Trees Down After A Night Of Storms And High Winds

Published on: 15 Feb, 2014
Updated on: 15 Feb, 2014

The storms and high winds that lashed the country during the early hours of Saturday (February 15) have brought down trees and branches in the Guildford area.

The fallen horse chestnut tree in the car park of the Beijing restaurant, Barrack Road, Stoughton.

The pictures here show a horse chestnut tree that has fallen in the car park of the Beijing restaurant off Barrack Road, Stoughton.

Another tree fell and partially blocked the A323 between Fairlands and Clasford Bridge in Worplesdon. A team was sawing up the larger boughs and clearing up branches from the road on Saturday morning at about 10am.

Clearing away the branches of a tree that fell in the A323 between Fairlands and Clasford Bridge, Worplesdon.

Gusts have been estimated to have reached 64mph in places, with some areas of Surrey suffering power cuts.

The latest weather forecast from the Met Office for the south says there will be sunshine and showers on Saturday afternoon, cloudy by sunset, but a clear night and sunshine on Sunday morning. Temperatures are expected to be about 10c, with the strong winds abating.

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