HERCULES VS. NEPTUNE – THE AFTERMATH
After causing ‘Polar Vortex’ havoc in the USA, Winter Storm Hercules certainly left its mark. In Porthcothan, Cornwall a huge rock arch formation was smashed by pounding waves, while up in Wales, the seafront at Aberystwyth was pummelled by the storm surges as the sea defences failed to cope with the waves.
On the South Coast, at Portland, the flood siren was sounded at Chesil Beach as powerful swells hammered the manmade defences. 70 mph. gusts at Sennen, near Lands End, helped fuel waves to crash over the whole town, while spectacular surf at the lighthouse in Porthcawl made the front page of most of the tabloids.
On the Continent, set waves in Portugal breached sea walls, flipped cars and tore down harbours, while many homes all along the Atlantic Coast were flooded or lost power.
