The Great Storm of 1987 BBC News at 9.00

News detailing the devastation caused by the Storm of 1987 on 15th October.

[@gezman65]

For the previous 2 weeks there was heavy rain. The wind from the great storm pulled those trees out of the ground. That's why over a million trees were lost 😢

[@rshegg7605]

I slept like log through the whole thing 😂

[@dannjp75]

1:24 that’s where I was, and still am.

[@trigtrigger9794]

Almost me to ...Tiles smashing off the roof woke me when I was 5 years old. My old man went out to investigate. We were far away though in Staffordshire. The weak part of the storm. If it fetched the roof off brick and mortar houses it must have been epic. I just don't understand as in the Scottish Highlands we get far higher winds sustained. 2012 was a bad year. Myself and my neighbour stood outside at night because we knew the roof was going on our houses , 114mph was recorded before my weather station was ripped away in the wind.

[@704commentkan]

poor ... everyone

[@704commentkan]

and everything

[@lordprotector3367]

We had a power cut for 9 days.

[@davidpearson243]

In the North we get winds like that every year !!!!

[@L555HEP]

Thanks a lot Michael Fish

[@philipashmore6585]

I watched Michael Fish forcast on you tube the other day.

[@trigtrigger9794]

Nooo. Research it.

[@paulkenney4021]

Bill Giles did last wrong forecast

[@ih8hertz1]

Interesting that the black police astra suddenly turned into a blue astra and was still on the road in 2000

[@marke8313]

We didn't have enough information - Dick File, Meteorologist 'a woman wrang the BBC earlier saying there was a hurricane coming, don't worry, there's not' - Michael Fish, BBC Weatherman There's a hurricane coming - 📞👵🏼👉🏼🌀

[@mtgibbo2792]

This reminds me of when my girlfriend farted. She told me it won’t be a wet one, it was very wet.

[@antonbrum5492]

We have the same weather forecasters here in Australia. The bureau of meteorology forecast a "above average" hot and dry summer starting in December of 2023 until late Feb, we had record breaking floods and low temperatures instead. The must have the same university degree of stupidity.

[@AgentSmith911]

That's because they have global warming and climate change on their minds, so they always claim hot and dry.

[@hushee_]

L bozo

[@radam1198]

u doin this for geography? I am lol

[@nigelrequiem]

All about the south of England as usual......Yawn!

[@paulamos8781]

That's where the storm hit!! North and South unite. Best wishes from Merseyside.🎉

[@trigtrigger9794]

People died man. No matter how insignificant to you. Same as up North these things are sad. Kind regards from Inverness