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Events on Thursday 15 October 1987 1
1987Great Storm of 1987 batters Britain and FranceUnforecast hurricane-force winds kill 22 in EnglandAn unforecast extratropical cyclone brought hurricane-force winds across southern England and northern France overnight, felling an estimated 15 million trees. The storm killed 22 people in England and caused billions of pounds in damage. It became notorious after a BBC weather forecast had dismissed rumours of an approaching hurricane.