Burns' Day Storm 1990

25–26 January 1990 · named by historic · England, Wales, Scotland

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107 mphmax gust

47UK deaths

A daytime windstorm (highest UK gust 107mph at Aberporth and Gwennap Head) struck during working hours, killing 47 mostly from collapsing buildings and falling debris across England and Wales; it downed around 3 million trees, cut power to over 500,000 homes and caused localised flooding.

Flood footprintEnvironment Agency warning history, England · storm total

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This storm falls outside the Environment Agency's warning record, which runs from 2006 to 2026. There is nothing here to count — a gap in the record, not a storm without flooding.

Detailed gauge records aren't available for this storm — it predates FloodRadar's gauge history. The flood footprint above is compiled from the Environment Agency's warning history for England.

Gauge records cover 24–27 January 1990 (the storm window ± a day). Frozen 3 Jul 2026.

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