BBC Michael Fish 15th October 1987 hurricane forecast full version! Hurricane controversy A few hours before the Great Storm of 1987 broke, on 15 October 1987, Fish said during a televised weather forecast: "Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't!". This was seen as heavily downplaying the expected severity of the storm, which was in fact the worst to hit South East England for thr