Great Storm hits the UK

October 15, 1987 - The BBC's Michael Fish famously drew criticism for saying there wasn't a hurricane on the way (which was technically correct) but later said he was misquoted and did highlight how it was set to become "very windy".

As it turned out, the violent extratropical cyclone brought strong winds to much of Britain but particularly affected southern England and northern France on the night between 15 and 16 of October.

On the morning of the storm, the winds were light over most of the country and there was little to suggest what was really heading our way. By 10.25pm that night, Force 10 winds had brewed up and, by 1.35am, they had bumped up to Force 11.

It was the worst storm England had seen since The Great Storm of 1703 and the damage was extensive, totalling around £7.2 billion in the UK.

The winds reached 100mph in some places causing devastation across the country, and claimed the lives of 22 people in the UK and France. It's estimated that around 15 million trees fell down during the storm, many of which blocked roads, squashed cars and crashed into houses.