been very damaging storm, unusually well forecast in this case. all the various computer models that we tend to look at from europe and america in the uk met office, they all seem to be telling the same story with the same sort of placement of this low pressure system and the intensity of it. usually, there is a bit of uncertainty, different models telling a different story, taking it on a different track. different timings etc. we try and find the line of best fit that we can give the best forecast. in this case it was quite easy because they all sang from the same hymn sheet. when i started to show its face about five or six days ago. mccain started. so that enabled us to pass on the message to people to make the right kind of plans, he can t stop the weather from doing what it does but you can be ready for it and get the message out there. so it s been a blessing in that respect. find message out there. so it s been a blessing in that respect. and there was this red