Wind speeds of up to 70 mph were recorded in Pembrokeshire on Saturday, resulting in trees being uprooted and flying debris bringing down overhead power lines in some areas.
At the peak of the storm, Western Power Distribution had approximately 1,000 customers off supply from around 3 pm.
WPD staff worked incredibly hard in dreadful conditions to restore supplies to the majority of customers throughout the day and into the evening. All customers were back on supply by 3 am on Sunday morning.
Main areas affected were Haverfordwest, Fishguard, Begelly and Kilgetty.
Pembrokeshire County Council reported around 30 minor road blockages across the county - mostly from fallen trees.
Staff worked over the weekend to clear the obstacles and on Monday the clear-up continued with staff moving on to remove fallen trees which did not block roads.
The Cleddau Bridge was also closed to all vehicles for a time at the height of the bad weather.
Fire crews were also kept busy responding to a number of 'make safe' calls on Saturday. These included firefighters from Tenby making safe roofing in Upper Park Road, hoardings at White Lion Street and roofing at The Croft, along with the brigade's aerial appliance from Haverfordwest, as well as attending shouts in the evening to deal with problems in Clement Terrace and Warren Street.
Whitland firefighters, meanwhile, made safe a security fence which had blown onto cars at the railway station shortly before 1.30 pm, while a Pembroke Dock crew assisted after power lines came down at Merlins Cross, Pembroke, and dealt with roofing which had blown off at Essex Terrace, Pembroke Dock.
On Sunday, firefighters from Tenby were out again, this time making safe a structure in South Cliff Street shortly before 10 am, before attending to unsafe trees at the Imperial Hotel a short while later and an aerial which had blown off a chimney in Park Place just before 11.30 am.





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