Gallery: Hurricane-force winds sweep in to South West coast

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Dawlish
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Trains were restricted to 30mph on the coast line at Dawlish as winds of 93mph were recorded on the south Devon coast.

Dawlish
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Dawlish railway station was closed for an hour when waves crashed over the sea wall.

Dawlish
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Repairs at Dawlish cost £35m after part of the track was left dangling in the air during storms which broke through the sea wall last winter.

Dawlish
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Kingsand in Cornwall was under siege from huge waves which battered the coastline.

Kingsand
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Houses at Kingsand are overtopped by spray from waves crashing over the sea wall.

Mousehole
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The sea wall at Mousehole in Cornwall is tested by the waves.

Polperro
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The harbour steps at Polperro in Cornwall were damaged by the waves.

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