'I'm stranded!' Welsh town blanketed with almost 30cm of snow as Storm Goretti pelts Britain

As Wales is blanketed with almost 30cm of snow, Mr Martin revealed how he has never seen snow this extreme, saying: "It's quite incredible, isn't it? I've not seen it like this, not ever I don't think.

"We had a really cold winter about 15 years ago, but you didn't have snow like this, and it just seems to have come down in just a few hours. It's quite incredible."

Noting how the storm has brought his business to a standstill, Mr Martin said: "I am stranded here now. If I thought it was going to be like this, I'd left my car down the other end of the lane.

"But the lane being the shape it is, it's got a little brow, and once the tractors go over it and flatten it all down, it's going to be really icy and you can't get over it in a normal four wheel drive car. So yeah, I won't be going anywhere today."

Assessing the damage he can already see surrounding his B&B, Mr Martin said he will need to clear the broken tree branches and attempt to clear the lane.

Mr Martin told GB News: "'I'm just gonna have to pull it all away and make sure it's clear for anyone that might make it here today, because obviously my guests have got the same situation, and they're not going to be able to get along the lane or even into this part of Wales.

"But if they do make it, they've got to get in, so I've got to move all the stuff away."

Mr Martin also revealed customers have been forced to "cancel bookings" and "leave their stays early" to avoid being caught up in the snow.

He said: "Obviously it's effectively closed, and I'm amazed that you actually made it to me. I did have some guests in the week and they made a run for it yesterday afternoon.

"They said they were going to just get out of here, and it hadn't even started snowing at that point, so I didn't know what the fuss was about. But by the time you got here, it was pretty obvious it was quite serious."

The Met Office had issued its highest level of alert ahead of the storm's arrival, a warning the forecaster does not deploy lightly.

Conditions are forecast to improve as the day progresses, with winds gradually diminishing as the system tracks eastward along England's southern coastline.

Despite the storm's gradual weakening, weather alerts for snow persist across the Midlands and Scotland as the system continues its path across the country.

The Isle of Wight recorded the storm's most ferocious gusts overnight, with wind speeds reaching 100mph and 99mph – the strongest measurements captured during the event.

The red alert – the forecaster's most severe classification – warned of potential danger to life from flying debris, structural damage to buildings including roofs being torn off, and power lines being brought down.

Speaking to GB News, weather journalist Nathan Rao detailed how the "strong and powerful" storm struck during the night hours, leaving a trail of damage in its wake.

Mr Rao said: "A red weather warning, as you will undoubtedly have heard, was issued by the Met Office. That is the highest level of warning they can issue.

"They don't issue them lightly, and record winds were recorded in the Isle of Wight at 100mph and 99mph, which is the strongest there. So this is a really strong storm that hit last night."

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