Michael Fish would not dismiss great storm of 1987 today, says Met Office

Better data, supercomputing, and clearer understanding of sting jet phenomenon mean 30 years later severe weather warnings would be issuedBlame the sting jet – not a plane, but a fearsome and poorly charted weather phenomenon. Add to that the unusual southerly winds and a once-in-200-years event.But though the weather conditions behind the great storm of 1987, the anniversary of which falls this weekend, may now be increasingly understood and analysed by the Met Office, the devastating eve