A big clean up is underway after yesterday's wild weather that left homes without power and branches down across the county.

Homes in Carn Brea near Pool are still without power after high winds left the properties without electricity since 6am this morning.

People in Penzance were also left without electricity as Western Power staff battled against 65 mile-per-hour winds and driving rain to fix numerous faults, working through the night.

In Falmouth a delivery van is reported to have been hit by a falling branch, while a tree down near St Day and fallen branches at Lelant caused problems .

Gusts of up to 60mph and "one of the biggest swells in 20 years" in Falmouth harbour also kept Falmouth Coastguard busy last night.

The coastguard rescue team were first paged at 6.38pm while training for the Castle to Castle swim.

A report came in of a square rigged vessel around the foot of the cliffs at Stack Point and five of the team went to investigate.

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Stormy weather also caused disruption across the Helston and Lizard area last night.

Numerous trees came down, with branches strewn across roads and gardens.
At Trevena Cross Nurseries in Breage a tree fell through one its greenhouses, while there were reports of a “massive tree down” in Skyburriowe Lane near Mawgan, which led to the road being closed.

Church Lane in Helston was also blocked, by a falling tree.

One Facebook user put on their status that while driving towards Chacewater a tree branch fell on the roof of their car, leaving a large dent although the driver was unhurt.

The worst of the weather centred around the early evening, when the wind reached gale force and the drizzle that had fallen all day escalated into full blown rain.

At one stage RNAS Culdrose reported gusts of 69mph, making Helston the windiest place in the country at that time.

In Devon, parts of Dartmoor even woke up to a dusting of snow after an evening of strong winds that brought trees down and left homes without power.

 

Flood alerts still in place in the two counties following heavy rain through Monday.

Sheila Coates, from Princetown, told BBC Radio Devon: "It's crazy. When I went to bed last night I couldn't see out of my front window for the snow.

"I've lived here all my life and I've never known weather like it at this time of year."

The strange May weather was due to a strong low pressure system over England.

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