Gale Force Winds In Britain

Gale force winds produced by Hurricane Katia hit Britain

Gale Force Winds In Britain
A mountain of sea water rises up, driven by the gale force winds before crashing down and completely obliterating, for a moment, a lone motorist making their way along a sea-front road in West Cumbria

Gale Force Winds In Britain
Bodyboarders brave the rough seas at Rhossili Bay in the Gower near Swansea, Wales

Gale Force Winds In Britain
A man walks on the sea front at Largs, on the Firth of Clyde in Ayrshire, Scotland

Gale Force Winds In Britain
A couple brave the elements on the sea front at Largs, on the Firth of Clyde in Ayrshire, Scotland

Gale Force Winds In Britain
Waves crash over the seafront as a train travels past in Saltcoats, west Scotland

Gale Force Winds In Britain
Gales and high tides sweep the coast at Blackpool

Gale Force Winds In Britain
Katia is the second major hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season and was rated as a category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale at its peak

Gale Force Winds In Britain
Gales and high tides sweep the coast at Blackpool

Gale Force Winds In Britain
Antony Gormley's Another Place statues feel the force as high winds cause large waves on the River Mersey

Gale Force Winds In Britain
Two boys run from waves near Saltcoats station in Saltcoats, Scotland

Gale Force Winds In Britain
A BT engineer works to replace a fallen telegraph pole on the A811 near Arnprior, which was hit by a lorry during high winds in Central Scotland

Gale Force Winds In Britain
Waves crash against the seafront as a train travels past in Saltcoats, west Scotland

Gale Force Winds In Britain
Team Korea capsize in a fleet race during the second day of racing in the America's Cup in Plymouth

Gale Force Winds In Britain
Oracle Racing Coutts from the U.S. compete in a time trial during the second day of racing in the America's Cup in Plymouth