The 1987 Storm 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWeather and climateGCSEWJEC Created by: Caitlin WardCreated on: 01-03-14 20:48 Background Facts It was the worst storm for 300 years It had gails of over 100mph It killed 13 people and injured 100's more It wrecked thousands of houses 7 died under trees 3 died under buildings Power lines were cut Trains stopped 1 of 6 Weather Information It formed in the Bay of Biscay Depression winds arrived about midnight By 3am storms were in London and the South-East By 6am they were in the Midlands They left at about 8am 2 of 6 Hampshire and Dorset In Hampshire every major road was closed 2 firemen died racing to an accident 90 evacuated from a nursing home Shanklin Pier was destroyed Boats were dumped all across the coastline In Brighton a minerat fell through the roof Aircraft turned upside down Gusts of wind at 108mph People without power for 3 days Flooding 3 of 6 South East (Kent) A big boat sank which left two people dead A cruiseliner washed up on the beach A chimney fell through 3 floors of a hotel Tree fell through house and killed a woman 20 families lost their homes Damage estimated at millions Floods 4 of 6 London London blacked out Share dealings stopped Only a few banks opened Millions have no electricity 94mph winds recorded Tower blocks evacuated Someone got killed by a falling wall No trains Stock exchange closed 5 of 6 East Anglia 90mph gusts of wind North sea oil rig almost hit by a large ship Many ships were grounded in the Thames estuary Hundreds of thousands of pounds of damage Many people lost their homes Force 11 gail Power cables came down 20,000 people had no power Everyone was helping to clear blocked roads to open them 6 of 6
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