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and Mansfield, 1988). Although the wind speeds from storm Ciarán in northern France were comparable to those in the south-east of the UK from the ‘Great Storm’, the chart clearly shows that overall the ‘Great Storm’ of 1987 was much more severe; gusts for example reaching 119Kt (137mph) at Pointe du Raz
of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire were also badly affected by flooding from both river and surface water sources. 35 properties were evacuated in Mansfield after a mudslide and floodwaters threatened Derby city centre. Matlock-Derby-Nottingham rail services were cancelled. There were also impacts
. Lubbock Int. M Macon (Ga) Madison/Dane County Regional W Manchester Manitowoc Mansfield Lahm Marietta Marion Marshall Marthas Vineyard Maurice Mcallen - Miller Int. Melbourne Int. Memphis Memphis Int. Airport Mercer Mesa - Williams Gateway Metlakatla Miami Miami International Midland Milwaukee
with hundreds of homes being evacuated. In Derbyshire, a woman died after being swept away in flood water, and in Mansfield a number of properties were evacuated after a mudslide. Numerous schools were closed due to the threat of flooding in the East Midlands, with flooding also causing disruption to roads
