Situational Reports (SITREP)
Here is the updated situational report for 5th - 10th December 2024.
STORM DARRAGH - RED ALERT ISSUED by Met Office.
10/12/2024 @ 12:00
National Grid & SP Energy are working hard to power homes without electricity.
Most trees have been cleared.
This will now end the situational reports on our end regarding Storm Darragh.
09/12/2024 @ 21:39
Tomorrow, we will be pushing National Grid (National Grid Customers UK) & SP Energy Networks to prioritise those who are registered in the priority services register across the region as a lot of customers have been missed - or have failed to be contacted. We will also be pressing the matter with the press.
- 17,775 homes (in the National Grid area) are still without power across Wales. Roughly - 60,000 homes have been restored (or at least partially restored).
- 4000+ homes (in the SP Energy area) without power. SP Energy have a larger area across the UK, but have restored 160,000 properties.
These are the postcodes effected currently - with NO power (SP Energy): https://www.spenergynetworks.co.uk/.../power_cuts_list.aspx
These are the postcodes effected currently - with NO power (National Grid): https://powercuts.nationalgrid.co.uk/
If you’re vulnerable and need assistance, please contact 105. If there is no answer, contact 101. If all else fails and you need immediate support, contact 999. #StormDarragh
09/12/2024 @ 18:24
We would like to thank members of the public for clearing a mass amount of trees/debris from the Crymych area in North Pembrokeshire.
We would also like to thank Jez Bee for his hard work, also clearing debris and trees in the Cardigan/Ceredigion area.
We would also like to thank Gardd Darna & Canolfan Clydau Centre, Tegryn, Pembrokeshire, SA350BE for opening their doors to members of the public and supporting our neighbours through these difficult times across the Region.
Many people are still without power, food, phone signal and heating & are isolated in remote locations. We are still asking members of the public to safeguard and check in on their Neighbours, especially the elderly & vulnerable.
Please, do message either of them up for support if needed. If you’re interested in joining, WhatsApp us, email us or drop us a message.
09/12/2024 @ 12:37
Drop-in centres and hot meals
Local councils in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire have set up drop-in centres to offer warm spaces, hot drinks, mobile device charging, and in some cases, shower facilities. Details on their websites (Social Media): linktr.ee/sarscymru.
Agencies are continuing to provide hot meals at Mona Industrial Park, Gwalchmai in Anglesey until 10pm this evening and the British Red Cross continue to check on vulnerable customers on our Priority Services Register, ensuring additional support is provided where needed.
National Grid & other suppliers have restored power to over 124,000 customers, but over 9,000 remain without power. They have all their field staff working to restore customers as quickly as possible. If you, or someone in your home is vulnerable, or in need of extra support, please call 105 to discuss any further support suppliers & agencies can give you.
You can find out the most up to date position on power cuts in your area and the expected restoration time on the website linktr.ee/sarscymru.
If you have a power cut, please call 105 to report it no matter who you pay your bill to.
Remember, if you are affected by a power cut, make sure you:
- Stay warm by keeping extra blankets nearby and closing your window shutters, blinds or curtains to help keep the heat in and the draught out
- Keep your fridge and freezer doors closed as much as possible. The food in your freezer should stay frozen for up to 48 hours
- Beware of fallen power lines & telephone lines. Power lines may fall due to high winds so beware when leaving your home and DO NOT approach them. Always treat them as live and report them right away by calling 105.
- And last but not least, thank you to all those who are supporting us & the public - especially Local Authorities & Emergency Services.
08/12/2024 @ 18:48
- If you are concerned or worried about being left with no power/heat/signal, you can contact Social Services. You can find the relevant authority services here: linktr.ee/sarscymru.
08/12/2024 @ 17:00
- Carmarthen, Llandovery & St. Clears Leisure centres are open until midnight for people to gather as groups and re-charge their devices, have some heat & a cuppa.
08/12/2024 @ 16:00
- Compensation for Neighbours of Dyfed-Powys —
- NATIONAL GRID: https://www.nationalgrid.co.uk/.../standards-of-performance
- WELSH WATER: https://www.dwrcymru.com/.../help-and-support-during-an....
08/12/2024 @ 15:24
The following places are open to EVERYONE for Safety, Warmth, charging and a Cuppa:
- Leisure Centres in PEMBROKESHIRE (NOT Fishguard) - until 9pm.
- Leisure Centres in CEREDIGION - until 9pm.
- Penmorfa Offices in Aberaeron (Ceredigion CC)
- Carmarthen, Llandovery & St. Clears Leisure Centre until Midnight.
We are pushing National Grid to assist those with priority and who are registered on the priority register as many people have been missed/not contacted.
Update will follow in due course, either in comments or on this post.
08/12/2024 @ 02:09
- 60000+ properties in Wales are without power right now.
- 348 actual incidents (outages).
- Most reports now state 6pm today will be the time repairs will be resolved and power will be restored.
- 20+ Areas across Dyfed-Powys are without water, have discoloured water (or low to no pressure)
- 25 Flood Warnings across Wales
- 49 Flood Alerts across Wales
-Many are without Landlines/Internet/Data/Mobile Reception/signal.
PLEASE, if you have not done so already, check in on your family members or vulnerable neighbours if you can and if it is safe to do so.
Stay updated by following us, liking our page - or save our link: linktr.ee/sarscymru.
07/12/2024 @ 22:33
We are aware there are significant numbers of people across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and Powys who are without power going into the night.
To help those who need it most, Dyfed-Powys Police are taking the unprecedented step of asking people to contact them if they are in need of immediate support because they are without power. Those in this situation can contact DPP by calling 101.
They are also appealing directly to our communities to help us safeguard the most vulnerable at this time by checking on family members, neighbours, and anyone else who might need extra help - PLEASE ONLY DO SO IF THE WEATHER ALLOWS YOU TO DO SO SAFELY.
If you are concerned for someone’s welfare and you are not able to check on them, call 101.
Yellow weather warnings are in place for the counties of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and Powys until tomorrow, so here’s a reminder of those key contacts and helpful pages where you can get updates on #StormDarragh: linktr.ee/sarscymru.
If you are unwell and looking for advice, you can use the NHS 111 Wales symptom checker online: https://111.wales.nhs.uk/selfassessments.
Please dial 999 for life threatening emergencies only.
07/12/2024 @ 16:12
Multiple Homes are without power and may be until tomorrow.
Please note: the numbers on this map are not the amount of properties without power, these are the number of reported incidents with THOUSANDS of properties having NO power.
Please remain vigilant and check in on your neighbours and family/friends.
Check your outage, including when the estimated time to be repaired/restored: linktr.ee/sarscymru
07/12/2024 @ 09:52
The advice remains not to travel unless essential due to hazardous conditions and risk to life. PCC are extremely busy at present and they thank you for your patience.
There will also be large waves across the coast of Pembrokeshire with flood alerts in place and the risk of flying debris.
Road Closures and reopening
- A477 Cleddau Bridge is open to cars but closed to high sided vehicles
- A478 Pentlepoir to New Hedges, Near Moreton - Road closed until further notice
- Old Railway Bridge, Hazelbeach, Waterston - Road closed until further notice
- Wiston to Clarbeston Road - Road closed as unsafe to clear due to power cables
- Footpath in Clarence street, Pembroke closed
- A40 Treffgarne to Wolfscastle – road closed. Clearance by SWTRA once Red Warning is no longer in place. Additional debris reported between Letterston and Fishguard
- B4332 Boncath to Newchapel – Road closed – Team in attendance as too dangerous to clear before hand
Road Reopened
- A4075 – Cresselly to CrossHands. Large tree blocking the road – Road closed until further notice. Specialist contractors called in. reopened
- B4327 Dale Road at Walwyns castle - large tree blocking the road – Road closed and Team in attendance – reopened
- Temporary closure fingerpost turning to Pembroke - large trees down - Road Reopened
Road into Porthgain village blocked with large tree - Cleared
Update on clearance and new impacts not leading to full closure– Please report any issues to 03456015522 (Pembrokeshire) for action
- A4076, Johnston – Fence collapsed and roof down – Referred to SWTRA. Road still passable
- A478 Llandissilio to Crymych – Road partially open. Contractors on their way to clear remaining tree.
- Collapsed wall at college road, Neyland – footpath closed and area secured – Team sent to assess this morning
- A487 Felindre Farchog to Templebar – 3 trees down on the road – Road passable with care – referred to SWTRA.
- Road at Reynalton – Large tree down – Road passable with care – Team to attend
- Road between Cilgerran and Llechryd – Tree down – Team in attendance
- Fence down at Cleveland, Hakin – Team to secure
- Tree down on the road at Bowett wood, Hundleton – Team in attendance
- Tree down in Jeffreyston – Team in attendance
- Treedown in Llawhaden – Team in attendance
- Tree down in Tavernspite – Team in attendance
- Princes gate by cross roads – Team in attendance
- Tree down Narberth to Crematorium – Team in attendance
- Tree down on road by Nursing Home, Houghton – Team in attendance
- Tree down devonshire drive, St Florence – Team in attendance
- Numerous trees around Mathry area with A478 between Fishguard and Mathry impacted by trees – Team in attendance and prioritising primary route.
- Old Hakin Road Norhtbound by Impala Terminal. Dangerous Tree partially blocking the road.
- Capestone to Walwyns Catsle – Tree down blocking the road
- Tree down at old Canaston Bowl
- A4078 Narberth to Begelly – partially blocking road
- Tree on van on Pill Road, Milford Haven – Team to attend
- Tree leaning into carriage way, Heywood Lane, Tenby – Team to attend
Power Cuts
There are currently 27 power cuts incident reported in the county with over 3000 properties affected. Please report any outage to National Grid on 105 and check with any friends, neighbours, family that may be affected.
07/12/2024 @ 8:20
Road Closures
- A477 Cleddau Bridge remains closed to all vehicles with disruption on diversion route
- A478 Pentlepoir to New Hedges, Near Moreton - Road closed until further notice
- Old Railway Bridge, Hazelbeach, Waterston - Road closed until further notice
- Wiston to Clarbeston Road - Road closed as unsafe to clear due to power cables
- Footpath in Clarence street, Pembroke closed
- A40 Treffgarne to Wolfscastle – road closed. Large Tree blocking the road. Clearance by SWTRA once Red Warning is no longer in place. Additional debris reported between Letterston and Fishguard
- A4075 – Cresselly to CrossHands. Large tree blocking the road – Road closed until further notice. Specialist Contractors called in. Please be aware that this will impact on diversion route options with bridge closure for all vehicles. Please use the A4078 Templeton to Kilgetty.
- B4329 Road Reopened - Tree down between Woodstock and New Inn and also 5 trees down by Scolton Manor – 2 teams in attendance - Cleared. National Grid have assisted.
- B4327 Dale Road at Walwyns castle - large tree blocking the road – Road closed and Team in attendance
Temporary closure fingerpost turning to Pembroke - large trees down
- B4332 Boncath to Newchapel – Road closed – Team in attendance
- Road into Porthgain village blocked with large tree - Tractor and team en route.
**Update on clearance and new impacts not leading to full closure– Please report any issues to 03456015522 (Pembrokeshire only) for action**
- A4076, Johnston – Fence collapsed and roof down – Referred to SWTRA. Road still passable
- A478 Llandissilio to Crymych – Road partially open. Further clearance during day light hours.
- Collapsed wall at college road, Neyland – footpath closed and area secured – to be reassessed day time.
- A478 at Begelly – canopy coming down from the garage - Cleared and hazard removed.
- Large tree Withybush road, Haverfordwest - specialist contractor team to attend for clearance. cleared
- A487 Felindre Farchog to Templebar – 3 trees down on the road – Road passable with care – referred to SWTRA
- Road at Reynalton – Large tree down – Road passable with care
- Road between Cilgerran and Llechryd – Tree down – Team on their way
- Tree down at Cleveland, Hakin
- Tree down on the road at Bowett wood, Hundleton – team on their way
- Tree down in Jeffreyston – Team on their way
- Tree down in Llawhaden – Team on their way
- Tree down in Tavernspite – Team on their way
- Princes gate by cross roads – Team on their way
- Tree down Narberth to crematorium – Team en route
- Tree down on road by Nursing Home, Houghton – Team to attend
- Tree down devonshire drive, St Florence – Team to attend
Power Cuts
There are currently 23 incidents of power cuts in Pembrokeshire with 2350 properties affected. A number of those are on the priority register and special arrangements are in place by National Grid for support. Please ensure you check with any vulnerable neighbours and next of kin.
07/12/2024 @ 08:18
A Met Office Red Warning is in place for Wind. Please do not travel unless essential. Roads are hazardous with fallen trees and debris flying. Our teams are doing an amazing job in difficult conditions and are extremely busy clearing roads where it is safe to do so. We are currently receiving a large volume of calls so we ask for your patience.
Road closures and Dangerous Structures
* Cleddau Bridge remains closed to all vehicles
* A478 Pentlepoir to New Hedges, Near Moreton - Road closed until further notice
* Old Railway Bridge, Hazelbeach, Waterston - Road closed until further notice
* Wiston to Clarbeston Road - Road closed as unsafe to clear due to power cables
* Footpath in Clarence street, Pembroke closed
* A40 Treffgarne to Wolfscastle – road closed. Large Tree blocking the road. Clearance by SWTRA once Red Warning is no longer in place
* A4075 – Cresselly to CrossHands. Large tree blocking the road – Road closed until further notice. Specialist Contractors called in. Please be aware that this will impact on diversion route options with the current bridge closure for all vehicles. Please use the Templeton to Kilgetty bearing in mind hazard at Begelly.
* A478 Llandissilio to Crymych – Tree blocking the road – Team on their way
* B4329 Road closed - Tree down between Woodstock and Haverfordwest, at New Inn and also 5 trees down by Scolton Manor – Multiple teams in attendance
* B4327 Dale Road at Walwyns castle - large tree blocking the road – Road closed and Team in attendance
* Temporary closure fingerpost turning to Pembroke - large tree down
* Large tree blocking road at Withybush road, Puffin Potatoes, Haverfordwest - specialist contractor team to attend for clearance.
* B4332 Boncath to New Chapel - road closed
Update on clearance and new impacts – Please report any issues to 0345 6015522 for action
* A478 at Cilgerran – Team in attendance
* B4330 at Cashfield Way, Haverfordwest – cleared
* Llangolman – Cleared
* A4076, Johnston – Fence collapsed and roof down – Referred to SWTRA. Road still passable
* Scleddau – Tin Shed impacting on highway – Cleared
* Thornton Cemetery road, Milford Haven – Debris on the roads remain. Cleared
* From Kilpaison to Angle by Valero Refinery – 2 trees down – Cleared
* Collapsed wall at college road, Neyland – footpath closed and area secured – to be reassessed day time.
* A478 at Begelly – canopy coming down from the garage affecting highways and posing hazard to drivers – Team on their way to secure but FRS may be called in.
07/12/2024 @ 06:59
Many areas across the country are closed or have partial closures in place.
A lot has been completed by Pembrokeshire County Council, well done to the team for their continued work throughout the night and continuing into the morning!
Thank you!
07/12/2024 @ 05:59
Brynberian to Crosswell, Pembrokeshire - tree blocking A-Road. Local Authority and Emergency Services made aware.
07/12/2024 @ 04:49
Crundale to Woodstock, Haverfordwest - Multiple trees blocking road - Police aware - road dangerous, do not travel along this road and avoid if possible.
06/12/2024 @ 18:34
**EMERGENCY BROADCAST MESSAGE WILL SOUND**
We pushed for an EBM to be pushed out to all people across Wales. This is a message to warn those who aren’t on Social Media to be aware of how serious these weather warnings are and can be.
A lot of people may not have received this alert, we can only assume that there may be a buffer/delay.
Please, do not immediately dismiss the message and please ensure you read it carefully.
06/12/2024 @ 13:10
RED WARNING IN PLACE
THERE IS A RED WARNING IN PLACE FOR WIND.
Please take extra precautions. DO NOT travel if you can help it. If you have an emergency, call emergency services on 999.
Yellow and Amber Warnings are in place for Rain & Wind tonight & for the rest of the weekend due to #stormdarragh.
Currently, there are some homes without power across Wales, you can see more here, on the National Grid webpage: https://powercuts.nationalgrid.co.uk/power-cut-map/ - call 105 to report a power cut.
There are also multiple warnings for Floods across Wales too. You can find out more here, on the Natural Resources Wales webpage: https://flood-warning.naturalresources.wales/ - call 03459881188 to report a flood.
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