West Dorset was battered by Storm Callum over the weekend.

Flood warnings were in place on Friday for coastal communities including West Bay and Lyme Regis.

Photographer Simon Emmett caught these incredible shots of huge waves at Lyme Regis. 

Friday afternoon saw the launch of the Lyme Regis RNLI lifeboat.

The lifeboat launched in rough sea conditions to a report of a person in the water near Chesil beach.

The lifeboat volunteer crew responded to a call from the coastguard following a report of a person in difficulties.

The crew was contacted at 3.35pm but, half-an-hour later, was stood down when a local coastguard response team reported it was not a person in the water.

The alarm had been raised by a member of the public and was recorded as a false alarm with good intent.

You can see a video of the shout here: