[67] Severe coastal erosion damaged the beaches at Nice. [56] Extreme wind gusts, associated with a sting jet, were recorded in the Figueira da Foz area after landfall, gusting as high as 180 km/h (110 mph). [26], After clearing the UK, Ali made landfall in Norway, where several thousand homes were left without power in the west of the country. Hannah (UK/IE), Uli (FUB), 26–27 April 2019. [152] Structural damage to properties was reported from a possible tornado in Erzgebirgskreis.
Thus, no Amber alert for Bronagh was issued by the UK Met Office. The wider circulation of Adrian additionally caused dust storms in Algeria, Tunisia and Libya starting on 28 October, subsequently directing a dense plume of Saharan dust over Italy on 29 October and into Greece on 30 October. Callum moved further northeastward while strengthening in particularly favourable conditions. [38] A truck driver in Hamburg suffered injuries after his truck was hit by a shipping container. The rain will move into Northern Ireland, northern England and Scotland on Tuesday, with other areas seeing sunnier spells giving way to cloudier conditions and rain in the south west later on. Red weather warnings were issued for 13 out of 18 districts in Portugal by the time Leslie made landfall, including Lisbon. Sixty people were evacuated from their homes during the storm, and more than 1,000 trees were blown down across Portugal.
This prompted the issuance of tropical storm warnings to the archipelago on 11 October,[51] the first ever tropical cyclone warnings issued in Europe. Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Jason Kelly said: “Storm Freya undergoes rapid cyclogenesis late Saturday and early Sunday as it moves across the eastern Atlantic Ocean towards the British Isles, this means the area of low pressure will deepen quickly as it moves towards us. Gareth experienced explosive cyclogenesis when, between 10 and 11 March, its central pressure fell 37 hPa (1.1 inHg) in 24 hours.
Hail and hill snow is possible in the north, with windy conditions in the west. [52] Beaches and parks were closed,[53] 180 sports matches were postponed[54] and dozens of flights were cancelled until Leslie began to move away from the archipelago and all warnings were cancelled on 13 October. The meteorological offices produced a full list of names for 2015–16 through to 2017–18, common to both the UK and Ireland. Erik (UK/IE), Thomas (FUB), 8 February 2019. Storm Beatriz formed on 6 November over the central Atlantic Ocean, being named by the Agencia Estatal de Meteorología of Spain. [70] A 75-year-old woman was killed and four other people were injured in a multiple-vehicle road accident in Aveyron caused by heavy snowfall.[70]. [23] In County Armagh, a man in his 20s was killed by a falling tree. Helena (IPMA), Pirmin (FUB), 1 February 2019. Storm Kuisma (named by the Finnish Meteorological Institute; FUB: Gertraud) made landfall in southern Finland on 27 September, causing a storm surge of up to 123 cm (48 in) in Hamina and 92 cm (36 in) in Helsinki.
The 2018–19 European windstorm season was the fourth instance of seasonal European windstorm naming in Europe. “The strongest winds will be limited to parts of western England and Wales, but the warning area includes parts of the midlands and over towards Yorkshire, and Lincolnshire as well.
[151] One person, a 78-year-old woman, was killed after being struck by a falling tree at a campsite in Bamberg. However, as it weakened considerably while approaching the British Isles, all warnings for Helene were discontinued on 18 September. A gust of around 70mph was recorded at South Uist, while winds of 45 to 50mph blew through Glasgow and Edinburgh. Yellow warnings for wind and snow were lifted in the early hours of Monday morning. order back issues and use the historic Daily Express
Drivers are warned to check the latest weather forecast before setting off on journeys and consider if the journey is necessary. [20][21] The highest gust record in the United Kingdom was 102 mph (164 km/h) recorded on the Tay Road Bridge in Scotland. [2][3] Names in the UK were based on the National Severe Weather Warning Service, when a storm is assessed to have the potential for an Amber 'be prepared' or Red 'take action (danger to life)' warning. There are two main naming lists, created by the national meteorological agencies of the UK and Ireland, and France, Spain and Portugal respectively. The system subsequently completed an extratropical transition on 16 September as it accelerated north-eastwards towards the British Isles,[11] with the outer bands of Storm Helene causing minimal impacts in north-western Spain and Portugal. [43] On 11 October, Callum reached its peak intensity on approach to Cardiff, Wales. The island of Heligoland and the Alte Weser lighthouse on the German coast recorded gusts of 107 km/h (66 mph), while the Lindesnes Lighthouse in Norway recorded the highest wind speed at 154 km/h (96 mph). The fully extratropical remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto crossed Ireland and the United Kingdom on 18–19 August, bringing heavy rainfall and winds of up to 40 mph (64 km/h),[145][146] unseasonably strong for the time of year. “The sea itself was just a thing of fury, looked like a witches’ cauldron!”. [25] Enterprise trains between Belfast and Dublin were delayed for up to seven hours due to debris on the tracks. [58] Leslie caused two fatalities and 28 injuries in mainland Portugal,[59] and damage estimated at more than €100 million across the Iberian peninsula. On 3 November, Adrian was absorbed by the remnants of Hurricane Oscar while centred between Iceland and northern Scotland.[66]. [45] At 21:00 UTC, Callum subsequently moved across Iceland and the Norwegian Sea as a weakened system, continuing northwards into the Arctic and out of the basin by 16 October.
[130] The old record of 225 km/h (140 mph) dated back to 11 January 2008. A yellow wind warning in place for Sunday night will expire early on Monday as … Storm Freya tracker UK: Where is Storm Freya now? Storm Ali was named on 18 September by Met Éireann and Met Office, who both issued Amber weather warnings for wind associated with Ali. [24] Across the border in the Republic of Ireland, more than 186,000 properties lost electricity during Ali, of which 119,000 had power restored by the end of the day. Helene was downgraded as it approached the British Isles, with winds gusting to only 40 to 50 mph (64 to 80 km/h) in isolated locations; as a result, all warnings were cancelled on 18 September as Helene was still crossing the UK. Etienne (IPMA), Luana (FUB) 4 December 2018. Later that day, the second storm of the season, Storm Ali, was named by the Met Office and Met Éireann with the issuance of amber wind warnings for the following day. While still a tropical cyclone, Hurricane Helene affected the Azores from 15–16 September 2018. [57], High winds and flooding from heavy rainfall caused damage across Portugal and Spain, leaving 324,000 homes without power in Portugal at the height of the storm. It caused one death in Belgium[162] and one in Germany.
[127], A storm-related traffic accident in northern Germany caused three deaths.[131]. [150] No warnings were issued in advance of Ernesto by either Met Éireann or the Met Office, and no damage was reported. Yellow weather warnings were issued with the "possibility" that further upgrades to Amber warnings may be needed depending on how Bronagh developed over the UK. The Nordic nations of Denmark, Norway and Sweden also name storms with more limited reciprocation. Gabriel (FrEsPt), Oskar (FUB), 29–30 Jan 2019. [147] The heavy rainfall from the remnants of Ernesto caused some flooding across the two countries. The centre of circulation of Ali made landfall in south-western Ireland in the early hours of 19 September, crossing into Northern Ireland before re-emerging into the Atlantic and then making a second landfall close to Ullapool in north-western Scotland at around 14:00 local time (UTC+1). Beginning on 27 September, the system began to acquire some subtropical and then tropical characteristics, becoming a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone. [156] Kuisma brought winds gusting up to 114 km/h (31.7 m/s; 71 mph),[155] bringing down trees and power lines; however, damage was lower than initially expected. [17] On the Highland Main Line, a freight train was derailed after striking fallen tree branches. [39] Bronagh absorbed the remnants of ex-Hurricane Helene over the Norwegian Sea before making landfall in Scandinavia on 22 September,[16] subsequently tracking northwards into the Arctic and out of the basin by 25 September. One person died in Ochtrup after their car was hit by a falling tree. [73] A trailing weather front from Adrian advanced into northern Italy causing severe coastal flooding, the Italian Riviera was severely damaged, the port of Rapallo completely destroyed with two hundred damaged and sunken boats, partially isolated Portofino by land with destruction of the coastal road, while on Adriatic coast, has killed six people in Venice and has damaged the Basilica of San Marco and left 75% of the city underwater;[69] across northern Italy, flooding and landslides from heavy rainfall killed a further four people. [24] Falling trees also severely injured a woman in Cheshire. Gareth (UK/IE), Franz (FUB), 12–13 March 2019. [163] 700.000 Households were without electricity in Poland and Czechia. South Wales Police were warning of “atrocious conditions” on the Gower on Sunday, while the Severn Bridge was closed westbound due to the high winds. Overnight, the showery rain will move eastwards, with some clear spells, but further heavy rain will follow in from the south west. [116], Carnival processions in the German towns of Bottrop[124] and Oberhausen[125] were cancelled.
[69][74] Two tornadoes touched down in the centre of Terracina, killing one person and injuring ten others. It was expected to hit the UK from The 7th to 13th of June, 2019.
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[46], While still a tropical cyclone, the center of Hurricane Leslie passed within 100 nautical miles (190 km) of Madeira. Remaining largely stationary over the middle of the Atlantic, Beatriz steadily strengthened, reaching a central pressure of 960 hPa (28 inHg) on 7 November. Strong winds were seen across Scotland on Saturday night as a separate weather system moved over.
The storm began to weaken due to an impinging weather system. Temperatures are expected to reach between 8C and 12C in England and Wales today, while they will remain below 10C in Scotland. which had an adverse effect on Callum before it made impact on land. [135], On 5 June, the Spanish Met Agency named Miguel.
“In our waning area we are catering for gusts reaching between 50 and 60 miles per hour, even inland. A wind gust of 244 km/h (152 mph) was measured at 3,845 m (12,615 ft) on Aiguille du Midi, a new record since measurements began in 1993 on that mountain. Flooding was additionally reported in Sheffield City Centre, Bradway, Intake, Meersbrook, Nether Edge and Woodseats amongst other districts. Mike, from Cardiff, said: “The storm was very powerful on the coast, a couple of the party I was with literally had to grab on to posts in fear of being blown into the sea. [70] 28 departments of central France were placed under an orange alert for severe snow and ice, with up to 15 cm (5.9 in) of snow falling over a wide area and up to 50 cm (20 in) falling over higher ground. While conditions are not expected to surpass those of Storm Freya, there will be a risk of rain, wind and even sleet and snow in areas of high ground in the north.