Press cuttings from 'The Times' on the storm of February 1861 Cutting from 21 February 1861 of a letter to 'The Times' from E J Lowe, Highfield House Observatory, predicting a severe gale measured on his barometer. Cutting of Meteorological Reports for 22 February 1861. Cutting of the effect of the Gale on London, Warwick, Leicester, Bristol and Exeter. 23 February 1861. 21-23 February 1861