The Great Storm Of 1987

[Junkman]

That white Fiesta was last taxed in 2003.. Surprised someone repaired it.

 

They didn't. They nicked a good one and did a swap.

[Junkman]

That white Fiesta was last taxed in 2003.. Surprised someone repaired it.

 

They didn't. They nicked a good one and did a swap.

[blackburied]

That white Fiesta was last taxed in 2003.. Surprised someone repaired it.

 

They didn't. They nicked a good one and did a swap.

 

Ways of the shite I'm still to learn!

[blackburied]

That white Fiesta was last taxed in 2003.. Surprised someone repaired it.

 

They didn't. They nicked a good one and did a swap.

 

Ways of the shite I'm still to learn!

[M'coli]

Re: the white Fiesta - itt was registered in January 1987 so only 10 months old; it would have been re-shelled by the insurance company.

[M'coli]

Re: the white Fiesta - itt was registered in January 1987 so only 10 months old; it would have been re-shelled by the insurance company.

[trigger]

There excellent photos you've found the Mr. Pit.

 

I can't remember much off it as i was only 7 and slept through it all, I can remember the trees being across the road and tiles all over the garden though, Funny enough i was chatting to a workmate about it yesterday, he started the docks in 1985 so was at the port the following morning, he reckoned it was total carnage, containers everywhere and roofs of the giant sheds being ripped off, the managers just sent everyone home leaving the forklift drivers behind to clear the mess up.

 

Storm 1987 by Darren61, on Flickr

 

England 16Oct87 Great Gale Sussex by Wanderlust676, on Flickr

 

20 Years Ago by graybags60, on Flickr

 

[trigger]

There excellent photos you've found the Mr. Pit.

 

I can't remember much off it as i was only 7 and slept through it all, I can remember the trees being across the road and tiles all over the garden though, Funny enough i was chatting to a workmate about it yesterday, he started the docks in 1985 so was at the port the following morning, he reckoned it was total carnage, containers everywhere and roofs of the giant sheds being ripped off, the managers just sent everyone home leaving the forklift drivers behind to clear the mess up.

 

Storm 1987 by Darren61, on Flickr

 

England 16Oct87 Great Gale Sussex by Wanderlust676, on Flickr

 

20 Years Ago by graybags60, on Flickr

 

[Woody]

"Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rung the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way... well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't!" (Michael Fish)

 

The truth in the 1987 blunder is that Michael Fish was not referring to the bad weather that battered the South of England, a woman phoned up asking if they would be a hurricane in Florida where she was going on holiday, Michael Fish said they would not be a hurricane.

 

He then went on to say to battern down the hatches as some stormy weather is about to hit the South of the UK. No one expected the amount of carnage that night brought.

 

There's a podcast here http://video.netweather.tv/players/TsoN ... 0Dj1I.html in which he puts straight what actually happened. (Apparently it wasn't a hurricane, just a violent gale!)

[Woody]

"Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rung the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way... well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't!" (Michael Fish)

 

The truth in the 1987 blunder is that Michael Fish was not referring to the bad weather that battered the South of England, a woman phoned up asking if they would be a hurricane in Florida where she was going on holiday, Michael Fish said they would not be a hurricane.

 

He then went on to say to battern down the hatches as some stormy weather is about to hit the South of the UK. No one expected the amount of carnage that night brought.

 

There's a podcast here http://video.netweather.tv/players/TsoN ... 0Dj1I.html in which he puts straight what actually happened. (Apparently it wasn't a hurricane, just a violent gale!)

[jonny69]

I was 9. I don't remember any crushed cars locally but quite a few trees blew down. One is actually still on its side over on the far side of Clapham Common. You see it on the left as you go round the one-way bit pointing towards Wandsworth. A massive tree did blow over down one of the big roads near me though - a big road lined with very tall trees well over a metre in diameter. One of them had blown across the road and was propped up by the tree on the other side. If the other tree hadn't been there it would have gone through the house. Probably.

[jonny69]

I was 9. I don't remember any crushed cars locally but quite a few trees blew down. One is actually still on its side over on the far side of Clapham Common. You see it on the left as you go round the one-way bit pointing towards Wandsworth. A massive tree did blow over down one of the big roads near me though - a big road lined with very tall trees well over a metre in diameter. One of them had blown across the road and was propped up by the tree on the other side. If the other tree hadn't been there it would have gone through the house. Probably.

[Spiny Norman]

On behalf of those living in Scotland at the time, "What big storm of 1987?"

 

THIS.

Although Hurricane Bawbag was an amusing diversion last year, leading to a wee viral video hit.

 

I don't remember any major car-damage stories (most of the cars round here look like they've been through a few natural disasters at the best of times...) but ironically it did take out a couple of wind turbines in Ayrshire.

[Spiny Norman]

On behalf of those living in Scotland at the time, "What big storm of 1987?"

 

THIS.

Although Hurricane Bawbag was an amusing diversion last year, leading to a wee viral video hit.

 

I don't remember any major car-damage stories (most of the cars round here look like they've been through a few natural disasters at the best of times...) but ironically it did take out a couple of wind turbines in Ayrshire.

[Spottedlaurel]

I do have one or two other slides that I presume my stepdad took a day or two after the event, for now this is all I have managed to scan and upload:

 

1987 storm damage at Boxford, Suffolk by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Which I’ll agree doesn’t show a scene of great devastation.

[Spottedlaurel]

I do have one or two other slides that I presume my stepdad took a day or two after the event, for now this is all I have managed to scan and upload:

 

1987 storm damage at Boxford, Suffolk by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Which I’ll agree doesn’t show a scene of great devastation.

[chaseracer]

That E-reg Montego had only been registered a couple of months...

 

I was a student in Newcastle at the time; in the days before t'interweb, it was only when I spoke to the parents on the steam telephone and read the papers that the extent of the damage became clear. Given the course I was on, our attention was somewhat overtaken by events a few days later... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Monday_(1987)

[chaseracer]

That E-reg Montego had only been registered a couple of months...

 

I was a student in Newcastle at the time; in the days before t'interweb, it was only when I spoke to the parents on the steam telephone and read the papers that the extent of the damage became clear. Given the course I was on, our attention was somewhat overtaken by events a few days later... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Monday_(1987)

[beko1987]

I was only a few months old so remember nothing, however my mum tells me that she was feeding me and noticed the lights flickering on and off, looked out the windows and all the trees were bent sidways.

 

She fed me and went to bed apparently. Would be in Peterborough though, so prob not the worst hit. Anyone else getting fed up of the constant replays of Sir Fish's statement about it all being OK?

[beko1987]

I was only a few months old so remember nothing, however my mum tells me that she was feeding me and noticed the lights flickering on and off, looked out the windows and all the trees were bent sidways.

 

She fed me and went to bed apparently. Would be in Peterborough though, so prob not the worst hit. Anyone else getting fed up of the constant replays of Sir Fish's statement about it all being OK?

[Timewaster]

Anyone else getting fed up of the constant replays of Sir Fish's statement about it all being OK?

 

I dont suppose Mr Fish is particularly chuffed about it!

 

I went out the next morning to do my paper round, there were bins, tree branches and roof tiles all over the place, I remember a nearly new Rover 800 with a tree laying straight down the middle and the biggest supprise was swinging my bike up to a house on a new estate and finding the garage roof laying in the drive infront of the garage.

[brickwall]

On behalf of those living in Scotland at the time, "What big storm of 1987?"

 

THIS.

Although Hurricane Bawbag was an amusing diversion last year, leading to a wee viral video hit.

 

I don't remember any major car-damage stories (most of the cars round here look like they've been through a few natural disasters at the best of times...) but ironically it did take out a couple of wind turbines in Ayrshire.

 

 

Hurricane Bawbag gave rise to many great youtube vids! Scotland is one of the few countries that find hurricanes a laughing matter.

[Lord Sterling]

Yeah, I was about 5 at the time. All I remember were a few fence panels being blown off in our back garden.

 

That E-reg Montego was last taxed in 2003 so probably re-shelled.

[wackywacerwill]

We lived opposite Plumstead common at the time. The road WAS lined with big old trees, all of which bar one fell down squashing much old rammel in the process. Dad, 2 week old lada (only car he's ever purchased new in my lifetime) picked up some minor dents as it was saved the full force by the neighbors mk2 cortina. The fella in the flat upstairs had his mk4 cortina estate rear end KO'd though we saw it going about only a few weeks later in pickup guise. My dads still got the clay pipes and glass marble stopper bing bottles we found in the holes where the trees used to live.

 

Unrelated pic

[Guest]

I kipped through the whole fucka and got a big surprise when I woke up and went to the tube.

[messerschmitt owner]

what storm of '87?

 

I lived in Scotland then, we had lovely weather that week.

 

Don't bother moaning to us till you've had a blast of 170+mph winds, eh!

 

Or a temperature of -27C

[brickwall]

Aye, it was carnage here:

 

[barrett]

Seeing as I had these pics in my p'bucket anyway I might as well bung 'em here. These are taken from the not at all exploitative commemorative issue of the local rag and 'scanned' by taking photos with my digital camera so please excuse the quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[brickwall]

That wee fiesta is a tough cookie!

[brickwall]

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