It was dubbed 'St Jude' after the Patron Saint of Lost Causes. The storm that ripped through the UK as well as France, Germany and the Netherlands has caused massive destruction and has resulted in the death of at least 13 people.
The storm was captured by the public and they shared their experiences online. Here are just a few of those images...
Storm St Jude batters the UK http://t.co/UfqAkhEf2M - pic.twitter.com/VqeaIMRwQz
— OnlMaps (@onlmaps) October 28, 2013
thank you Storm St Jude for finally getting rid of the neighbours tree that has been blocking out the light pic.twitter.com/hqkonNBFpW
— Lily Allen (@lilyallen) October 28, 2013
Satellite image showing massive storm system striking Europe yesterday. It left 13 dead. http://t.co/9oC8nuIDsJ pic.twitter.com/QqCcQqGeY2
— EarthSky (@earthskyscience) October 29, 2013
Last night the storm, Simone, hit the south of Sweden. More pics at http://t.co/N8znJtp8qU via @sydsvenskan pic.twitter.com/zvOXfF9GnA
— Sweden.se (@swedense) October 29, 2013
Surfer may have set new world record after riding 100ft wave off #Portugal http://t.co/rmZcRXdzDp #surfing pic.twitter.com/hk004AdskR
— Blue Planet Society (@Seasaver) October 29, 2013
Evening after the storm - East Sussex pic.twitter.com/O2mT00C4pm
— Peter Davey (@PedroYevad) October 29, 2013
Spare a thought for @RNLI volunteers across the country. Some are at sea this very moment. Big Storm @NigelMillard pic.twitter.com/kBQqpzIaWD
— Dr Huw Lewis-Jones (@polarworld) October 27, 2013
"St. Jude's Day Storm" hits Europe, 92mph winds over English Channel (@metoffice has more) http://t.co/6ABwNx8BEv pic.twitter.com/BnrMPCJSuE
— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) October 28, 2013
Love this pic of a man in storm St Jude in Malmo, Sweden. pic.twitter.com/GnwM7SB8GY
— Michael Hortin (@michaelhortin) October 29, 2013
@FadeNup barber shop after the storm @rude_jude @Shade45 @lordsear @BeastyBluntzNYC @SOLO_5000 @bmwfromsc_ pic.twitter.com/UPLuHBU14l
— Scissorhands (@ScissorhandsOKC) June 1, 2013