Footage and video shared online recorded by people caught up in in the storm has shown the destruction it has caused in the Channel Islands
The islands, which were hit by hurricane strength winds, were among the worst hit locations in the country, and footage and video recorded by people caught up in in the storm, has shown the destruction it caused.
One clip shows severely damaged cars and surrounded by damaged a huge pile of bricks and debris, while another video showed huge waves crashing into the shoreline on Jersey’s seafront.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, who is the managing director of radio station Channel 103 in the Channel Islands, said several people had reached out to describe the devastation that had been caused to the islands.“When I was coming into work at 7:30am this morning – the winds were still massive. Thousands of properties were also left with no power in south west England. National Grid said they were currently working to restore power to
The storm set the November record for the lowest mean sea level pressure recorded in England and Wales.that lower sea level pressures generally means stronger winds – which explains the devastation caused by the storm. The storm did not cause more rain than is typical for storms in the UK, said Mr Partridge. However as the storm is following periods of wet weather, many rivers and plots of land were already soaked and so this added rain has led to more localised flooding than would be expected, said Mr Partridge.
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