Heavy Damage to property has occurred in United Kingdom, parts of France and Netherland, as St. Jude Storm hit Northwestern Europe on 27 and 28 October. Denmark is also expected to be affected by the Storm. Winds have been flowing with speed upto 99 miles/hr.
In UK alone, at least 270,000 homes are without power.  At Luton, a 89 feet (27 m) tall wind turbine was blown down.  In London, a crane collapsed,and several houses were destroyed due to storm. About. 130 flights from Heathrow Airport were cancelled in total. Most of the train services have been suspended or delayed. Several operators have warned commuters not to travel. In Seas, several ferries have been cancelled in Storm affected areas.
In the Netherlands, the record for the highest gust in the country was broken twice, with a 148.2 kilometres per hour (92.1 mph) gust measured in Texel, North Holland and a 152 kilometres per hour (94 mph) gust on Vlieland, Friesland.
In France, 75,000 homes in northwestern part were left without power.
Ahead of the storm, London’s Metropolitan Police Service advised people to only use the 999 emergency telephone number in an emergency, and to use the 101 Single Non-Emergency Number service for reporting non-emergency situations, anticipating the emergency services being stretched by the storm’s passage.
The storm was predicted well before it hit the UK, with MET Office issuing Amber ( be prepared) warnings  on 24 October. Â
British Media compares it to  the Great Storm of 1987 and the Burns’ Day Storm of 1990, when damaging winds affected a larger area of the UK.
Apart from  United Kingdom, France and Netherlands, other countries affected by the storm are Belgium, Ireland,  Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
The storm has been named  after the feast of Saint Jude the Apostle, which takes place on 28 October, the day when the storm is its height. The storm was named Christian  Free University of Berlin’s meteorological institute. In Sweden, the storm has been named as Simone.