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Between the midnight and 6:00 am the hurricane crossed the southeast corner of England with winds of up to 160 kph. It had been raining heavily for two days and the ground was very wet. Besides, it was autumn and the trees still had their leaves on. So the strong winds pushed over the trees easily. Fifteen million trees had been blown down by the strong wind. Power lines were brought down by fallen trees or branches. Electric and telephone services in some areas were cut down.

Snowstorm

One night there was a heavy snowstorm, and in the morning people find their gardens were covered with thick snow. It's very difficult to walk in the street. Dustman had to clean the snow with forklift. Meanwhile, the early arrival of snow caused extensive damage to the trees. With the majority of trees yet to shed their leaves, the burden of the snow proved too heavy for many, and by Friday morning, the streets were littered with broken branches.

Hailstorm

It was rare to see such a heavy hailstorm. A heavy downpour and table tennis-ball-sized hailstones attacked our town at 7:50 pm on Wednesday. On the street some big trees fell down in the hailstorm. Mr Wang stopped his car at the roadside to take