Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Filter by Categories Satellites Weather Meteosat Tags Meteosat First Generation (MFG) MVIRI Europe Date 1987 Date October 1 result Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending Sort Thursday, 15 October 1987 15 October 1987 11:00 UTC–16 October 03:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog UK's Great Storm of 1987 - 30 years on In mid-October 1987 a powerful storm ravaged many parts of the UK.