1903 Storm Ulysses one of windiest ever in England and Wales, shows analysis

Study using modern forecasting to analyse paper records shows severity of event - and how much worse consequences would be today

It was a storm sufficiently severe to rip up thousands of trees, leave several people dead and to warrant a mention in James Joyce's novel Ulysses - subsequently taking its name from there.

However, it is not until now that researchers have been able to say that the 1903 tempest whipped up winds of a force seen less than once a century - making Storm Ulysses one of the worst ever seen.