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Nearly 400 areas at risk of flooding as Storm Bert brings torrential rains and ‘rapid thaw’ of up to 40cm of snow Storm Bert map: When and where UK will be hit by snow and winds after Met ...
Nevertheless, Storm Herminia battered the UK. The forecaster recorded 84mph gusts of wind in the Isle of Wight, while 59.4mm of rainfall was recorded in Seathwaite, Cumbria.
The Met Office said Éowyn was "probably the strongest storm" to hit the UK in at least 10 years. Two people were killed on Friday after trees fell on their cars.
Storm Ciarán, known in Germany as Storm Emir [8] was a European windstorm that severely affected parts of Europe from late October to early November 2023. Part of the 2023–24 European windstorm season , Ciarán impacted northwestern Europe and killed 21 people, eleven of whom were in Italy and four in France.
Gusts of more than 90mph could cause power cuts, travel disruption and damage to buildings as Storm Eowyn threatens the UK. There could also be a danger to life caused by flying debris.
For a windstorm to be named, the United Kingdom's Met Office, Ireland's Met Éireann, or the Netherlands' Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) have to issue an amber weather warning, most often for wind, but a storm can also be named for amber warnings of rain and snow (e.g. Storm Arwen in 2021).
October 28, 1996 – As an extratropical storm, Hurricane Lili moved across Ireland and the United Kingdom, producing winds up to 148 km/h (92 mph) in Swansea in Wales. The storm left thousands without power and damaged about 500 cottages. A storm surge flooded areas along the River Thames, and high waves nearly grounded an oil rig in Somerset.
Storm Herminia brings gusts of up to 83mph to the UK as Met Office yellow weather warnings continue