Gusty winds were stronger on the coasts, said weather forecasters

High winds in west Wales led to a man being knocked unconscious after a shop sign fell on him in Swan Square, Haverfordwest.

Ten chalet park residents at Freshwater East had to be moved to safety following extensive damage to a clubhouse roof caused by high winds.

And rough seas delayed a Wales-Ireland ferry for 12 hours.

The high winds had eased on Thursday morning, although some ferry crossings were expected to be delayed. There was also concern that the high spring tide could bring the risk of more flooding.

Bill Smillie of West Wales Beach Breaks had only recently set up his holiday business at Freshwater East and had plans to turn the affected building into a conference room.

Bill Smillie inspects the damage to a roof at his holiday park

He said on Wednesday: "Being such a new building I didn't expect anything of this magnitude to happen - we thought it might be bad, but not like this."

Ferries

The Irish Ferries service between Rosslare in Ireland and Pembroke Dock in west Wales was stuck out at sea and unable to dock because of the rough conditions for 12 hours.

The ferry left Rosslare just before 0900 BST and should have arrived at about 1330 BST, but did not dock until 0130 BST.

Passengers are asked to check the latest status of sailings before setting out to the ports.