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Advanced meteorological observation stations and ship reports allowed Atlantic hurricanes to be tracked for extended durations, including to the European mainland in some cases, beginning in the 1860s. Most storms that affected Europe have done so from August to October, which is the climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. In a ...
Two potent windstorms slammed northern Europe over the past weekend, unleashing widespread wind damage and power cuts, triggering flooding and leaving at least four people dead. The first of these ...
The most severe windstorm to hit Ireland in recent centuries, with hurricane-force winds, killed between 250 and 300 people and rendered hundreds of thousands of homes uninhabitable. Moray Firth fishing disaster: August 1848 1850 Winter 1850 29 January, Yrväderstisdagen, saw Sweden affected by one of the worst snowstorms on record. [10]
On 3 January, one woman died after being hit by a blown-away fence during a period of heavy rainfall in Belgium. [8] An infant was killed by a falling tree due to heavy winds and rainfall at a park in Brussels on 9 July. [9] On 10 October, the Eau Rouge River, near the French border, overflowed due to heavy rains from Storm Kirk, leading to ...
With about 24 hours before the storm makes landfall, Helene is expected to become a destructive Category 4 hurricane with 132 mph winds and storm surge that could hit 20 feet as it nears the ...
A British expat delivering aid to tourists stuck in hotels in Florida has said Hurricane Milton is the worst storm he has seen in 25 years. The Category 3 storm made landfall on Wednesday night ...
Savanna-la-Mar Hurricane of 1780: October 1–5, 1780: North Atlantic Jamaica, Cuba, and Bahamas 1,115 [3] Great Hurricane of 1780: October 9–20, 1780: North Atlantic Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and Bermuda 22,000–27,501 [3] 1780 Solano's Hurricane: October 18–21, 1780: North Atlantic Gulf of Mexico 2,000 [3] Unnamed 1781 ...
Editor's note: This page reflects the news on Hurricane Milton from Thursday, Oct. 10. For the latest updates on the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, read USA TODAY's live hurricane coverage for ...