The video will start in 8 Cancel

Our Saturday morning email features the very best news and exclusive content from our team of reporters Sign me up! Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Invalid Email

Police have closed a road in Bude after a section of the roof at Sainsbury's BLEW OFF in the strong Storm Atiyah winds.

The fire service and police have been called to the Sainsbury's store in Crooklets Road following the incident.

Live traffic and travel service Inrix is reporting the road is closed in both directions.

It says: "Crooklets Road in both directions closed due to unsafe building from Morwenna Terrace to Crooklets. Strong winds have destabilised the roof of the Sainsbury’s supermarket. Police have closed the road off for safety reasons."

Our journalist on the scene said: "There was roofing debris all across both sets of roads.

FOLLOW OUR LIVE STORM ATIYAH COVERAGE HERE

"Lots of insulation was all about the park and golf area.

"There were two fire engines on scene, approximately 12 firefighters.

(Image: @camerafirm)

"The road is closed outside Sainsbury's. It was incredibly windy and the rain was horizontal. Sand was blowing everywhere.

"There was lots of people looking outside of their windows wondering what was going on."

Elsewhere Barrack Road in Ottery St Mary is closed in both directions due to an accident from Canaan Way to Strawberry Lane.

And the B3274 in Cornwall is closed in both directions due to fallen power cables between A39 (Winnards Perch roundabout, Winnards Perch) and A389 (High Lanes).

Earlier on in Bude the fire service was also called out to a sparking power line.

Our journalist said: “I’m up in Bude in the thick of the storm. One fire engine is attending a 11 kilovolt power line which has come down and has been sparking at the rear of a house.

“They are trying to isolate the issue. It was brought down by severe winds.”

Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now

High winds have gusted up to 96mph as the storm made landfall in Cornwall.

The storm is expected to peak on Sunday night and will remain at its strongest hitting until 4am as an official yellow severe weather warning remains in place.