Memories Of The 1976 Heatwave

The Grass Going Grown And The Standpipe Down The Road Where You Would Go To Get The Water.

The Storm of 1987

I heard the storm in the night I thought the roof was going to come off and we had trees blown down in the garden.

On 16 October 1987 people were waking up to the devastation that was left by the storm across the South of England.

Michael Fish made his infamous broadcast on 15 October 1987 during the BBC lunchtime weather forecast

you can watch the full forecast below.

The day afer the storm 16 October 1987

Ian McCaskill weatherman interview on the BBC 16 October 1987

Boscastle  16/8/2004

On Monday 16 August 2004 a storm threw three weeks of rain in just one day above the picturesque village of Boscastle in Cornwall. The deluge generated a raging torrent in the hills above, which was funneled down the surrounding valleys directly into the settlement, busy with tourists and villagers. 

 The 2004 Boscastle flood was broadcast on live television as it happened, with dramatic news footage showing people clinging to roofs and helicopters conducting rescues. 

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