Reporters across Britain were bashed by heavy wind and rain on Thursday as they braved Storm Goretti.
Footage shows several journalists in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly struggling to speak and stand as they worked through blistering conditions.
Stephen Murphy, of Sky News, had to hold onto his hat as he rocked from side to side will reporting on the weather from Newquay, Cornwall.
ITV’s Sangita Lal struggled to talk and had to hold onto something to stand as she was hit by torrential rain in St Ives.
Storm Goretti brought gusts of up to 100mph on Thursday evening, with a rare red weather warning for ‘dangerous, stormy’ winds issued in Cornwall.
The Met Office said ‘violent gusts’ will hit parts of the county and the Isles of Scilly over the next few hours, threatening potential danger to life.
Winds of 99mph have already been recorded at St Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly, which is a new record for the site, the forecaster said.
The warning, in place from 4pm to 11pm on Thursday, states people should expect damage to buildings and homes, very large waves, flying debris resulting in danger to life, power cuts and public transport cancellations.
A red warning means dangerous weather is expected and action should be taken to keep safe from the impact of it, the Met Office said.
The forecaster’s description of a red warning on its website reads: ‘It is very likely that there will be a risk to life, with substantial disruption to travel, energy supplies and possibly widespread damage to property and infrastructure.
‘You should avoid travelling, where possible, and follow the advice of the emergency services and local authorities.’
Dozens of schools in Cornwall closed early on Thursday afternoon as the storm approached.
More than 25,000 properties were without power in south-west England just after 7pm, according to National Grid’s website.
Network Rail said all trains in Cornwall will be suspended from 6pm on Thursday.
In Devon, trains on the Exeter-Okehampton and Exeter-Barnstaple routes will be suspended from the same time because of forecast high-wind speeds.
Passengers are advised to travel earlier and not to attempt travel late on Thursday afternoon.
Services on affected routes are expected to be disrupted on Friday morning.
Replacement road transport will not be available as road conditions are also expected to be affected by the weather.
The storm, named by French weather forecaster Meteo France, has been described as a ‘multi-hazard event’ by the Met Office, with as much of 30cm of snow possible in parts of the UK.
