Great Storm Photos - Newspaper Headlines and Pictures of the 1987 Hurricane

With the impending storm approaching the UK I thought it would be interesting to see some of the headlines and photos from the Great Storm of 1987 that hit the UK on 16 October 1987. It was stated to be the worst storm to have reached the Uk for 300 years.

You can check the local weather conditions in Rainham here to see how the pressure is dropping as the storm comes in

More photos of the 1987 Hurricane or Great Storm in Kent

Hengist ferry blown aground at Folkestone Harbour 1987 during great storm or hurricane



Tracking the path and direction of 1987 Great Storm across the UK



1987 storm hurricane damage to Lambeth tower block, London



Electricity power cuts during Great storm 1987

The electricity supply was interrupted with widespread power cuts across Kent and Sussex from the 1987 hurricane or great Storm. Dungeness power station went off line, the Channel Link supplying electricity from France was lost and Thameside power stations were isolated. The total loss of electricity capacity as a result was 4000MW from the 3 events caused by the Great Storm without even considering the damage to the power networks from trees bringing down power lines.