The Times: The Great Gale of October 1938

[Weather-history]

During the early hours of the 4th October 1938, severe gales struck the UK.

Disaster in London, when a tree crashes on a double decker bus

[Paul Sherman]

Great Read as ever, Thanks Kevin

[pottyprof]

Great read Mr Data... Interesting stuff..

[Soaring Hawk]

Thank you Mr Data. Always interesting and a pleasure to read the old articles using more formal syntax. Please keep them coming.

[Weather-history]

70 years ago.....

[J07]

In honesty, it doesn't sound that severe really. I'm surprised by the impact it had.

[johnholmes]

as usual Kevin, thanks for more interesting reading, the chart shown gives a fair idea of the pressure gradient causing the winds

[Weather-history]

[Rustynailer]

Very interesting from a woodcutters point of view, the death toll would be much less if there were no large Elm trees. Of course there aren't now as they are all dead of Dutch Elm disease.

What a dangerous storm, I don't recall hearing of that one before either.

Thanks Mr Data, very interesting.

Russ.

[BARRY]

i really enjoy reading these articles

[sunny scunny]

Another interesting read Mr Data :lol:

[cheeky_monkey]

pity the poor man caught wearing blue fancy socks