On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:20:33 -0700, Graham Easterling
wrote:

... Penzance prom was shut due to the
volume of sea water pouring across & into houses, and cars were being
washed off the pier at Mousehole, it was pointed out to me rather
bluntly that 'Threshold values had not been met for a coastal
location' apparently because the wind wasn't strong enough.

Bit off topic... but there's not much hope of getting a Tsunami
warning then, if and when La Palma in the Canaries collapses into the
Atlantic. Or a large swell warning if the next "hurricane" just
misses.

--
Dave