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affected area was the coastal stretch from Pensarn to Kinmel Bay, with its hundreds of houses and bungalows on low-lying land and thousands of caravans on holiday parks.Around 5,000 people were forced from their homes and businesses during the flooding which also closed the London Euston to Holyhead

of which the Great Orme at  is perhaps the most intensely developed. • For the ultimate sea cliff experience follow the A55 to the north-western tip of Anglesey near to Holyhead. The mighty cliffs of Gogarth, once declared impossible to climb, teem with routes of VS and harder of which A Dream of White

of the most significant April storms in the last 50 years. Impacts Storm Hannah brought major disruption on roads across Wales with the M48 Severn Bridge and A55 near Holyhead both closed. There were power cuts to over 1000 properties, reports of fallen trees (coming into leaf at this time of year

. As conditions in the Irish Sea deteriorated, on board the Royal Charter her captain had to decide whether to seek shelter at Holyhead or carry on for Liverpool. He chose to continue but by 10pm on the 25th the wind had reached force 10 and continued to rise and sea conditions prevented the Liverpool

Bronagh brought further travel disruption and localised flooding in the Sheffield area and mid-Wales. Ferry services from Holyhead to Dublin and some flights from Cardiff Airport were cancelled, while debris and fallen trees blocked some roads and railway lines. The following links from BBC news provide

weather to most of the country. In Wales strong winds led to the closure of the M48 Severn Bridge, A548 Flintshire Bridge and the A55 in Holyhead. There were fallen trees on some roads and railways with bus replacement services put in place on the Conwy Valley line. Over 2000 properties experienced

to and from Carlisle. Widespread flooding in Cockermouth meant flood defences and pumping were in operation. On the 29th, the Rhondda South Wales and Bangor to Holyhead railway lines were flooded, followed by flooded roads and fallen trees elsewhere across Wales on the 30th and 31st. There were

of the fastest and most famous emigrant ships operating during the years of the Australian Gold Rush and could carry up to 600 passengers and cargo. Sorcery and Supercomputers 15 As conditions in the Irish Sea deteriorated, the captain of the Royal Charter had to decide whether to seek shelter at Holyhead

, Eire), Stornoway (Isle of Lewis), Holyhead, Scilly and Dungeness so that mariners were given some idea as to the weather conditions upon which the forecasts were based. On 1 January 1924, in appreciation of the valuable help given to the meteorological service of this country by the radio weather

, the captain of the Royal Charter had to decide whether to seek shelter at Holyhead or carry on for Liverpool. He chose to continue but by 10 pm on the 25th the wind had reached force 10 and continued to rise and sea conditions prevented the Liverpool Pilot from reaching the ship. At 11 pm