AUTHORITIES have urged residents to continue to avoid “dangerous coastal conditions”, with warnings of gale force winds and flooding still in force throughout Ceredigion after the arrival of Storm Eleanor.

Storm Eleanor, which blew in to the county from the Irish Sea with gusts of up to 70mph on Tuesday night, crashed huge waves into Aberystwyth promenade, battering the Ceredigion coast at high tide.

National Resources Wales issued flood warnings that will last into today for Aberaeron, Aberystwyth, Cardigan, Borth and Clarach Bay.

Aberystwyth Neighbourhood Policing Team said there remained “disruption” on Aberystwyth promenade today and reminded residents to “stay away from the dangerous surf”.

Ceri Jones from Natural Resources Wales said that the advice is “to keep at a safe distance from the coast, and from piers and promenades which will be particularly exposed.”

“We’ll be keeping a close eye on the situation over the next few days and monitoring forecasts around the clock.”

The storm led to restrictions on Arriva Trains Wales services on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning along the Cambrian line.

A handful of homes in south east Ceredigion, as well as Carmarthenshire and parts of north Pembrokeshire were left without power after the storm brought down power lines.

Parts of the A487 south of Cardigan had to be shut down on Tuesday night after severe flooding made the road impassable.

Dyfed Powys Police said it did not deal with any incidents as a result of the storm, and no injuries have so far been reported in the county.

Aberystwyth university said no students had to be moved, with only a handful in town ahead of the new term which starts on Monday, 8 January.

Weather warnings will remain in place until 10pm tonight as the strong winds ease throughout the day.

It is the fourth battering the county’s coastline has taken in as many months, following on from Storm Brian and ex-hurricane Ophelia which both ripped through in October, followed by storm Caroline in early December.

Has Storm Eleanor affected your day? Disrupted travel plans or a power outage? If so, get in touch on 01970 615000 or [email protected]