Smithy
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was an almighty storm the year I was born which Michael Fish told us not to worry about...
Remember it well had to divert from Heathrow that day !
I too remember that day - I was working in Central London that night and the storm happened during the small hours over a period of around 40 minutes. The day before was ok, and the day after was too, except for the fresh to strong winds.
It was well forecast from the Sunday farmers forecast and arrived pretty much as expected. Everyone remembers the Michael Fish 'not a hurricane' speech, but no-one seems to recall his appearance on the Sunday.
Actually, as I write this, it astounds me that they were more accurate with their timing than we are now. They just got the track of the storm slightly wrong.