Port Gaverne
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| Weather | 10°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 84% Humidity |
| Local time | Friday 16:29 |
| Postcode district | PL29 |
| Dialling code | 01208 |
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
| Civil parish | Saint Endellion |
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| ID | 2918325 |
About Port Gaverne
Port Gaverne is a hamlet on the north coast of Cornwall, England, UK, about half a mile east of Port Isaac.
Storm Agnes: Cornwall and Devon homes without power amid strong winds
Storm Agnes swept into the south-west of England bringing winds of 63mph (101km/h) on the Isles of Scilly.
National Grid dealt with Power outages at hundreds of properties but many had been reconnected on Wednesday evening as winds subsided.
Coastguards have been advising people to take weather warnings seriously and a yellow wind warning is in place until 07:00 BST on Thursday.
Flood alerts are in place on the north Cornwall and Devon coasts.
They extend from The Rumps to Hartland Point , excluding Bude, with communities most At Risk including Port Quin, Port Isaac , Port Gaverne and Boscastle.
Earlier on Wednesday 133 properties on the Isles of Scilly, off the Cornish coast, were left without Power and 530 properties around Jacobstow in north Cornwall were also without Power .
Devon was also affected during The Day with Power outages for about 50 properties around Westward Ho!
All properties on the Isles of Scilly, Jacobstow and Westward Ho! were later reconnected but 133 properties around Warbstow in north Cornwall were still without Power .
: " With yellow wind warnings and Coastal Flood alerts in the south-west today, please stay safe and Keep Away from coastal paths, piers and promenades. "
Met Office severe weather warnings are in force from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning.
The Storm was named after a deep area of Low Pressure developed in The Atlantic , enhanced by some energy from ex-tropical storm Ophelia which hit the north-east coast of the US over the weekend.
Source of news: bbc.com
