GLOBAL COASTAL EVENT: Storm Imogen Batters The Coasts Of England And Wales With Strong Winds And Massive Waves - Power Outages And Transportation Disruptions; Dozens Of Flood Warnings; Woman Left Covered In Blood, With Broken Arm After Hit By Colossal Wave And Swept 50 Feet Along Cornish Seafront! [PHOTOS]

Waves crash over the cliffs at Sennen near Land's End yesterday as parts of Britain were battered by Storm Imogen

February 9, 2016 - ENGLAND - A couple taking pictures of Storm Imogen had a lucky escape when they were hit by a gigantic wave and swept 50ft along the seafront.

The pair had been photographing the wild weather at South Quay in Newquay just after 4pm yesterday when they were knocked over by the colossal wave.

The woman is helped back to safety after suffering multiple head injuries and a broken arm while trying to take pictures of Storm Imogen at Newquay's South Quay

The woman suffered a broken arm after she landed in a boat on the quay, while her partner was washed into some railings which stopped him falling into the harbour.

A group of four RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) volunteers witnessed the entire episode and immediately went to help the terrified couple.

The woman was found extremely dazed and confused, with multiple head injuries as well as the broken arm.

Dramatic pictures show the man being knocked to the ground as the powerful wave struck.

Her partner, who was also taking pictures of the stormy weather, was knocked to his feet as the waves crashed into the quay

The man was blown into the railings, which prevented him being swept into the harbour as the waves loomed large in the background

Meanwhile, rescue teams are spending a second day searching for RSPCA inspector Mike Reid who disappeared while trying to rescue birds as Storm Imogen lashed a Cornwall beach.

Mike Reid, 54, went to save the stranded gannets at Porthchapel Beach, near Penzance, at about 2pm on Sunday, but has not been seen since.

As he was on a night shift, he was only reported missing at 6am the following morning. 
His family fear he may have been swept out to sea and are anxiously awaiting news at the family home. 

His wife Tracey, 45, said she feared he had fallen over a cliff and been swept into the sea.

 Fierce winds whipped up giant waves and left homes without power

Waves crash over the cliffs at Sennen near Land's End in Cornwall yesterday as Britain was battered by severe weather

Imogen strikes: Waves hit the Cornish coast at Porthleven today, about 20 miles east of Porthchapel Beach

Two men risked their lives by playing in these huge waves in Porthleven, Cornwall, during yesterday's storm

High tide and bluster hits England's southwest coasts.

Massive waves crash over the cliffs at Sennen near Land's End in Cornwall today as experts said sea conditions were 'phenomenal'

Storm Imogen brought huge waves to the coast of Cornwall today including at Sennen where they engulfed the hillside

She said: 'He loves animals and would do anything to rescue them. We are all devastated and feeling numb, but we just don't know what is happening at the moment.'

Conditions out at sea reached 'phenomenal' states, with waves topping 16m (52ft 6in) and a monster of 19.1m (63ft) recorded off St Ives. 

Several people were injured yesterday, including two children who had a stone wall fall on them in Bretforton, near Evesham in Worcestershire.

The incident came less than two weeks after the local authority inspected the wall and found no immediate danger to the public.

Huge waves were seen drenching the coast of Porthleven in Cornwall as waves reached up to 63ft in nearby St Ives

Land's End: Waves crash over the Longships Lighthouse just off the Cornish coast as the ninth named storm of the season hit Britain

Storm Imogen whips the sea into a writhing foam in Croyde, Devon, as thousands of homes were left without power

Waves lash the seafront at Westward Ho! in Devon as Storm Imogen whipped the sea into frenzy across much of southern England

Blackpool: High winds and big waves batterws the Lancashire coast as many parts of Britain were hit by severe weather

A man in his 70s had a broken leg and his dog was killed after a garden wall blew on to them in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, at about 8am yesterday.

Meanwhile in the St Annes area of Bristol, a man in his 40s was injured after trees fell on to a three-storey block of flats.

Elsewhere, a father and daughter near Exeter had a 100ft tree blown on to their car outside their house, minutes before they were due to leave for school.  - Daily Mail.

WEATHER ANOMALIES & THE NEW NORMAL: Where is the BIG FREEZE - Vegetables Mysteriously Arrive Three Months Early in Devon, England!

Bumper crops of vegetables are arriving months too early in the latest saga of this year’s topsy-turvy weather.

Farmers say they are harvesting cabbages, sprouts broccoli and cauliflowers up to three months earlier than usual and some fear they could see shortages in the Spring. Yesterday forecasters predicted temperatures could reach 14C on New Year’s Eve – great for outdoor revellers - in what would be one of the most unusual weather events in years. After a cool day today (Thurs) with strong winds and some showers, a stretch of mild weather will begin tomorrow (Fri) and continue into the first week of 2012. At Riverford Farm near Totnes in Devon, which supplies 40,000 households with vegetables every week, savoy cabbages are already so big they have burst of out their boxes and between 15 and 20 per cent of the crop had to be ploughed back into the ground. Harvest manager Ed Scott said without a cold snap which allows leeks and cabbages to ‘hibernate’ and start growing again in February or March, they had just carried on. He said: ‘This crop has become so confused by the comparatively warm conditions that as well as maturing well ahead of schedule, a fair number of the plants are actually flowering. ‘This should not be happening until February and they’ve been blooming through December, a full three months early. ‘Our concern now is whether or not these crops will hold till we can pick them. I never thought I’d say this, especially after last year’s brutal winter, but bring on the snow and ice!’


Cornish farmers are predicting a cauliflower shortage after an early crop. Philip Pryor, a grower near Truro in Cornwall, said that the warm weather had caused a glut and a fall in prices, and said if the weather does not return to normal ‘volumes are not going to be there for what is required.’ Last year’s freezing winter saw temperatures reach -7C and vegetable crops frozen into the ground. The National Farmers Union played down reports of shortages and said the early crops had been seen in the south west of England but were ‘not a national picture’. A spokeswoman said: ‘This has not been the case all over the country, and although the warm weather has made the seasons move around a bit, we are not going to see any empty supermarket shelves. We are likely to see the Spring crops arrive earlier than usual too.’
UK weather surprising for farmers. The warm spell which began in late September has hardly abated with temperatures reaching a Boxing Day high of 15.5C (60F) in Aberdeenshire – the average daytime temperature for June. Gardeners claimed to have seen snowdrops, which usually appear in February, and even daffodils blooming early in Devon and Buckinghamshire over Christmas.


Sacha Hubbard of Hill House Plant Nursery, Ashburton, Devon wrote on Twitter: ‘A daffodil is in flower - not a usual Christmas event at all!’. Yesterday it was a cool 10C in the south and just 8C with gale force winds in the north, which saw a lorry overturn in the centre of Newcastle-upon-Tyne as gusts reached speeds of 65mph. Motorists were urged to take extra care in exposed and coastal areas as the same brisk, chilly weather is predicted today (Thurs) with wind speeds reaching around 50mph in the north-east, and further west in Cheshire and Snowdonia. But the rest of the country will have a dry day. From Friday temperatures will pick up everywhere to as high as 11C in the north and 13C in the south with the possibility of 14C in the south-east. New Year’s Eve is set to be a mild night going into a dry and bright start to 2012. A Met Office spokesman said: ‘Temperatures are slightly above average but the windy weather means it doesn’t feel like it yet, but it will warm up again from Friday and New Year’s Eve will be particularly mild.’ ‘The first week or so of January is expected to be relatively mild but unsettled, with cloudy periods with some rain interspersed with colder, clearer and more showery weather.’ - Daily Mail.