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Storm Darragh (known as Storm Xaveria in Germany) [1] was a powerful extratropical cyclone which severely impacted Ireland and the United Kingdom in December 2024. The fourth named (using the western group naming list) storm of the 2024–25 European windstorm season , Darragh was named by the UK Met Office on 5 December 2024.
Electrical power also failed in Glasgow, leaving the whole city in darkness. In total, the storm felled 8,000 hectares of forest across Scotland (1.6 million cubic metres of timber). The storm, which affected Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, received little attention from the BBC or the national press. [25] 1976: Gale of January ...
Darragh prompted the issuance of amber wind warnings for southwestern Scotland, Wales and western English counties including Devon and Cornwall and Northern Ireland, in the amber warning areas, the Met Office says, Storm Darragh will bring strong winds on Saturday. Expect gusts of 70–80 mph (110–130 km/h) on coasts, 60–70 mph (97–113 km ...
Storm Darragh causes chaos across UK as 96mph winds leave two dead and hundreds of thousands without power 05:00 , Tom Watling Storm Darragh causes chaos as 96mph winds leave two dead and 170,000 ...
Winds reaching more than 90mph have left tens of thousands of homes without power across Wales and the west of England as Storm Darragh lashed the UK.. Gusts of 96mph have been recorded in some ...
On 21 January 2025, the UK Met Office and associated organisations in Europe used the name "Éowyn" for the fifth storm of the 2024–2025 season. Éowyn is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings and the name was taken from a list based on suggestions by the public.
There were at least 76 tropical cyclones in the 20th century with a death toll of 1,000 or more, including the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history. In November 1970, the Bhola cyclone struck what is now Bangladesh and killed at least 300,000 people.
Storm De Beul (2001 – 30 October 2024) was a Belgian YouTuber [1] and survival influencer. [2] [3] [4] Death. De Beul had been hiking alone in the remote Jokkmokk ...