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A rapidly deepening Atlantic cyclone, dubbed the St Jude's Day storm in the British press, swept across southern Britain overnight on 27–28 October. A gust of 99 mph was recorded at the Needles on the Isle of Wight. Four people were killed in the UK and around 625,000 properties lost power.
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