WorldBuilding:FAF/Weather

Great Storm/Hurricane of '87
The Great Storm of '87 was a famous spot of bad weather in Britain that uprooted and pushed sideways many trees. Indeed today if you find a large tree that is growing sideways, the hurricane of '87 is to blame. The storm is also famous for inaccurate weather forecasts, the later forecasts predicted it would go through northern Spain and France with less effect on southern England. All the forecasts underestimated the intensity of the storm. Famously the BBC's weather correspondent remarked:"Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way; well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't, but having said that, actually, the weather will become very windy, but most of the strong winds, incidentally, will be down over Spain and across into France."Hurricane force winds were experience across southern Britain and East Anglia. It is not the worst storm in the UK in recent memory but it is remembered because it combined intensity with covering a highly populated area of the UK.