A tornado has brought down a row of trees, closing part of the A470. The A470 between Builth Wells and Erwood was closed at 1.45pm on Wednesday afternoon (November 23) following the incident, and officials do not expect it to reopen before Thursday afternoon.
Locals reported seeing the tornado take down the row of trees on the road. Traffic from Builth Wells to Llyswen will be affected.
On Wednesday afternoon Powys County Council posted on its social media pages. They said: “The A470 is currently closed between Builth Wells and Erwood, after a mini tornado brought down several trees. The road is not expected to reopen before tomorrow afternoon.”
