BY HANNAH GRAHAM

Last week, Dorset saw its first big storm as Angus pummelled its way through the UK.

It battered coastlines and even destroyed sea walls with the major waves it caused.

Flood alerts were in place early on, torrential rain graced our skies, causing floods, and police described conditions on the roads as “horrific.”

It was the first named storm, generating winds of up to 80mph and taking power lines and trees down and, in turn, causing serious damage.

Weymouth’s beach was hit badly by strong gusts and heavy rain, which caused large waves to create ledges in the sand and lots of netting and other debris to be washed up along the shoreline.

There were also reported incidents of power lines being hit by trees and local homes suffered power cuts.

Swanage seafront was particularly badly hit as waves pounded against the sea wall.

Local people said it was the most destructive sea conditions they had witnessed.

Now that the storm has moved away, I hope the damage caused by storm Angus can be repaired before another one hits.