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Kent's great storm... a picture special after high winds and floods batter Kent

It was said to be one of the worst storms in decades.

And for Kent that meant hundreds of trees felled, 70mph winds and vehicles crushed as emergency services were stretched to deal with a huge extra workload of callouts.

The damage stretched across the county, including roads and bridges shut.

Your pictures tell a tale of the devastation left behind by the storm.

Damien Harrow captured this beautiful shot at The Warren in Folkestone. Library picture
Damien Harrow captured this beautiful shot at The Warren in Folkestone. Library picture
Sam Gurney spotted this fallen tree in Station Road, Herne Bay
Sam Gurney spotted this fallen tree in Station Road, Herne Bay
A lonely and battered trampoline in Dering Road, Herne Bay
A lonely and battered trampoline in Dering Road, Herne Bay
A council worker clearing leaves near the River Medway in Maidstone
A council worker clearing leaves near the River Medway in Maidstone
Rough seas at Folkestone as the storm builds. Picture: Damien Harrow
Rough seas at Folkestone as the storm builds. Picture: Damien Harrow
A tree in the River Medway just by the road bridge in Maidstone
A tree in the River Medway just by the road bridge in Maidstone
A fallen tree at the bottom of Sturry Hill in Canterbury
A fallen tree at the bottom of Sturry Hill in Canterbury
A trolley shelter collapsed in the wind in Morrisons, Chatham Princes Park. Picture: Krzysztof Telesinski
A trolley shelter collapsed in the wind in Morrisons, Chatham Princes Park. Picture: Krzysztof Telesinski
Fence panels blown down at Jamie Cooper's Hillborough home
Fence panels blown down at Jamie Cooper's Hillborough home
A boat blown over in the winds at Whitstable
A boat blown over in the winds at Whitstable
A large sycamore comes down in the churchyard of SS Peter and Paul, Borden, Sittingbourne. Picture: Carolyn Lewis
A large sycamore comes down in the churchyard of SS Peter and Paul, Borden, Sittingbourne. Picture: Carolyn Lewis
The stormy sea at Whitstable
The stormy sea at Whitstable

From trampolines tossed into the road, to boats toppled over in the high winds, the hurricane conditions left a trail of destruction.

Fences became easy prey to nature's force, and even a shelter for trolleys was not a match for the lashing wind and rain.

Send us your pictures of the great storm of October 2013 to multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk

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