🌀 UK Storms

A rainfall-dominated storm whose exceptional totals (115.1mm at White Barrow, Devon; record January daily falls) tipped saturated catchments into flooding. Somerset declared a major incident as the River Parrett flooded, with rescues at Langport, Burrowbridge and Ottery St Mary.

A wet and windy storm with amber warnings for north-west Scotland and south Wales; intense rainfall (104.7mm at White Barrow, Devon) onto already-saturated ground caused flooding across Wales and south-west England, plus widespread transport disruption.

An explosively deepening 'weather bomb' (record-low October pressure) with 96mph on Tiree; over 90,000 properties lost power across Scotland and Northern Ireland, and fallen trees, debris and flooding closed rail lines and the Forth Road Bridge.

A rare severe summer windstorm affecting northern Scotland, with 82mph at Wick Airport equalling Scotland's August gust record; over 70,000 properties lost power. Impact was wind-led rather than significant flooding.

Following Eowyn, Herminia brought 83mph gusts at Berry Head and power cuts to over 4,500 properties in Devon and Cornwall; its main impact was catastrophic flooding in western France, with UK effects confined to the south-west.

The most powerful windstorm to hit the UK and Ireland in over a decade, setting a new all-Ireland gust record of 114mph at Mace Head; over 1.1 million customers lost power. Impact was wind-driven rather than flooding-focused.

A severe windstorm carrying a rare red wind warning for the Welsh coast and Bristol Channel, with gusts of 96mph at Berry Head and over 2.3 million customers losing power. More than 100mm of rain in western Wales and 200+ flood alerts accompanied the winds.

Following closely behind Bert, Conall added around 43mm of rain in 24h to already-saturated ground across southern England, causing rail disruption and localised flooding including flooded rail tunnels at Farringdon and Bletchingley.

A multi-hazard storm dominated by extreme rainfall (over 150mm on upland south Wales and Dartmoor) that caused severe flooding, with Pontypridd inundated by the River Taff and 433 properties flooded across Wales, alongside snow, ice and over 350,000 power losses.

First named storm of the season, bringing strong westerly winds chiefly to western Scotland and Northern Ireland. Heavy rain triggered around 45 flood warnings across England, with the River Severn bursting its banks at Worcester.

An unusually strong late-summer storm with gusts to ~73mph across Wales and northern England that felled trees and cut power in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire; heavy rain prompted flood warnings, with up to ~50mm over high ground.

An unseasonably strong April storm bringing orange-warning winds to western Ireland and Northern Ireland, felling trees and cutting power. Rain on saturated ground ran quickly into rivers, with coastal flooding and wave overtopping at high tide, especially in Munster.

Following barely a day after Isha, Jocelyn brought amber-warning winds gusting to ~97mph in exposed Scotland on already-weakened infrastructure, plus heavy rain; the rapid succession compounded disruption and power outages.

A powerful nationwide storm that briefly drew a red wind warning for north-east Scotland, with gusts to ~124mph in the Cairngorms and around 618,000 homes losing power across the British Isles; primarily a wind event with some flooding.

Best remembered for severe flooding: heavy rain on saturated catchments pushed the Trent, Severn and other rivers to major levels, triggering over 600 flood warnings across central and southern England with extensive inundation in the South West and Midlands.

A post-Christmas storm bringing amber-warning winds gusting to ~89mph and an IF2 tornado in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester; heavy rain on saturated ground caused widespread flooding.

Named the same day as Elin, Fergus followed immediately with strong winds (a 77mph gust at Leeds) and high waves raising coastal-flood risk; a short-lived wind storm compounding Elin's disruption.

Brought gale-force winds gusting to ~81mph (Capel Curig, Wales) and travel disruption over a weekend, with orange wind warnings for several Irish counties; predominantly a wind event.

A brief but intense storm with a red wind warning across Irish counties; gusts reached ~90mph in the North Pennines and around 100,000 lost power across the Irish Sea region, with some localised flooding.

An explosively deepening storm that hammered the Channel Islands and southern England (104mph at St Clement, Jersey) with a tornado in Jersey; damaging winds and flooding forced evacuations of caravan parks in Dorset and Wales.

A predominantly rainfall-driven storm that triggered a rare red rain warning for eastern Scotland, causing catastrophic river flooding in Angus (over 330 homes evacuated in Brechin as the South Esk breached defences) plus major flooding in Aberdeenshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire.

First named storm of the season, bringing strong winds gusting to ~84mph (Capel Curig, Wales) and heavy rain across the British Isles, causing travel disruption and some surface-water flooding.

Originally named by the Danish Meteorological Institute, Otto reached UK/Ireland warning thresholds, bringing yellow-warning winds gusting around 80mph to the Scottish Borders and north-east England; it was the only impactful UK/Ireland storm of an exceptionally quiet season.

The third named storm in a week, landing on ground already saturated by Dudley and Eunice and producing significant river flooding across northern England, the Midlands and Wales (notably the Mersey, Calder and Severn), with major flood warnings issued.

Brought hurricane-force winds with a 122mph gust at The Needles — the fastest ever recorded in England — under rare red warnings for south-west England and south Wales; about 1.4 million homes lost power, with coastal storm-surge flooding along exposed shores.

First of three storms in a week, bringing amber-warning winds to northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland with structural damage and widespread power cuts; primarily a wind storm.

Arrived hard on the heels of Storm Malik, bringing amber-warning winds gusting to ~93mph across north-east Scotland with further power outages; mainly a wind event with some coastal-flood risk at high tide.

Strong winds and heavy rain swept Ireland and the UK, with gusts near 97mph in the south-west and rain turning to snow in northern uplands, bringing localised surface-water and coastal flooding alongside the wind.

A rare red wind warning storm driven by unusually destructive northeasterly winds; gusts to ~110mph felled an estimated eight million trees and cut power to over 200,000 homes across Scotland and north-east England. Impact was overwhelmingly wind/structural rather than flooding.

An unusual summer storm closing the season, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to southwest England and Wales with amber warnings for Cornwall and some localised surface-water flooding.

Named by KNMI, Darcy was a cold-easterly snow/blizzard event ('Beast from the East 2') bringing heavy snow and bitter winds to eastern England rather than rain flooding.

A rain-led flooding storm: up to 188.8mm fell in Powys and 169mm in Lancashire, causing severe flooding across northwest England and north Wales that forced ~2,000 families to evacuate; the Dee at Bangor-on-Dee and the Mersey reached record/near-record levels, with ~400 homes flooded.

A Boxing Day storm with a UK gust of 106mph at The Needles and 54,000+ power outages; heavy rain on already-wet ground caused flooding across parts of England and Wales, including the Severn and Wye catchments.

First storm of the season; gusts to ~81mph at Malin Head left over 8,000 Irish homes without power, mainly a wind event with limited flooding.

Followed Ellen with strong winds and heavy rain across England, Wales and Scotland, causing some surface-water and localised river flooding in an unusually stormy August.

An unseasonal late-August storm bringing damaging summer gales to Ireland, Wales and southwest England with power outages; predominantly a wind event.

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.

A catastrophic flooding storm: 157.6mm of rain at Crai Reservoir (Powys) over 48 hours fell on saturated ground, sending many rivers to record levels. The Taff at Pontypridd reached its highest in 40+ years and the Wye hit record highs, devastating the south Wales valleys and Tenbury Wells.

A severe wind-and-rain storm: a UK gust of 109.5mph at Capel Curig and 179.8mm of rain at Honister Pass over the weekend caused widespread flooding across northern England and Scotland, with the EA issuing 251 flood warnings and a severe flood warning on the Nidd at Pateley Bridge.

Brought gales and heavy rain across Ireland and Britain with ~100,000 power outages; coastal and some surface-water flooding but limited river flooding.

The first storm named under the new UK/Ireland/Netherlands list, bringing strong winds across Ireland and southwest Britain with ~34,000 power outages; mainly a wind event.

A late-season storm bringing strong winds to Ireland and southwest Britain, with over 32,000 power outages in Ireland; wind-led with little flooding.

Underwent explosive cyclogenesis, bringing widespread strong winds (~80mph gusts) and heavy rain across Ireland and Britain with some localised flooding.

A wind-driven storm sweeping England, Wales and southern Scotland with widespread gusts and travel disruption; flooding impact minor.

Strong winds (gusts to ~86mph) across Ireland, Wales and western Britain with two UK deaths; predominantly a wind event with some coastal and surface-water flooding.

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

One of the most notable extreme rainfall and flood events in south Wales in 50 years: Libanus recorded 198mm in 36 hours and the Tywi, Teifi and Gwili reached record levels, severely flooding Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and south Powys.

Followed Ali within days, bringing strong winds and heavy rain; Sheffield recorded 66.2mm in 24 hours, causing localised surface-water flooding across northern England.

First named storm of the season, bringing damaging winds (gusts to ~102mph in Ireland) across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland; two deaths and over 286,000 power outages, impact wind-led rather than flooding.

Storm Emma collided with the bitterly cold 'Beast from the East' airmass, triggering red warnings in south-west England, Wales and Ireland with blizzards, deep snow drifts and widespread disruption; impact was snow and cold rather than rain-driven river flooding.

Brought gusts of roughly 60-70mph around exposed coastlines, affecting Scotland and Northern Ireland; mainly a wind event with no major flooding.

A deep Icelandic low affecting western Ireland and Scotland with strong winds, snow and ice but limited overall damage; naming was somewhat controversial as the UK/Ireland impact was modest.

A powerful storm with gusts up to 100mph at Great Dun Fell that hit Northern Ireland and Ireland hardest, cutting power to over 150,000 and causing coastal flooding and damage along the Irish Sea coasts and south-west England.

A New Year's Eve storm with gusts around 77mph that brought down trees in Northern Ireland and south-west England and cut power to over 7,500; mainly a wind event.

Gusts up to 93mph at Fair Isle affected Scotland most severely, followed by an outbreak of cold Arctic air bringing snow and ice to parts of England and Wales; predominantly wind and wintry weather.

A 'weather bomb' bringing gusts up to 85mph at The Needles and large waves to Ireland, Wales and south-west England, with a fatality at Dawlish from a sea-wall incident; mainly wind and coastal-wave impacts.

Ex-Hurricane Ophelia struck Ireland under a nationwide Met Eireann red warning, producing Ireland's highest-ever recorded gust of 119mph at Fastnet Rock, killing three and cutting power to around 360,000; impact was overwhelmingly destructive wind, not flooding.

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).

A weak system that failed to develop fully, bringing only strong winds to Ireland's south coast with limited damage and no significant flooding.

An explosively-deepening storm (gusts 94mph at Capel Curig) that cut power to nearly 50,000, killed several people from falling debris and disrupted transport across Wales, the Midlands and northern England; chiefly a damaging-wind event.

A Boxing Day storm with gusts up to 85mph and amber warnings for the Northern Isles and north Caithness; hundreds of homes across Scotland and Shetland lost power, predominantly a wind event.

A pre-Christmas storm bringing gusts up to 83mph and heavy rain mainly to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, cutting power to around 1,000 homes in Northern Ireland; primarily a wind event.

The season's first storm brought gusts up to 106mph and hurricane-force winds to Guernsey, with the strongest effects along the English Channel coast; heavy rain caused localised flooding near South Molton and Braunton in Devon.

An Easter Monday storm with gusts up to 106mph at The Needles felled trees, damaged buildings, closed bridges and cut power to around 100,000 across southern England; mainly wind damage rather than flooding.

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

Gusts of 96mph at The Needles brought down trees, produced large coastal waves and caused power cuts across southern England and Wales; predominantly a wind and coastal-surge event.

Heavy rain and gusts up to 90mph (South Uist) crossed Scotland, northern England and north Wales, bringing localised flooding and transport disruption.

Storm-force winds gusting 105mph at Lerwick battered the Northern Isles, forcing bridge closures, ScotRail cancellations and around 10,000 power cuts; chiefly a wind event for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Severe gales (gusting 85mph in NW Scotland) and persistent heavy rain caused major flooding in Scotland, with the Dee, Nith and Tweed inundating Ballater (around 300 homes), Dumfries and Peebles, plus renewed flooding in Cumbria.

Eva brought 80+ mph winds and heavy rain on 23-24 December, triggering the devastating Boxing Day floods across West Yorkshire (Calderdale, Hebden Bridge, Leeds), Lancashire and already-saturated Cumbria.

A landmark rainfall event that set the UK 24-hour rainfall record of 341.4mm at Honister Pass, causing catastrophic flooding across Cumbria (Carlisle, Kendal, Keswick, Appleby), Lancashire and the Scottish Borders; about 5,200 homes flooded and damage exceeded GBP 870 million.

Gusts reached 97mph at High Bradfield, South Yorkshire, with the worst effects in Ireland and North West England; thousands lost power and transport was disrupted across northern England and Scotland.

Strong winds (gusting 85mph at Aberdaron, Gwynedd) hit Ireland, Wales, the Midlands and southern/eastern England, cutting power to around 26,000 customers and disrupting rail; impact was predominantly wind.

The first-ever Met Office named storm brought high winds, rain and lightning to north and northwest Scotland, cutting power to over 20,000 homes; impact was mainly wind rather than widespread flooding.