Great storm of 1987
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The great storm of 1987 was a violent extratropical cyclone that occurred on the night of 15–16 October, with hurricane-force winds causing casualties in England, France, and the Channel Islands as a
The storm at peak intensity over the North Sea
Partially cleared storm damage, Chelmsford
Storm-damaged building, Barton on Sea in Hampshire
Storm damage in London
Michael Fish
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Michael Fish is a British weather forecaster. From 1974 to 2004, he was a television presenter for BBC Weather.
Great storm of 1987
…storm of such severity, with an earlier, somewhat more accurate forecast having been negated by later projections. The apparent suggestion by the BBC's Michael Fish of a false alarm has been celebrated as a classic gaffe, although he claims he was misquoted. As a result of this storm, major improvements were later…
Fish in 1994