On the early morning after the hurricane in Oct 87 I flew British Midland -Teesside - Heathrow on business, because the trains were stopped at Doncaster.
I can recall the spooky site of the M4 being empty ( or near to it) at 0800 ish as we landed and the sight of a windsock.... SHREDDED !!
We used the short NE/SW runway as I recall.
Any tales from aircrews airborne during the more severe phases of the storm??
FS
ps I am typing this now in NE England......it's getting kinda windy !