Storm eunice - Storm Eunice: at least four dead as worst storm in decades roars in

London as firefighters rushed to reports the roof had partially collapsed Storm Eunice, which whipped showers on if! Before the wind even really got going here in Reading, where I work as a natural hazard forecaster, I had already watched my wheelie bins fly past my window I since tied them down.

A code orange was in effect for the rest of the country, excluding , which faced only a code yellow warning.

A at , was blown down.

These airstreams form around 5km above the Earth's surface then descend on the southwest side of a cyclone, close to its centre, accelerating as they do and bringing fast-moving air from high in the atmosphere with them.