A tree down in Downham Market this morning.
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Winds in Norfolk lived up to the yellow weather warning overnight, causing problems around the region. Disruptive winds were predicted for the afternoon and evening on Bank Holiday Monday, and they continued into the night with gusts of around 50mph in some areas.
The effects were felt from around 3.30pm on Monday, as the first major power cut hit homes in the east of the county.
Several other issues followed, affecting overhead electricity lines and ensuring it was a busy evening for UK Power Networks engineers.
Of more than two dozen incidents in the past 18 hours, the only remaining live power cut in Norfolk and Waveney is in the Blundeston area, between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft.
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Published:
3:25 PM May 3, 2021
A power cut hit some homes in a large area of east Norfolk on Bank Holiday Monday.
- Credit: UK Power Networks
UK Power Networks confirmed 464 homes across a large area of east Norfolk had been hit by the issue.
The utility firm said it had been made aware of the issue at 3.04pm on Bank Holiday Monday, adding its engineers will do everything they can to get your power back quickly .
The homes and businesses affected are within a large area stretching from Rackheath, near Norwich, all the way to Scratby on the coast, and from Catfield in the north to Reedham further south.
Published:
3:25 PM May 3, 2021
Updated:
7:04 PM May 3, 2021
A swathe of Norfolk has been hit with a power cut, affecting approximately 388 homes
- Credit: UK Power Network
UK Power Networks confirmed 388 homes across Norfolk were without power after a high voltage overhead electricity line fault caused a power cut across nine postcode areas in Norwich, north Norfolk and south Norfolk.
The fault was first reported at 6.20pm and affects NR7 0 NR10 5, NR11 6, NR12 9, NR13 6, NR15 1, NR16 1, NR16 2 and NR28 0.
Power is expected to be restored between 8-9pm, though it could be later depending on the nature of the fault.
This is the second major power cut to hit the county on Bank Holiday Monday.