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2016–17 UK and Ireland windstorm season
First storm formed19 November 2016
Last storm dissipatedSeason ongoing
Strongest storm1Storm Angus
Strongest wind gust106 mph (171 km/h)(Storm Angus)
Total storms4
Total damageUnconfirmed
Total fatalities2
1Strongest storm is determined by lowest pressure and maximum recorded non-mountainous wind gust is also included for reference.

The 2016–17 windstorm season will be the second instance of the United Kingdom's Met Office and Ireland's Met Éireann naming extratropical cyclones.

Background

Main article: Winter storm naming in the United Kingdom and Ireland

In 2015, the Met Office and Met Éireann announced a pilot project to name storm warnings as part of the Name our Storms project for wind storms and asked the public for suggestions.[1] The meteorological offices produced a full list of names for 2015–16, common to both the UK and Ireland.[2] A new list of names was released on 19 September for the 2016–17 season.[3] Names in the UK will be 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' warning.[3]

  • Angus (19–20 November 2016)
  • Barbara (23–24 December 2016)
  • Conor (25–27 December 2016)
  • Doris (23–24 February 2017)
  • Ewan (unused)
  • Fleur (unused)
  • Gabriel (unused)
  • Holly (unused)
  • Ivor (unused)
  • Jacqui (unused)
  • Kamil (unused)
  • Louise (unused)
  • Malcolm (unused)
  • Natalie (unused)
  • Oisin (unused)
  • Penelope (unused)
  • Robert (unused)
  • Susan (unused)
  • Thomas (unused)
  • Valerie (unused)
  • Wilbert (unused)

Seasonal summary

2016-17 UK and Ireland windstorm season#Storm Doris2016–17 UK and Ireland windstorm season#Storm Conor2016–17 UK and Ireland windstorm season#Storm Barbara2016-17 UK and Ireland windstorm season#Storm Angus

Storms

Storm Angus

Angus
Angus over the North Sea
Date of impact19–20 November
Maximum wind gust106 mph (171 km/h)[4]
Lowest pressure965 hPa (28.5 inHg)[5]
Fatalities1
Power outages1,000[4]
DamageUnconfirmed

Storm Angus was named on 19 November, with southern and southeast England, especially along the Channel coast expected to be the greatest affected areas as the storm moves northeast on 20 November.[6][3] The storm was known as "Nannette" in France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.[7]

The south-west of England was affected with over 1,000 power outages, mostly in Devon. Residents were evacuated due to flooding near South Molton, Devon. Further flooding was reported in Braunton and Bradiford, Devon and East Bar, Swanage, Dorset. The high winds affected train service in the south-east, ferry crossing at the Port of Dover and the Brighton 10k run.[4]

The National Grid launched an investigation whether a ship's anchor damaged four of the eight cables of the Cross Channel high voltage interconnector during storm Angus, which would leave it only able to operate at half of its capacity until February 2017.[8]

Storm Barbara

Barbara
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Storm Barbara developing 23–24 December 2016
Date of impact23–24 December
Maximum wind gust83 mph (134 km/h)[9]
Lowest pressure949 hPa (28.0 inHg)[10]
Fatalities0
Power outages1,000 in Northern Ireland[11]
DamageUnconfirmed

Storm Barbara was named on 20 December.[12][3] Approximately 1,000 homes were without power in Northern Ireland.[11] Part of a school roof was ripped off at Rhosgadfan near Caernarfon, Gwynedd, while hundreds of homes across Wales experienced power cuts.[13]

Storm Conor

Conor
E Atlantic analysis chart storm Urd 26 Dec 2016
Date of impact25–27 December
Maximum wind gust85 mph (137 km/h)
Lowest pressure958 hPa (28.3 inHg)
Fatalities0
Power outages1,000 In the Shetland Islands
DamageUnconfirmed

Storm Conor was named three days after Barbara on 23 December[3] with mostly amber warnings for the Northern Isles and north Caithness on Boxing Day. Hundreds of homes across Scotland and The Shetland Islands experienced power cuts.[14]

Storm Doris

Doris
Storm damage
Date of impact23–24 February
Maximum wind gust94 mph (151 km/h)
Fatalities1[15]
Power outagesAlmost 50,000
DamageUnconfirmed

Storm Doris was named on 21 February and impacted the UK and Ireland on 23 February. [16][17][18] A gust of 94mph was recorded at Capel Curig, Wales.[19]

Season effects

This table lists all known windstorms that affected the UK and Ireland during 2016–2017. It includes their name, duration, peak recorded gust (excluding mountain stations), lowest pressure, areas affected, deaths, and damage totals from the two nations. All damage figures are in 2016 pounds sterling and euros. The season's first half was more notable for rainfall and flooding, similar to that seen during the 2013–2014 Atlantic winter storms in Europe, which brought the 2013–2014 United Kingdom winter floods.

Storm Dates active Highest wind gust Lowest pressure Casualties Damages
Angus 19 – 20 November 106 mph (171 km/h) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) 1 Unknown
Barbara 23 – 24 December 83 mph (134 km/h) 949 hPa (28.00 inHg) None Unknown
Conor 25 – 27 December 83 mph (134 km/h) 949 hPa (28.00 inHg) None Unknown
Doris 23 – 24 February 94 mph (151 km/h)) 1000 hPa (33.00 inHg) 1[15] Unknown
Season Aggregates
4 windstorms 19 November onwards 106 mph (171 km/h) 949 hPa (28.00 inHg) 2 Unknown

Storms named by other European meteorological services

IR satellite image of storm Egon 13 January 2017

See also

References

  1. ^ "Met Éireann Weather Warning System Explained". Met Éireann. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Nigel and Steve among new storm names". BBC News. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "UK Storm Centre". Met Office. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Cargo ship hits barge in Storm Angus". BBC News. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. ^ Bertelman, Magdalena (20 November 2016). "Thema des Tages - Archiv - NANNETTE fegt über Teile Deutschlands hinweg". www.dwd.de (in German). DWD. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Angus the first named storm of autumn 2016". Official blog of the Met Office news team. Met Office. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  7. ^ Brandt, Anders (20 November 2016). "Her ramte stormen 'Angus' med vindstød af orkanstyrke". vejr.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  8. ^ Ward, Andrew (29 November 2016). "UK grid loses half the power from link to France". www.ft.com. Financial Times. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Storm Barbara - latest forecast & updates". 26 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Met Office Surface Anaylsis Chart". www.metoffice.com. MO. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Power has been restored to customers hit by Storm Barbara". BBC News. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Amber Storm Barbara warning for Scotland". BBC News. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Storm Barbara brings travel disruption to Wales". BBC News. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Disruption as Storm Barbara starts moving across Scotland". BBC News. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Storm Doris: Woman killed as UK hit by winds reaching 94mph". 23 February 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  16. ^ "Storm Doris - Met Office Barometer". www.metoffice.gov.uk. Met Office. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Storm Doris 'weather bomb' brings snow, gales and travel disruption – live updates". Guardian. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Storm Doris: Almost 50,000 without power, air and rail passengers stranded as extreme wind and rain batter Ireland". Irish Independent. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  19. ^ "Storm Doris winds reach 94mph in Wales". BBC News. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  20. ^ "Electricity companies race to restore power to 75,000 homes". Yle. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  21. ^ Rommetveit, Astrid (25 December 2016). "Ekstremværet Urd treffer Sør-Norge mandag" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  22. ^ "Satellitenfilm Orkantief Axel Januar 2017". DWD via Youtube. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  23. ^ "– Vannstanden blir enda høyere enn vi trodde". NRK. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  24. ^ "Storm Egon leaves two dead, thousands without power". The local. 13 January 2017.
  25. ^ "Coupures d'électricité, rafales de vent : la tempête Leiv souffle sur le Sud-Ouest" (in French). Le Monde. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  26. ^ "Stromausfälle, verwehte Autos, eine Tote: Wetterbombe sorgt für Chaos in Europa" (in German). FOCUS Online. 23 February 017. Retrieved 23 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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