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Storm Jorge

28 February – 1 March 2020 · 2019-20 season · named by Spain AEMET · Wales, England, Scotland, Ireland

87 mphmax gust
237flood warnings & alerts
Named by Spain's AEMET, Jorge capped the wettest UK February on record; its rain fell on saturated catchments, keeping the River Severn at record levels and prolonging flooding in Shrewsbury and Worcester.

Flood footprintstorm total

0severe warnings
53flood warnings
184flood alerts
218areas
95counties
159rivers & seas

Worst-hit areas

  • River Sow and River Penk3
  • Bourne Brook (Tamworth)2
  • Burton Trent2
  • Lower Meon2
  • North Sea coast at Bridlington2
  • River Blackwater2

Counties

  • Devon29
  • Hampshire23
  • Somerset19
  • Shropshire18
  • Staffordshire17
  • Worcestershire16

Rivers & seas

  • River Severn16
  • Groundwater9
  • River Wye8
  • North Sea5
  • River Avon4
  • River Meon4

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 128.2
Honister 120.6
West Dunkery 103.2
Ennerdale Black Sail 102.6
Brotherswater 100.3
Mickleden Middle Fell Farm 97.8
Kinsford Gate 92.6
Boscastle 92.6
Wet Sleddale 88.6
Coniston Coppermines 85.3
Princetown 84.8
Dale Head 84.4

The riverspeak vs warning level

StationPeak% of warning
Brookhouse Farm · Ford Green Brook 2.84 m 299%
Broom · River Arrow 1.40 m 286%
Wensor Bridge, Shelton · River Devon 4.74 m 278%
Worksop · River Ryton 2.86 m 272%
Solihull Lodge · River Cole 1.14 m 272%
Stanford Bridge · River Teme 3.71 m 271%
Ilam · River Manifold 1.36 m 259%
Leigh Court · Leigh Brook 3.31 m 254%
Whitewater Bridge · River Maun 2.03 m 254%
Fenton Dam · Bushy Beck 4.15 m 253%
Mountnessing · River Wid 1.09 m 251%
Crabb Mill · Woodbridge Brook 1.68 m 248%

Gauge records cover 27 February – 2 March 2020 (the storm window ± a day). Frozen 3 Jul 2026.

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