The Great Storm of October 1987 hit exactly 30 years ago. It is best remembered for Michael Fish’s infamous forecast that there was not a hurricane on the way, made only hours before the storm struck. It was a disaster for the Met Office. It had forecast the storm, but thought that it would sweep through northern France, and its communication with the public was appalling. In the aftermath, improvements were made — satellites gave more observations, a more powerful…

Source: The Times October 15, 2017 23:03 UTC