On 28 October 1927 a storm over the north Wales area drove the sea inland over half a mile along the Embankment Road, and a long section of the tramway between Carreg-y-Defaid and Tyddyn-Caled was swept away.
In October 1927, a storm in North Wales brought high tides that flooded the Embankment Road for over half a mile. A section of the tramway connecting Carreg-y-Defaid and Tyddyn-Caled was also washed away.