Power cuts and flood warnings as Storm Herminia hits
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Hundreds of homes are without power and flood alerts have been issued as Storm Herminia hits Wales.
A Met Office alert for heavy rain began at midday Sunday and remains in place until the end of Monday.
On Sunday afternoon, more than 700 homes were without power in south and west Wales.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has also issued three flood alerts for Monday morning – one for north and west Pembrokeshire, another for the west Anglesey coast and a third for the Llyn Peninsula and Cardigan Bay coastline.
It comes after Storm Éowyn caused disruption on Friday and Saturday, including multiple power cuts and gusts of up to 93mph (159km/h).
The Met Office said: “Periods of heavy rain could eventually lead to some flooding of roads and properties.
“Spells of heavy rain are likely to affect parts of Wales during Sunday, followed by further showers or longer spells of rain during Monday.”
It warned up to 40mm (1.6in) of rainfall was widely likely, with isolated totals of up to 70mm (2.8in) mostly likely over high ground.
A separate wind warning is in place across Wales on Sunday until 17:00 GMT with gusts of up to 60mph (97km/hr) expected and up to 70mph (113km/hr) on exposed coasts and hills.
Another wind warning comes into force from 06:00 on Monday until 06:00 on Tuesday across a large swathe of the country excluding Anglesey, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham.
The National Grid said, as of 14:30 on Sunday, it had 13 power cuts, affecting about 773 homes.
The worst affected areas were Merlin’s Bridge in Pembrokeshire, Splott in Cardiff, and Aberporth in Ceredigion.
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