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Record winds, sometimes of hurricane force, recorded in many parts of Ireland. The strongest ever sea level gust in Ireland, at exactly 200 km/h (120 mph), was recorded in Kilkeel, County Down. Many trees and buildings were damaged and 250,000 [44] premises were left without electricity (approx 1 in 4 in the county). Norway windstorm
A man died when a tree fell on his car in County Donegal, as record-breaking wind gusts hit Ireland. ... Ireland saw its strongest gusts ever recorded, leading to 725,000 properties without power ...
Tini's strongest winds occurred across southern Ireland, across the Irish Sea towards Wales and into North West England. Red (Take action) Weather warnings were issued by Met Éireann and by the UK Met Office for "danger to life". [17] The UK Met Office gave out wind warnings of up to 60–70 mph (97–113 km/h) winds for 12 February. [18]
Fastest non-tornadic winds: 408 km/h (254 mph) (3-second gust); recorded by anemometer in Severe Tropical Cyclone Olivia passing over Barrow Island, Western Australia, 10 April 1996. [ 315 ] [ 316 ] Fastest non- cyclonic winds: 372 km/h (231 mph) (1-minute average); recorded by anemometer on Mount Washington , New Hampshire , USA, 12 April 1934.
The strongest gust of wind recorded in Northern Ireland until 11:00 GMT on Friday was 92.2mph (148km/h) at Killowen in County Down. That is the strongest gust since 93mph (150km/h) was recorded at ...
Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island. Storm Éowyn slams Ireland, parts of U.K. with record winds Skip to main ...
A gust of 114 mph (135 km/hr) recorded at Mace Head on Ireland’s western shores early Friday morning – as strong as a Category 3 hurricane – set the national record for the highest wind gust ...
The station that records the lowest number of gale-force winds is Birr, County Offaly; recording them on average 1.2 days per year. [37] The highest wind speed ever recorded in Ireland was 103 kn (191 km/h; 119 mph) at Fastnet Lighthouse, County Cork on 16 October 2017. [31] [failed verification]