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Storm Deirdre

15–16 December 2018 · 2018-19 season · named by Met Office · Scotland, England, Wales

79 mphmax gust
26flood warnings & alerts
Brought strong winds plus a notable freezing-rain/ice event across northern Britain, with gusts around 79mph and travel disruption; flooding impact was limited.

Flood footprintstorm total

0severe warnings
1flood warnings
25flood alerts
24areas
16counties
22rivers & seas

Worst-hit areas

  • River Lugg south of Leominster2
  • Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck2
  • Eastern Yar1
  • Lower Frome and tributaries1
  • Lukely Brook1
  • North Sea coast at Bridlington1

Counties

  • Devon7
  • Dorset Council6
  • Somerset4
  • East Riding of Yorkshire3
  • Herefordshire3
  • Plymouth2

Rivers & seas

  • North Sea3
  • River Duddon, River Crake, Mill Beck2
  • River Lugg2
  • Eastern Yar1
  • Frome, Hooke, Sydling Water, Cerne1
  • Lukely Brook1

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
White Barrow 87.0
St Blazey 74.9
St Ives Towednack 73.5
Luxulyan 73.2
Lanreath 69.4
Heligan Gardens 68.4
Holne Priddons Farm 66.3
Trewoon 64.4
Davey Park Farm 62.8
Torpoint 59.6
Mickleden Middle Fell Farm 58.8
Lee Moor 58.2

The riverspeak vs warning level

StationPeak% of warning
Ashford in the Water · River Wye 1.99 m 265%
Burton Bradstock · River Bride 1.41 m 265%
Wensor Bridge, Shelton · River Devon 3.31 m 194%
East Bridge Bridport · River Asker 0.61 m 188%
Sidmouth · River Sid 0.73 m 183%
Swanage Prospect Farm Swan Brook · Swan Brook 1.17 m 179%
Charmouth · River Char 1.83 m 162%
Skirfare Bridge · River Skirfare 0.94 m 162%
Riseley · River Kym 1.12 m 160%
Burnt House · Eastern Yar 1.25 m 156%
Holbeam Dam · River Lemon 1.12 m 151%
Lodsbridge · River Rother 2.76 m 150%

Gauge records cover 14–17 December 2018 (the storm window ± a day). Frozen 3 Jul 2026.

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