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The Burns' Day storm hit the United Kingdom in January 1990, less than three years later and with comparable intensity. The Great Storm of 1968 (Hurricane Low Q) had crossed Great Britain between the Pennines and Perthshire with the highest-ever recorded peak wind speeds (134 mph). At the time this was the strongest wind gust ever recorded in ...
Storm Eunice (/ ˈ j uː n ɪ s /) (known as Storm Zeynep in Germany and Storm Nora in Denmark) was an extremely powerful extratropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds that was part of the 2021–2022 European windstorm season. Storm Eunice was named by the UK Met Office on 14 February 2022.
Large waves hit Porthleven, [31] a number of beach huts were swept into sea at Falmouth [32] and many streets in Looe were flooded with seawater. [33] Areas of Northern England were affected by floods on 9 April. In Tyne and Wear, parts of the River Tyne burst its banks, with part of Newcastle's Quayside being flooded despite the presence of ...
Hurricane force winds posing danger to life have hit the UK, as millions of people have been urged to stay at home during Storm Eowyn. Rail services, flights and ferries have been axed, and rare ...
August 10–11, 2014 – The remnants of Hurricane Bertha brought heavy rainfall and high winds for the time of year to Ireland, the UK and northern France. [ 98 ] [ 99 ] [ 100 ] August 31 – September 1, 2014 – The remnants of Hurricane Cristobal caused gusty winds and heavy rainfall in Iceland , especially in Reykjavík .
Five ‘yellow’ warnings and two amber are in place this week as 70mph winds and heavy rainfall to batter UK UK storm – latest: Schools closed, flights grounded and major incidents declared as ...
During the autumn of 2017, Ireland and the United Kingdom were hit by Hurricane Ophelia, which had completed its transition into an extratropical cyclone shortly before its landfall in Ireland and subjected the island to hurricane-force winds. Three people were killed by fallen trees in Ireland and 22,000 people were left without electricity.
The deadliest hurricanes, based on National Hurricane Center information, are listed below by their rank, name, year and number of deaths. Katrina - 2005, 1,392. Audrey - 1957, 416. Camille - 1969 ...