{"id":225,"date":"2014-02-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherforecast.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/02\/05\/dawlish-battered-storm-5th-february-2014-pictures\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T09:53:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T08:53:56","slug":"dawlish-battered-storm-5th-february-2014-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherforecast.co.uk\/blog\/uk-weather\/dawlish-battered-storm-5th-february-2014-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawlish Battered By Storm - 5th February 2014 - Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 'Major Incident' has been declared in Dawlish as high winds and high tides cause severe damage to the Dawlish Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Homes have been evacuated as severe weather effectively washes away the Dawlish rail line, causes damage at Dawlish station and tears apart parts of the Dawlish coast line.<\/p>\n<p>Some amazing pictures have appeared on Twitter today...<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p>Council officers currently on site of Dawlish sea wall breach, assessing safety of evacuated homes. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCSpotlight\">@BBCSpotlight<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/w9WJPNWwBF\">pic.twitter.com\/w9WJPNWwBF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Simon Hall (@thetvdetective) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thetvdetective\/statuses\/431367154265772032\">February 6, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p>Dawlish railway line is hanging by a thread. Live updates, video and lots more photos <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Dawlish&amp;src=hash\">#Dawlish<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/kSSpdiScF4\">http:\/\/t.co\/kSSpdiScF4<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/8nhkc0Zk2a\">pic.twitter.com\/8nhkc0Zk2a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Herald Express (@TQHeraldExpress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TQHeraldExpress\/statuses\/431046689390985216\">February 5, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p>Engineers from Network Rail inspect collapsed line at Dawlish. They say it&#39;s biggest job they&#39;ve ever faced. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/wFAPa9QlKX\">pic.twitter.com\/wFAPa9QlKX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Kay (@jonkay01) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonkay01\/statuses\/431048814842351616\">February 5, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p>The wind may have calmed down but not the waves .. Here&#39;s some of the damage on the sea front! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23dawlish&amp;src=hash\">#dawlish<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/lDE0WRsjxe\">pic.twitter.com\/lDE0WRsjxe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sarah Ransome (@Sarah_Ransome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sarah_Ransome\/statuses\/431031185981317120\">February 5, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p>Waves break over the railway in Dawlish by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenBirchallCom\">@BenBirchallCom<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/r4CU2fxmPD\">pic.twitter.com\/r4CU2fxmPD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PA Picture Desk (@PAPictureDesk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PAPictureDesk\/statuses\/431026658540142593\">February 5, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Most of the south of England and Wales have been hit by stormy weather today. The Met office have Amber weather warnings in place for the South East and South West, and winds of 70mph on the coast and 60mph inland have been bringing disruption to travel and power supplies. The Environment agency has issued 9 Severe flood warnings, meaning danger to life, for the South West, including Dawlish.<\/p>\n<p>For regular updates visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Weatherforecastcouk\/383144038452117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook page<\/a>, click the 'Like' button and then click the 'Follow' button. Updates will then appear in your Facebook news feed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 'Major Incident' has been declared in Dawlish as high winds and high tides cause severe damage to the Dawlish Coast. Homes have been evacuated as severe weather effectively washes away the Dawlish rail line, causes damage at Dawlish station and tears apart parts of the Dawlish coast line. 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