Shocking footage shows beach huts being blown into the sea during Storm Pierrick.<br /><br />Huge waves and battering winds in Cornwall have washed newly painted huts on Castle Beach, Falmouth, into the ocean.<br /><br />Falmouth Coastguard had issued a warning for strong winds, tides and storm surges and a Met Office yellow weather warning was in place.<br /><br />The video, taken by local resident Stacey Lewin at 6:40pm last night, shows at least two colourful beach huts being swept away into the ocean.<br /><br />Stacey, who only lives moments away from the dramatic scene, said: "I was quite shocked at just how bad the weather was. <br /><br />"I only live five minutes away and the weather didn't seem that bad. <br /><br />"When the huts got pulled in, that was a sad moment. <br /><br />"They've only just been put back and re-painted. <br /><br />"Sad times but just shoes how powerful and dangerous the sea can be."<br /><br />A yellow warning for wind was in place across the South West, from the storm named Pierrick by Meteofrance, until 06:00am today.<br /><br />It included warning the public of potential risks from beach materials and debris being thrown from the sea, as well as possible power cuts and travel delays.<br /><br />The Environment Agency announced that there were 12 flood warnings across Devon and Cornwall.
