Storm Imogen Lashes Britain With High Winds And Stormy Seas

Britain’s coastal towns are being pummeled by giant waves whipped up by Storm Imogen’s gale-force winds. Thousands of homes were without power on Monday and transport in southern England has been severely disrupted. Winds of up to 96mph have battered Wales and the South Coast, and giant waves and floods are affecting coastal towns. The Met Office has issues amber wind warnings in the south-east and south-west of England, London and Wales. People are warned to expect delays on roads and trains as the ninth major storm of the winter continues.

All At Sea

Giant clouds of sea spray fly over a lighthouse in West Sussex. (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Windswept

Bruno, a bearded collie cross, gets buffeted by strong winds out on a walk near Newquay, Cornwall. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Dangerous Driving

A car is hit by a wave as it drives along the sea front in East Sussex. (Carl Court/Getty Images)

Getting Soakes

Strong winds are whipping up giant waves that are slamming into coastal towns in England and Wales. (Edward Mashall/Rex)

Surf’s Up

A brave surfer takes to the waves in the choppy sea in Brighton. (Mat Hammond/Rex)

Blown Away

A man almost loses his scarf in high winds above Chesil beach, Isle of Portland. (Stuart Fretwell/Rex)

Life’s A Beach

Choppy seas and giant waves slam into Brighton beach. (Hugo Michiels/Rex)

Crashing Waves

A huge wave smashes into the sea wall at Porthcawl in Cornwall as one brave person looks on. (PA Wire)

Grey Water

Choppy seas batter the harbour wall in Lyme Regis, Dorset. (PA Wire)

Ready And Waiting

Staff from the Environment Agency sit on watch at Chesil Cove, Portland. Two years ago the waves surged over the pebble beach and flooded houses behind. (Geoff Moore/REX Shutterstock)

Making Waves

Waves crash against the seafront in Clevedon, North Somerset. (SWNS)

Travel Trouble

Cars are trapped in flood waters in Dorking, Surrey, after heavy rainfall. (SWNS)

High Water

Rough seas and grey skies are seen in Porthleven, Cornwall. (SWNS)

Flood Warnings

Coastal towns in Wales and the south of England are bracing for floods, as huge waves and choppy seas hit. (SWNS)

Stormy Seas

Cars parked on the waterfront are soaked by enormous waves in Clevedon, North Somerset. (SWNS)

Road Block

Powerful gusts of winds have brought down trees, like this one now blocking a road in the Hampshire villages of Hook. (Harry Page/REX Shutterstock)

Burst Banks

Gale-force winds and heavy rains have caused the River Avon to burst its banks between Stratford upon Avon and Evesham. (SWNS)