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.
On 28 October 1927, a storm over north Wales caused the sea to flood inland along Embankment Road, and a significant portion of the tramway between Carreg-y-Defaid and Tyddyn-Caled was destroyed by the surge.