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On 22 November 1981, a rapidly deepening low-pressure extratropical cyclone was centred just off the northern coast of Scotland. The central pressure of this system was 994 mbar at 12:00 GMT on 22 November, deepening to 968 mbar by 12:00 GMT on 23 November.
[26] [29] Regardless of its status, Debbie produced among the lowest pressures in Europe from a post-tropical cyclone, with a pressure of 950 mbar (28 inHg) reported between Ireland and Scotland. At Malin Head in northwestern Ireland, a gust of 183 km/h (114 mph) was reported, which was the highest gust in a survey of post-tropical cyclones ...
23 May – Scotland beat England 1-0 at Wembley. 11 December – Closure of Bedlay Colliery, Glenboig. 21 December – George Wood (Aberdeen) Ltd cease trawler operations. Undated Last manufacture of coal gas in the UK, at Millport, Isle of Cumbrae. [1] Invergordon aluminium smelter closes. Livingston Skatepark opens, the first in Scotland. [2]
The 1981 Atlantic hurricane season featured direct or indirect impacts from nearly all of its 12 tropical or subtropical storms. Overall, the season was fairly active, with 22 tropical depressions, 12 of which became named storms. 7 of those reached hurricane status and a further 3 intensified into major hurricanes.
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At the end of November 1981, a strong high-pressure anticyclone over southern England was keeping temperatures around the average for the time of year. Numerous strong low-pressure extratropical cyclones passing to the north of Scotland dragged cold upper-level air down from the Arctic, but the anticyclone to the south of the United Kingdom ...
A storm is considered a bomb cyclone when the barometric pressure falls at least 0.71 of an inch of mercury (24 millibars) in 24 hours. Far surpassing that measure, Storm Eowyn plummeted more than ...
A large tornado outbreak occurred in north europe, with most occurring in central England and Wales. About 107 tornadoes were reported to have touched down in what remains the largest tornado outbreak in European history. 104 tornadoes touched down on november 23 in the United Kingdom during a span of less than 6 hours. [9]