Countless trees fell and there was major disruption on the railways as Storm Eunice swept across Watford.
Damage occurred across the town and surrounding areas with wind speeds hitting around 60 to 70mph in some areas.
Hertfordshire County Council confirmed on Friday afternoon it had been called to at least 175 reports of fallen trees in the county - but the true number of trees that fell will have been much higher.
Fortunately, there have been no reports of anyone killed in Hertfordshire as a result of storm damage although at least three people died in the storm elsewhere in the UK.
However, police said a man was seriously injured after a tree fell on a van in Moor Park.
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In Watford, we saw trees fall across the likes of Cassiobury Park, Oxhey Park, Riverside Park, and King George V Playing Fields in Tolpits Lane.
Photos also showed trees down in several residential streets in the town including in Nascot Wood, Oxhey, and Garston.
In North Watford, a roof appeared to have been blown off a property in St Albans Road while a tree fell on a bungalow in Garston.
In the town centre, concern over the roof of Primark at Atria Watford shopping centre saw a section of Queens Road between the Metro bank and the shopping centre closed to pedestrians.
Outside of Watford, countless trees fell in Radlett, including one which appeared to land on a mini-bus in Watling Street.
There were reports of road closures in Croxley Green and South Oxhey and the M25 was even partially closed between junctions 19 and 20 near Watford because of a tree that fell onto the carriageway.
There did not appear to be widespread disruption to people's power supply locally although some inevitably will have experienced issues.
However, UK Power Networks, which covers large parts of the east and south east says Storm Eunice has caused "significant damage" to the electricity network due to strong winds and flying debris, causing a months’ worth of damage to the network in just one day.
The biggest disruption occurred on the railways. Passengers had already been warned by the likes of London Northwestern and Thameslink to avoid travelling but those who did were left facing delayed journeys and cancellations.
There were no trains running out of London Euston for the afternoon because of a range of issues including overhead line problems and blockages on the tracks from trees and even a trampoline near Bushey.
A tree fell onto the station roof at Kings Langley and a tree also came down on the Abbey Line near Bricket Wood but no trains were running on the line yesterday anyway.
Some businesses and public settings decided not to open during the worst of the storm including Hertfordshire's recycling centres. North Watford Cemetery closed during the storm because of fallen trees while Topgolf remained closed until 5pm.
Meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said Eunice was one of the worst storms in decades.
He said: "The 122mph statistic (on the Isle of Wight) was a new provisional record for England in terms of wind gusts.
"But it’s also about how widespread the storm was, so we will be looking at whether this storm was worse than the Burns Night storm (in 1990), or the one in 1987 when gusts were around 80 to 90mph – but the damage may have been more widespread."
#StormEunice brought rain, snow and dangerously high winds to the UK on #Friday
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 19, 2022
The Needles on the Isle of Wight recorded a provisional record gust for England at 122 mph
Here are the rest of the extremes...👇 pic.twitter.com/tYx9J90ycG
The red and amber weather warnings have since expired for our area although there is a yellow weather warning in place for Sunday and Monday for wind.
Heavy rain is forecast for Watford for the early afternoon today (February 19).
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