Heavy rain and 60mph wind - Storm Bert battered Dorset

Ahead of the storm, two weather warnings were issued for both Saturday and Sunday. One for the heavy rain, and another for the 60mph winds.

Heavy winds were the earliest sign of the storm, gusting at 60mph as early as Saturday morning. The high wind would be a constant feature, though it would calm somewhat to around 30mph from noon on Sunday.

Waves crashing at West Bay on Saturday (Image: Graham Hunt Photography)

Heavy rain also deluged the county, causing several flood alerts and warnings, mostly along the coast and rivers. Sunday was noticeably worse, as rainwater from the previous day remained, and the rain showed no signs of letting up.

A number of events were also called off because of the storm.

The festivities of Sparkle in the Park, originally due to take place at Lodmoor Country Park in Weymouth on Sunday, were called off.

The Mapperton Christmas Market in Beaminster is another casualty of the storm, with organisers forced to cancel its Sunday event.

A spokesperson for Mapperton said: "To keep everyone safe we had to make the sad decision to cancel our second day of the market due to extremely high winds."

Another is the Dorchester Christmas lights switch-on at Brewery Square, though the Christmas market went ahead.

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Waves crashing on The Cobb in Lyme Regis on Sunday (Image: Graham Hunt/BNPS)

The annual Candles On St Catherine's Hill in Abbotsbury was forced to make a break from its usual itinerary.

Instead of decorating the path up to the church with a beautiful array of candles, the organisers, Friends of St Nicholas, were forced instead to feature an indoor display.

One of the few events which did go ahead as planned was the Lyme Regis Christmas Light switch-on.

An organiser said: "Thank you to everyone who came out in the rain to watch this evening's switch-on, it was brilliant to see such a great crowd and we're delighted with the feedback we've received so far regarding the display. It makes all our efforts so worthwhile."

Bournemouth also saw several power cuts and event cancellations.

In Bournemouth Gardens, it appears that a tree was knocked over by the wind. Police tape surrounded the afflicted area, and the footpath was closed.

Large tree collapsed in Bournemouth Gardens on Sunday

Nationally, three men died whilst on the roads during the storm. In Hampshire, Northamptonshire and West Yorkshire.

This storm followed on the heels of one of the coldest weeks so far this winter, which even saw parts of Dorset blanketed in snow.

This following week, however, is forecast to be dry, though overcast and cloudy, with highs of 11 degrees on Monday.