HIGH RISK flood alerts have been issued as Storm Agnes hits North Wales for a second day with a yellow weather wanings in force.
With gusts of up to 80mph and heavy downfall, people have been warned there could be damage to buildings, power cuts and danger to life from debris and waves along the coast.
As of today (Thursday, 28) the storm has moved into western areas with the strongest winds most likely to hit the Irish Sea coasts.
Natural Resources Wales has issued a number of flood alerts for North Wales and a high chance of gusts reaching 60mph inland with heavy rain set to hit the region.
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Steve Ramsdale, Met Office chief meteorologist, said: “While the precise track and depth of Storm Agnes is still being determined, there’s a high likelihood of wind gusts around 50 to 60mph for some inland areas.
"Exposed coastal areas could see gusts of 65-75 mph with a small chance of a few places seeing around 80mph."
Flooding of low-lying land and roads is expected, particularly along the North Wales coastline, West Angelsey coastline between Cemlyn Bay to the Menai Straits, Llyn Peninsula and Cardigan Bay coastline.
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