Meanwhile, small businesses located near the coast have had tiles fly off their buildings and delivery issues.

Eleanor Sedgwick, a front-of-house supervisor at Scarlett’s in Clevedon, North Somerset, said the café was unable to open on Saturday morning as it was “too big of a risk”.

“The years that I’ve worked here, I’ve never had to close because of the weather, apart from when it snowed,” she said.

The 23-year-old said four tiles fell off the roof of the café, but the business “got off quite lucky” compared to previous storms.

“We’re very fortunate because we are the first sort of wall (the storm) hit, so it’s scary but I’m glad that everyone’s happy and safe,” she added.

Ben England, who manages the Tiffin café along the same seafront, said the team took precautionary measures on Friday night to secure outdoor seating.

“Some of our deliveries didn’t make it through from Bristol, but I think we should be okay,” the 47-year-old said.

He added that he told “probably 80%” of his staff to stay home for safety reasons.