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Storm Aileen

12–13 September 2017 · 2017-18 season · named by Met Office · England, Wales, Scotland

83 mphmax gust
35 mmpeak rainfall
27flood warnings & alerts
The season's first storm brought strong overnight winds (gusts in the low-to-mid 80s mph) and rain to the Midlands, northern England and Wales, cutting power to around 69,000 with some localised flooding (35.4mm at Bainbridge).

Flood footprintstorm total

0severe warnings
2flood warnings
25flood alerts
24areas
21counties
22rivers & seas

Worst-hit areas

  • Middle River Mersey catchment including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston2
  • River Aire Upper Catchment2
  • Somerset coast at Porlock Weir2
  • Keswick Campsite1
  • Lower River Eden1
  • Lower River Lune and Conder1

Counties

  • North Yorkshire11
  • Westmorland and Furness10
  • Cumberland8
  • Lancashire3
  • Bradford2
  • Cheshire East2

Rivers & seas

  • River Eden3
  • Bristol Channel2
  • River Aire, Eller Beck2
  • River Mersey2
  • Derwentwater1
  • North Sea1

Flood mapthe storm's flood footprint

Red/amber rings mark rivers that reached or came close to their own high level during the storm — the most direct evidence of likely flooding (the gauge measures the river, not any one property). Solid dots mark each flood area's reference point, coloured by the most severe warning raised there — a warning means flooding was expected. Shaded shapes are the Environment Agency's recorded flood outlines: land actually observed flooded, published retrospectively (updated quarterly). England data only.

The rainstorm-total by gauge

GaugeTotal mm
Wastwater Hotel 62.8
Mickleden Middle Fell Farm 59.8
Ennerdale Black Sail 58.4
Ulverston 56.8
Footholme 56.2
Seathwaite Farm 56.0
Tow Hill 52.0
Grange Over Sands 51.4
Seathwaite Tarn 51.2
Bastreet 49.4
Stanley Hustledown 49.2
Howdon NO 2 48.8

The riverspeak vs warning level

StationPeak% of warning
Nunnington · River Riccal 1.26 m 285%
Wensor Bridge, Shelton · River Devon 4.47 m 263%
High River Keer · River Keer 2.04 m 226%
Low Houses · Snaizeholme Beck 1.34 m 223%
Cherry Farm · Hodge Beck 1.00 m 221%
Skirfare Bridge · River Skirfare 1.24 m 213%
Hannington Bridge · River Thames 7.64 m 200%
Roe Bridge · River Brock 3.00 m 200%
Brookhouse Farm · Ford Green Brook 1.88 m 198%
Whitewater Bridge · River Maun 1.58 m 197%
Mansfield The Dykes · River Maun 1.95 m 195%
Mytholmroyd Dauber Bridge · Cragg Brook 0.57 m 185%

Gauge records cover 11–14 September 2017 (the storm window ± a day). Frozen 3 Jul 2026.

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