As we were going to press last Thursday, Pembrokeshire was being battered by atrocious weather.

High winds of up to 90 mph were recorded, linked with a band of heavy rain moving across the whole of the county.

Pembrokeshire County Council Contact Centre took around 500 more calls than average, most relating to wind or rainfall related events.

The area maintenance and highways departments deployed around 30 teams during the day and well into the evening with a priority on clearing blocked roads. The majority of A and B roads were affected.

Electrical engineers attended to several reports of damaged street lighting. Structural engineers and the fire and rescue services also attended reports of damage to buildings across the county, with the most notable incidents at Pembroke Dock, Milford Haven and Fishguard.

Hamilton Terrace, Milford Haven, Dimond Street, Pembroke Dock, and West Street, Fishguard, were closed for a period due to roof slates being blown off.

Utility companies had numerous reports of power lines down and electricity was cut off for 560 properties at St. Ishmaels in the afternoon, caused by a snapped telegraph pole.

There was also surface water flooding of roads across the county linked with saturated grounds.

And on Monday, the council said it had received a number of calls mainly relating to blocked drains/gullies causing or posing a risk of minor surface water flooding.

Devonshire Drive between Manor Park and Crane Cross was closed due to flooding.