera this casualty of storm Eunice, a tree in Bude thankfully fell away from the road. From The Guardian. 

St Martins, Scilly

The post office on St Martins, the Isles of Scilly took a great picture of the crashing waves. From the BBC.

Greg Martin Cornwall Live storm Eunice

Porthleven Storm Eunice

Poor Porthleven always takes a battering, wonderfully moody photographs from Cornwall Lives' Greg Martin.

St Ives storm Eunice

A little bit of fun down in St Ives, strong winds mean you could quite literally take off! Jonny Weeks at The Guardian. 

 
Wadebridge tree blocks the road

Here is a road I have driven down many times in Egloshale, Wadebridge, sad to see such a tall tree fall but I great picture from @WadebridgeCFRS at Sky News. 

RNLI Roof off in Storm Eunice

Sennen cove RNLI roof pealed off

Far west in Cornwall, at the beautiful Sennen Cove the RNLI roof peeled off, what a sight to behold. Cornwall Live captured it here. 

As I write this the winds are crashing against my house like waves, the worst of the storm is thankfully over. A real reminder though of the power of nature, awesome to behold.   

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