How do I delete an Azure storage account containing a leased blob?

Question

I was playing with Windows Azure durable virtual machines. In the end, I deleted the virtual machine (successfully) and tried to delete the associated storage account.

Answer 1

For those who rely on GUI to manage Azure and have no idea to use PowerShell or do the other answers, you can now delete the stuck storage account by checking "Delete unattached images" when trying to delete the storage.

It will automatically delete the storage without much hassle.