Experts believe this early warning system has helped reduce deaths from ocean storms in recent years.

VOA: special.2010.08.24

The storms in the early hours of Tuesday followed a weather warning issued by the Met Office for parts of south-east England.

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The large number of early storms prompted forecasters to update their estimates of hurricane activity this year, projecting that as many as 21 named storms might develop.

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Thankfully the early storms only knocked the power out and downed some trees near her childhood home, but she was glued to the television for the rest of the day as the threat of tornadoes persisted.

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