The islands were among the worst-hit locations in the British Isles with gusts of up to 102mph
BBC radio stations jostled for exclusive play of new Beatles song - but Spotify beat them to itThe storm also wrought havoc across south England and Wales yesterday and led to the closure of more than 400 schools and thousands of people losing power.
Dozens were evacuated to hotels overnight after gusts of up to 102mph were recorded. Locals said they experienced hailstones “bigger than golf balls”.Jarryd Strover, who lives on Jersey seafront, said: “You could feel the wind picking up in the afternoon and then at ten to 12 last night – it hit like a bomb.He explained the sound of the wind and rain lashing outside his house was constant from around midnight to 10am on Wednesday, adding: “It was ferocious”.
James Keen, managing director of radio station Channel 103 in the Channel Islands, said several people had contacted them to describe the devastation.“When I was coming into work at 7:30am this morning the winds were still massive. There’s a lot of debris. Some of the houses have literally been destroyed and many, many trees have been uprooted.”
In a statement, the park said it had suffered property damage from flooding and a tidal surge, “but all our guests, owners and staff are thankfully safe, well and accounted for. The park is now closed for the season with immediate effect.” The last time the country saw such high wind speeds was in February 2021 during Storm Eunice. “It’s not unprecedented,” he said.If more of the UK mainland had seen the wind speeds experienced by the Channel Islands, the destruction would likely have been far worse, Mr Partridge added.
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