Tenby found itself mopping up this week after storms caused flash flooding in the town and outlying areas.

With the water table already topped up by high tides and Saturday’s torrential rain, Tuesday morning’s deluge proved too much for the drains to cope with.

Torrents of water ran down the roads and as the River Ritec burst its banks, several low lying areas were flooded along its valley.Roads particularly badly affected were Lower Park Road, The Green and The Salterns, as well as the Norton on the other side of town.

In fact, police had to close Lower Park Road for some time after a huge lake appeared outside Tenby Vets, meaning that buses and coaches had to alter their route and make a tricky sharp right turn up Penally Hill.The B4314 towards Gumfreston, always a flooding hot spot, was also shut, with drivers having to make detours to their journeys. And it was still unpassable on Wednesday, with flashing signs on Marsh Road warning motorists of its closure.Sainsburys in Upper Park Road was also forced to close for several hours after a wave of water washed down from the roadway and into the store.“We were up to our ankles in it,” said one customer, who just managed to get out with their shopping before the doors were closed and staff and firefighters began a mopping-up operation.In a brief statement issued afterwards, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: “We responded to three flooding incidents in the Tenby area, between 10 am and 2.30 pm. “Firefighters from Tenby attended a flooding incident at Upper Park Road at 10.51 am.“A crew from Pembroke Dock attended a second incident at The Norton at 11.03 am, whilst Tenby firefighters attended a third incident at The Green, Tenby at 11.36 am.”As we went to press yesterday (Thursday), the area was again bracing itself for more wild weather, with Storm Lorenzo rapidly approaching from the Atlantic.