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Storm Jake

2 March 2016 · 2015-16 season · named by Met Office · Wales, England, Ireland

83 mphmax gust
10flood warnings & alerts
Strong winds (gusting 83mph at Mace Head) brought power cuts and fallen trees to the Republic of Ireland, Wales and south-west England.

Flood footprintstorm total

0severe warnings
0flood warnings
10flood alerts
10areas
8counties
8rivers & seas

Worst-hit areas

  • Lower River Eden1
  • Lower River Lune and Conder1
  • Lower River Ure1
  • Middle River Eden1
  • Rivers Esk and Irthing1
  • Rivers Greta, St Johns Beck and Bassenthwaite Lake1

Counties

  • Westmorland and Furness6
  • North Yorkshire4
  • Cumberland4
  • Lancashire2
  • Northumberland1
  • Bolton1

Rivers & seas

  • River Eden3
  • River Douglas1
  • River Esk, River Irthing1
  • River Greta, St Johns Beck, Glendermackin1
  • River Lune1
  • River Severn, River Vyrnwy1

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
Seathwaite Farm 52.2
Woodhead 50.6
Mickleden Middle Fell Farm 47.2
Ulpha Duddo 46.4
Marsden Butterley 41.8
Ennerdale Black Sail 40.8
Holden Wood 40.8
Wastwater Hotel 39.0
Cowm 39.0
Pickup Bank 39.0
Turnerford 38.8
Boot 37.2

The riverspeak vs warning level

StationPeak% of warning
Wensor Bridge, Shelton · River Devon 4.59 m 270%
Roe Bridge · River Brock 3.79 m 253%
Skirfare Bridge · River Skirfare 1.46 m 251%
Hynam Bridge · River Gelt 1.74 m 235%
Calder Hall · River Calder 1.21 m 234%
Whitewater Bridge · River Maun 1.61 m 201%
Coney Gut · Coney Gut 1.51 m 185%
Brigflats · River Rawthey 2.85 m 183%
Low Houses · Snaizeholme Beck 1.05 m 175%
Cononley · River Aire 1.78 m 167%
Burrow Beck · Burrow Beck 0.86 m 162%
High River Keer · River Keer 1.46 m 162%

Gauge records cover 1–3 March 2016 (the storm window ± a day). Frozen 3 Jul 2026.

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