Storm Katie wreaked havoc across south west London this weekend, causing traffic chaos, bringing down trees and cancelling Easter celebrations.
Across the country about 100,000 homes were left without power, motorways closed and one man is feared dead after his kayak overturned in the River Wey in Guildford.
The storm hit in the early hours of yesterday morning.
In south west London fortunately no-one has been reported injured or missing, but the storm – with winds reaching as high as 70mph - still left its mark.
In Croydon, police and firefighters were called to Berne Road in Thornton Heath after gales tore down scaffolding fixed to a house.
The road was shut after a specialist removal team were called to the structure, which police said was in a "very dangerous condition".
Pic: MPS Croydon
In Wimbledon firefighters were called yesterday morning when a section of a flat roof was blown off between North Road and Merton High Street.
Meanwhile the Morden Hall Park National Health Trust cancelled its Easter egg hunt due to “high winds and downed trees”.
Firefighters and 999 control officers responded to more than 110 Storm Katie incidents due to high winds.
The aftermath of #HurricaneKatie blows The Duchess pub's roof off by the Firefighters in Battersea clear rubble pic.twitter.com/1UGVtXXnJ8
— Joint Cyclone Center (@JointCyclone) March 28, 2016
High winds and tree damage are why our rose garden is closed today. Cafe and Garden Centre still open #StormKatie pic.twitter.com/poblfdgMQE
— Morden Hall Park NT (@MordenHallPkNT) March 28, 2016
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Our Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt will be cancelled today due to high winds and downed trees, sorry for any dissapointment
— Morden Hall Park NT (@MordenHallPkNT) March 28, 2016
In Kingston, Beaufort Road was closed after a tree was blown over blocking oncoming traffic.
Pic: Mohsin Killick
A theme reported across south west London...
@putneysw15 big branch down in Wandsworth Park! #StormKatie pic.twitter.com/Lyr17jvGy6
— Josh (@joshrufus) March 28, 2016
#stormkatie Tree down on Barge Walk #Kingston. pic.twitter.com/bzf5zosS71
— Chris Chadwick (@ChadwickChris) March 28, 2016
…number of trees brought down across England, including this one in Epsom, Surrey. via #BBC #StormKatie pic.twitter.com/u2Qs9ssS7I
— Tomasz Schafernaker (@Schafernaker) March 28, 2016
Trains between Croydon and Sutton, London Bridge, Gatwick Airport and Caterham were also delayed or cancelled yesterday morning due to line closures and speed restrictions.
And of course, blown over bins...
Carnage in Kingston #StormKatie #WindyMcWindface pic.twitter.com/pGPrDC1R24
— dippyjax (@dippyjax) March 28, 2016
- Got any pictures of the aftermath of Storm Katie? Send them to jonathan.mitchell@london.newsquest.co.uk
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