Remember waking up, looked outside, realised what was happening.
The thing that sticks in my mind with this storm, unlike other 'gales', was
the consistency of the strength of wind. The noise was horrific.
After the Storm had passed, people began to come out from inside and take
alook around. It felt like Armaggedon or something. Everything was very
quiet, trees down everywhere, building damage... a complete mess. It was
ever so striking. You could see on everyone's face complete shock and
amazement, their day to day routine had been brought to a complete halt.
Extremely local....Was truly freak and will probably never be matched,
although, that thing that went through France 2 or 3 years ago was pretty
hefty wasn't it? Not sure it it was as bad, but certainly a wider area.