Named Storms

A deep Atlantic low brought a spell of very strong westerly winds and heavy rain to the UK on 24 and 25 October 2026, with the worst conditions focused on western and northern Scotland and, at times, the far north of Northern Ireland before the strongest winds spread eastwards overnight and through Sunday. More widely, northern parts of the UK were affected by strong winds, while northern Scotland also saw persistent heavy showers and longer spells of rain. For Storm Boelo, the Met Office issued amber wind warnings for parts of Scotland, with fairly widespread gusts of 60 to 70 mph and up to 80 mph in exposed coastal areas. Yellow wind warnings were also in force more widely across northern parts of the UK, again highlighting gusts of 55 to 65 mph, locally 70 to 80 mph in coastal and exposed locations. Yellow rain warnings were issued for heavy rain associated with Boelo, with 25 to 30 mm expected widely in one warning area and 50 to 60 mm in a few upland places, while northern Scotland was expected to see 20 to 40 mm widely and 60 to 80 mm in some locations. The warnings highlighted likely impacts including power outages, travel disruption and surface water flooding, with flooding also possible in a few places in northern Scotland. No verified post-event figures or confirmed reports of fatalities or structural damage were provided in the evidence for Storm Boelo alone.

A deep Atlantic low tracking east then north-east brought a spell of very strong winds and heavy rain on 23 October 2026. The brunt of Storm Austen was across southern England and Wales for the wind, with heavy rain also affecting southern, central and later north-east Scotland. During the event, Met Office warnings in force for Austen comprised yellow and amber wind warnings and a yellow rain warning. The wind warnings described gusts of 50 to 60 mph widely across southern England and Wales, 60 to 70 mph more widely within the amber area, and perhaps around 80 mph on exposed headlands, with 45 to 55 mph possible in some inland areas further north. The rain warning for Scotland indicated 20 to 40 mm widely, with 60 to 80 mm possible in some locations, bringing a risk of flooding and travel disruption. Impacts were described in the warnings rather than as verified outcomes: difficult travel conditions were expected where strong winds coincided with heavy rain, with some power outages possible and flooding and travel disruption in a few places in Scotland. No confirmed figures for outages, structural damage or fatalities were provided in the evidence for Storm Austen alone.

A deepening low tracked north-east across northern Scotland and into the northern North Sea on 4 to 5 August 2025, bringing an unusually severe summer windstorm. The brunt was across northern parts of Scotland, where the strongest winds were recorded, while associated fronts extended across the UK. Gusts exceeded 58mph widely across northern Scotland and reached 69mph in the worst affected areas. The highest reported gust was 82mph at Wick Airport, Caithness, with 81mph at Fair Isle, Shetland, 79mph at Kinloss, Moray and South Uist, Western Isles, 78mph at Tain Range, Ross & Cromarty and 77mph at Inverbervie, Kincardineshire. No Met Office warnings were available for this impact window. The storm brought widespread transport disruption to road, rail and air. The East Coast Main Line was closed north of Newcastle, West Coast Main Line passengers were advised not to travel north of Preston, Scotland’s rail network was disrupted and some ferry services were cancelled; dozens of flights to and from UK airports were also cancelled. Most of Scotland’s bridges were closed to certain vehicles, with some closed altogether, and fallen trees blocked some routes. More than 70,000 properties in the Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire lost power, and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo was cancelled, with several botanic gardens closed as a precaution.

An explosively deepening Atlantic low tracked north-east across the UK on 24 January 2025, bringing the most severe conditions to Northern Ireland and Scotland’s Central Belt. The storm centre was off County Donegal early on the 24th and later over northern Scotland, with exceptionally tight isobars driving a widespread damaging wind event across the northern half of the UK. Winds gusted widely at well over 81mph in the worst-affected areas, with some places over 92mph. The highest gust recorded in the UK was 100mph at Drumalbin, Lanarkshire; other reported gusts included 96mph at Brizlee Wood, Northumberland, 93mph at Aberdaron, Gwynedd, and 92mph at Killowen, County Down. The storm also brought very wet weather, with over 50mm across western upland areas; 2-day totals from 23 to 24 January included 82.4mm at Achnagart, 62.5mm at Holne, 57.0mm at Mickleden, 54.2mm at Treherbert and 52.2mm at Bethesda. The Met Office issued a red warning for wind covering Northern Ireland, Scotland’s Central Belt and much of south-west Scotland, with a wider amber warning for wind across the northern half of the UK. Around a million homes were reported without power at the peak, with several thousand still without supply in Scotland and Northern Ireland for a number of days. There was major transport disruption, with trunk roads closed, all rail services halted in Scotland, the West and East Coast Main Lines closed, ferry services cancelled and more than 1,000 flights reportedly cancelled; part of the M9 and part of the A1 also closed due to overturned vehicles. Strong winds caused widespread property damage, brought down trees and power lines, blocked roads and railways, and tore the roof off a leisure centre in Helensburgh. One fatality was reported in Ayrshire after a falling tree.

A deep Atlantic low tracked east across the UK on 6 to 7 December 2024, bringing very strong winds and some heavy rain, with western parts of England and Wales bearing the brunt. The most severe conditions were focused on west Wales and the Bristol Channel coasts, before strong north-westerly to northerly winds affected Irish Sea coasts and many western areas more widely. The highest recorded gusts were 96mph at Berry Head, Devon, 93mph at Capel Curig, Conwy, 92mph at Aberdaron, Gwynedd, 85mph at Aberporth, Ceredigion, 79mph at Valley, Anglesey, and 78mph at Orlock Head, County Down. Exposed western coasts widely saw gusts above 69mph, with some inland sites also reaching that level, including Cardinham Bodmin, Cornwall and Yeovilton, Somerset, both at 71mph. Rainfall totals of 50 to 75mm or more fell fairly widely across western upland parts of Wales, with over 100mm in the wettest areas, including 100.4mm at Capel Curig, Conwy. The Met Office issued a red warning for wind for West Wales and the Bristol Channel coasts, and a wider amber warning for wind covering Northern Ireland, Irish Sea coasts of Scotland and north-west England, most of Wales and south-west England. Impacts were widespread. Over 2.3 million customers lost power and a major incident was declared by Dyfed-Powys Police covering Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys because of fallen trees. A number of deaths were reported over the weekend. Transport disruption included flight cancellations and go-arounds, closure of airports in southern Wales during the red warning, widespread rail disruption with most rail services in Wales closed, and closure of the M48 Severn Bridge. Structural damage included a unit on Llandudno Pier being ripped off its foundations and the roof being torn from Pentre Chapel near Newtown, Powys.

Tracking through the English Channel overnight on 26 to 27 November, Conall brought another spell of wet and windy weather to southern England after Storm Bert, with the main effects along the South Coast from south Devon eastwards to Surrey and Kent. The low deepened and strengthened as it cleared the UK to the east, and the heaviest rain fell on already saturated ground. A further 30 to 50mm of rain was recorded in a swathe along the South Coast, including 48.0mm at Harbertonford, Devon, 45.7mm at Calbourne, Isle of Wight, 40.8mm at Chiddingfold, Surrey, 39.8mm at Sutton Poyntz, Dorset and 37.0mm at Westerham, Kent. Rainfall rates were locally intense, exceeding 16mm per hour on radar imagery at 0600 UTC on 27 November. Strong winds accompanied the rain, with a peak gust of 59mph at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight. No Met Office warnings are available here for Conall’s impact window. Impacts from Conall were reported to be mostly fairly minor, but flooding on already very wet ground led to disruption on roads and rail services. No further specific reports of power cuts, structural damage or fatalities were attributed to Conall in the evidence provided.

A deep Atlantic low pressure system centred to the west of Scotland brought extremely wet and windy weather to the UK from 22 to 25 November 2024, with the brunt of the impacts falling across South Wales, south-west England and parts of central southern England. Slow-moving fronts produced persistent heavy rain across much of the country, while some snow affected northern England and parts of Scotland at the leading edge before milder air displaced it. Rainfall was exceptional in South Wales and on Dartmoor, with over 150mm in the wettest upland areas during 22 to 24 November; selected totals included 175.4mm at Treherbert, 173.4mm at Nant-Yr-Ysfa, 168.4mm at Nantyglo and 161.5mm at Holne, Priddons Farm. Around three-quarters of the November average fell in a swathe from Gwent to Wiltshire to Northamptonshire, and 23 November was provisionally the UK’s wettest day since 3 October 2020 by area-average rainfall. Winds were particularly strong across south-west England, with peak gusts of 76mph at Berry Head, Devon, 70mph at Plymouth, Mountbatten, 76mph at Yeovilton, Somerset, 72mph at North Wyke, Devon and 69mph at Merryfield, Somerset; Capel Curig, Gwynedd recorded 82mph. No Met Office warnings were available for this impact window. Heavy rain brought the greatest impacts, with localised flooding reported in all regions of the UK. Severe flooding affected Pontypridd from the River Taff, a landslide hit Cwmtillery, and the Welsh Government reported 433 flooded properties, mostly in South Wales; in England, flooding affected Tenbury Wells, Lydney, Frampton Cotterell, Chippenham, Bradford-on-Avon and a holiday park in Northamptonshire, with the Environment Agency estimating about 680 flooded properties and 35,700 protected. Flooding and strong winds disrupted road, rail, ferry and air travel, including flooding at Northampton station, closure of the Newport to Shrewsbury line due to a landslip, delays and cancellations to Scottish ferries, closure of the Queensferry Crossing, and 300 cancelled flights. Around 350,000 homes in England lost power, and a number of deaths were reported over the weekend.

A rapidly deepening Atlantic low affected the UK on 20 to 21 October 2024, bringing wet and windy weather, with the strongest winds across north-western parts of the UK. The worst of the impacts were in the north and west, while the wettest conditions were across the West Highlands and the English Lake District. Peak gusts reached 82mph at Aberdaron, Gwynedd, 81mph at Killowen, County Down, 78mph at Tiree, Argyll, and 76mph at Inverbervie, Kincardineshire. Upland sites were stronger still, with 121mph at Cairngorm Summit, and all five mountain stations in the network recorded gusts above 100mph. No Met Office warning details were available in the evidence for Storm Ashley’s impact window. The storm caused travel disruption in the worst affected areas, with ferry services in western Scotland and Northern Ireland cancelled, dozens of flights cancelled at Belfast City Airport, and some rail services in Scotland cancelled or subject to speed restrictions. Large waves battered exposed coasts and threw beach material ashore, more than 200 homes in north-east Scotland lost power, and the Great South Run in Portsmouth was cancelled on safety grounds.

A developing low to the south of Ireland tracked north-east towards the Irish Sea overnight on 18 to 19 August 2023, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to western parts of the UK. The brunt was felt around Irish Sea coasts, with particularly wet weather in Northern Ireland and the strongest winds in exposed coastal parts of south-west England, west Wales, south-west Scotland and Northern Ireland. Winds gusted at over 50 kt (58 mph) in some exposed western locations, and Capel Curig, Conwy, recorded a peak gust of 57 kt (66 mph). Rainfall was especially notable in Northern Ireland, where 30 to 40 mm fell widely on 18 August and 83.0 mm was recorded at Trassey Slievenaman, County Down; the Northern Ireland average daily total was 34.0 mm. No Met Office warnings were available for this impact window. Impacts in the UK were fairly limited. The report noted power cuts and some fallen trees across Ireland as winds damaged the electricity network, but did not identify significant UK impacts from Storm Betty.

As a low-pressure system lay across southern England on 5 August 2023, Antoni brought strong winds and heavy rain to parts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The strongest winds were across South Wales and south-west England, especially in exposed coastal locations. Gusts widely reached 46 to 58mph in exposed coastal parts of South Wales and south-west England, with a peak gust of 78mph at Berry Head in Devon. Heavy rain affected central southern England, with further rain in southern Scotland and heavy rain over coastal fringes of North Yorkshire. No Met Office warnings were available for this impact window. The wet and windy weather caused a range of disruption. Events including Plymouth Pride, Brighton Pride and ‘Stompin’ on the Quomps’ in Dorset were affected or cancelled, and Great Western Railway advised passengers not to travel between Exeter and Penzance because of fallen trees on the line. Flooding led to the evacuation of a number of residents from homes in Loftus and Carlin How, North Yorkshire.

An unusually severe April windstorm affected the UK on 12 April 2023 as Storm Noa moved over the country with a complex low-pressure system, and England and Wales bore the brunt, especially exposed coastal areas. The storm brought widespread strong winds around the coastlines of England and Wales, with huge Atlantic waves affecting exposed western coasts. Many stations across England and Wales recorded gusts above 58mph, with several exceeding 69mph. The highest reported gust was 96mph at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight; other peak gusts included 79mph at St Bees Head, Cumbria, 76mph at Brizlee Wood, Northumberland, and 74mph at both Isle of Portland, Dorset and Pembrey Sands, Carmarthenshire. Widespread bands of heavy rain were also associated with the storm, but no rainfall totals were provided. No Met Office warnings were available for this impact window. Trees and power lines were brought down, leaving hundreds of homes across south-west England and south Wales without power. There was disruption to road and rail travel, including the closure of the M48 Severn Bridge due to strong winds. A member of the public was seriously injured by falling scaffolding in Fareham, Hampshire.

Driven by a fairly typical Atlantic winter low tracking rapidly eastwards across northern Scotland and then into the North Sea, Otto affected the UK on 17 February 2023. The strongest conditions were across the Western Isles, northern and eastern Scotland, and north-east England, with northern Scotland bearing the brunt as the centre crossed the Northern Isles and drove very strong north-westerly winds. The strongest recorded gusts were 83mph at Inverbervie, Kincardineshire, and 81mph at both Tain Range, Ross & Cromarty, and Lossiemouth, Moray. Elsewhere, Emley Moor in West Yorkshire recorded 75mph and Brizlee Wood in Northumberland 70mph. Across the worst-affected areas, gusts were generally 69 to 81mph. No Met Office warnings were available for this impact window. Thousands of homes across northern Scotland lost power overnight 16 to 17 February. There was transport disruption, with trains, buses and ferry services delayed or cancelled, and fallen trees blocked many routes in Aberdeenshire. Some buildings and vehicles were damaged, and more than 100 schools were closed in Aberdeenshire.

A low centred off the north Cornwall coast brought unusually strong winds to southern and south-west England from 29 to 30 July 2021, with south-west England and the south coast bearing the brunt. It was notable as the UK’s first named storm to fall in July since the naming scheme was introduced. Winds gusted widely at over 46mph, with 46 to 58mph across south-west England and the south coast. The highest recorded gusts were 77mph at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight, 69mph at St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, and 56mph at St Catherine’s Point, Isle of Wight and Berry Head, Devon. No Met Office warnings were available for this impact window. The storm brought travel disruption across south-west England, with difficult conditions on the roads. Strong winds flattened some tents in busy campsites, and large waves created dangerous conditions on beaches.

An area of low pressure over the Netherlands on 7 February brought strong easterly winds and heavy snow to south-east England as Storm Darcy affected the UK from 6 to 8 February, with the worst conditions across Kent, Essex and other eastern coastal counties. The storm then fed into a bitterly cold easterly airstream with persistent snow showers affecting eastern England and Scotland. The strongest recorded gust confidently attributed to Darcy was 55 mph at Weybourne, Norfolk, on 7 February. Snowfall totals were reported as 10 to 20 cm at locations in the south-east on 7 and 8 February, with parts of Kent and East Anglia later recording snow depths of 15 to 20 cm or more; no Met Office warnings were available for this impact window. Snow and ice caused widespread travel disruption, with roads closed across many eastern coastal counties and Kent and Essex particularly affected by deep snow. Hazardous driving led to several accidents, there were train cancellations, and schools closed across the south-east and Lincolnshire, with several Covid vaccination centres also shut. Scotland also saw transport disruption and school closures from deep lying snow, and a kitesurfer died on a beach in Suffolk.

A deepening low tracked north-east across the North Sea towards Norway and affected the UK from 18 to 20 January, with the worst of Storm Christoph’s impacts coming from exceptionally wet weather in North Wales and northern England. As the system cleared eastwards it also brought some strong winds, particularly across eastern England, and significant snowfall with blizzard conditions over upland parts of the north-east on 21 January. Rainfall totals of 50 to 100mm fell widely across Wales and north-west England, with over 100mm across upland areas and locally 150 to 200mm on higher ground. Selected totals from 18 to 20 January included 98.6mm at Rochdale, 94.4mm at Preston Moor Park, 86.6mm at Derwent Bridge and 76.6mm at Sale, Carrington Lane. In north-west England and North Wales, the three-day area-average rainfall total reached 79.4mm, provisionally the wettest such period on record for that region. Winds were a secondary feature, with a peak gust of 69mph recorded at Marham, Norfolk, overnight on 20 to 21 January. No Met Office warning details were available here for Storm Christoph’s impact window. Flooding affected a number of homes in Cheshire, with much of Northwich town centre under water and residents of two care homes evacuated by dinghy. Homes were also evacuated in Warrington, Chester, Didsbury, Northenden, Ruthin, Bangor-on-Dee and Maghull, and some properties were flooded in South Wales. A bridge over the River Clwyd in Denbighshire was swept away, and the East Coast Main Line was affected by flooding between York and Darlington. Snow and ice then caused further transport disruption, including many roads affected by snow, the A9 closed south of Inverness, the Queensferry Crossing closed for a time because of falling ice risk, and multiple crashes on the M5 near Bristol.

A large, deep area of low pressure dominated the North Atlantic on 26 to 27 December 2020, bringing persistent heavy rain across western Scotland on 26 December and then heavy rain and very strong winds sweeping across England and Wales overnight. The strongest winds were across Wales, south-west and southern England, where these were among the most powerful conditions of the year. Wind gusts exceeded 69 mph around the coasts of Wales, south-west and southern England. Needles Old Battery on the Isle of Wight recorded a peak gust of 106 mph, while Aberdaron on the Llŷn Peninsula recorded 83 mph. Rainfall totals exceeded 50 mm across much of western Scotland, with two-day totals including 57.0 mm at Capel Curig, 64.6 mm at Shap, 80.2 mm at Tyndrum and 71.0 mm at Achnagart. No Met Office warnings are available here for Bella’s impact window. Fallen trees disrupted rail services in the south-west, south-east and London, and Dover to Calais ferry services were also disrupted. Large waves battered the coasts of Wales and southern England. Heavy rain falling on already saturated ground caused localised transport disruption from flooding and flooded a number of properties in Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire, while the Welsh Grand National at Chepstow was called off because the course was waterlogged.

Driven by a succession of deep Atlantic low pressure systems associated with a powerful jet stream, Aiden brought strong winds and heavy rain to the UK on 31 October 2020, with western and northern areas bearing the brunt, especially western Scotland and other exposed western coasts. Across western upland parts of the UK, 50 to 100 mm of rain fell, and exposed locations saw gusts over 69 mph. During 31 October to 2 November, gusts exceeded 58 mph around much of the UK coastline and exceeded 69 mph in exposed parts of the north and west, including 82 mph at Aultbea, Wester Ross, 81 mph at Capel Curig, Conwy, and 114 mph at Cairngorm Summit. No Met Office warnings were available for this impact window in the evidence provided. The strong winds and heavy rain caused travel disruption in western Scotland, with many ferry services cancelled. Large waves led to 33 shipping containers being lost overboard from a vessel in the Pentland Firth, and a yacht capsized off the Isles of Scilly. There was localised flooding on roads in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including a landslide affecting the A83 at Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll, some disruption to rail services, and exposed western coastlines were battered by large waves.

A low pressure system centred in the Irish Sea tracked eastwards across England on 27 April 2019, bringing very strong winds overnight 26 to 27 April, with England and Wales most affected and the brunt in exposed western coastal parts of Wales. For west Wales, it was one of the most significant April windstorms of the last 50 years. Around the coast of west Wales, gusts exceeded 69 mph, with a peak gust of 82 mph at Aberdaron, Gwynedd. Across the southern half of England and Northern Ireland, gusts were generally in the 46 to 58 mph range. Heavy rain also affected the Welsh mountains, where Capel Curig in Conwy recorded 108.4 mm over 26 to 27 April. No Met Office warnings were available for this impact window. The storm caused major disruption on roads across Wales, with the M48 Severn Bridge and the A55 near Holyhead closed. There were power cuts to over 1,000 properties, reports of fallen trees, and disruption to trains across south Wales.

A deep area of low pressure tracked across Scotland overnight on 12 to 13 March 2019, bringing Storm Gareth and its strongest winds to Scotland, northern England, Wales and other exposed coastal parts of the UK. The storm formed part of a broader unsettled spell driven by a powerful jet stream, but Gareth itself was the low crossing Scotland during that overnight period. During 12 to 13 March, gusts of 40 to 50 kt were recorded widely across the UK, with 50 to 60 kt in exposed coastal locations. Gusts of 60 kt or more were recorded at several stations, including 65 kt (75 mph) at Machrihanish, Argyll, 61 kt (70 mph) at Dundrennan, Kirkcudbrightshire and Capel Curig, and 60 kt (69 mph) at Orlock Head, County Down and Emley Moor, West Yorkshire. No Met Office warnings were available in the evidence for Storm Gareth’s impact window. Impacts included travel disruption, with rail services affected across northern England and Scotland, delays to ferry crossings between Dover and Calais, and fallen trees blocking some roads across Wales. Large waves battered exposed coastlines, and snow caused some further travel disruption across Scotland.

A rapidly deepening area of low pressure crossed the UK on 3 to 4 March 2019, tracking north-eastward and bringing strong winds and heavy rain to England, Wales and southern Scotland. The brunt of the storm was felt across Wales, northern England and southern Scotland, with some snow over higher ground in the north. Gusts of 40 to 50 kt (46 to 58 mph) were recorded across much of England. The highest gusts attributed to Freya were 66 kt (76 mph) at Mumbles Head, Swansea, 63 kt (72 mph) at Capel Curig, Conwy, and 61 kt (70 mph) at Emley Moor, West Yorkshire. Persistent heavy rain affected northern England and southern Scotland, where 20 to 30 mm fell. No Met Office warnings were available for this impact window. The strong winds disrupted the rail network across Wales and the Midlands, while fallen trees blocked some routes for motorists. A section of the M4 closed because of high winds, localised flooding affected some roads across Wales, and large waves battered exposed coastlines. Snow over higher levels in the north also caused hazardous driving conditions.

Driven by a deep Atlantic low tracking to the west of Scotland, Erik affected the UK on 8 to 9 February 2019, with the strongest conditions across much of the country and particularly in exposed coastal and upland areas. A cold front stretched across the UK from Aberdeenshire to Cornwall on 8 February, bringing strong winds and bands of heavy rain, with persistent heavy rain in western upland areas and some torrential downpours as the front cleared south-east England. Much of the UK recorded gusts above 58 mph, with some exposed coastal locations exceeding 69 mph. The highest gust at a low-level station was 84 mph at Capel Curig, Conwy; other reported gusts included 76 mph at Killowen, County Down, 75 mph at Lake Vyrnwy, Powys, 74 mph at St Bees Head, Cumbria, and 69 mph at Emley Moor, West Yorkshire. No Met Office warning details were available for Storm Erik’s impact window in the evidence provided. Impacts included widespread transport delays and disruption, with aircraft struggling to land in the strong winds. A hotel in Morecambe, Lancashire closed after part of its roof was blown off, and a tree smashed through the roof of a double-decker bus in Poole, Dorset, though no one was hurt there. Fatalities were reported: a kitesurfer died off the north Devon coast, and two people were killed in their vehicles by falling trees in Devon and Wales.

A low centred over or close to the UK on 15 to 16 December 2018 brought strong winds and heavy rain to western and northern parts of the UK, with snow across the Highlands. The worst conditions were reported across western and northern areas, particularly southern Scotland, the North Pennines, parts of Wales and Scotland, and around Manchester. Recorded gusts exceeded 50 kt (58 mph) in western and northern parts of the UK, with some exposed coastal locations over 60 kt (69 mph). The storm report also described widespread heavy rain across northern parts of the UK, with rain freezing on impact and creating treacherous conditions, but it did not give rainfall totals. No Met Office warnings were available for this impact window. Freezing rain led to treacherous conditions and multiple traffic accidents, particularly on the M74 and across southern Scotland, while the A66 across the North Pennines was closed. There were further traffic incidents across parts of England and Wales, reports of fallen trees, and several hundred homes lost power across parts of Wales and Scotland. Strong crosswinds also forced planes to abort landings at Manchester Airport.

A deep Atlantic low tracking north-east to the west of Ireland and then west of Scotland brought strong winds and prolonged frontal rain to the UK on 12 to 13 October 2018, with western areas bearing the brunt and the most severe conditions across south Wales. Persistent heavy rain also affected other western and northern areas, but south Wales saw the most exceptional totals. Peak gusts reached 74 mph at Mona, Anglesey, and 73 mph at Pembrey Sands, Carmarthenshire, with exposed western and northern coasts more widely seeing 58 to 69 mph. Rainfall was the more significant hazard: much of the Brecon Beacons recorded 100 to 150 mm over two days, with 150 to 200 mm widely across the Brecon Beacons and over 200 mm on higher ground; Libanus recorded 202.4 mm in 34 hours, with 134.2 mm at Tredegar and 103.8 mm at Sennybridge. No Met Office warning details were available for this impact window in the evidence provided. The storm caused widespread travel disruption from strong winds and flooding, with large waves affecting exposed coasts in the south and west. Thousands of homes lost power, flights were cancelled, roads were disrupted and rail services were delayed or cancelled across Wales, south-west England and between Preston and Scotland, including landslip-related disruption. Homes and businesses were flooded in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Powys. One man was killed after a landslip, and another was reported swept away by rough seas in Brighton.

Driven by a rapidly eastward-tracking Atlantic low that deepened as it crossed northern England into the North Sea, Bronagh affected the UK overnight on 20 to 21 September 2018. The worst of the weather was across England and Wales, with particularly heavy rain over upland Wales, the southern Pennines and the North York Moors, and the main impacts reported in mid-Wales and the Sheffield area. Recorded rainfall totals from 0900 UTC 20 to 0900 UTC 21 September included 78.6 mm at Capel Curig (Conwy) and 71.6 mm at Middleton (Derbyshire), with over 50 mm widely across upland parts of Wales and the southern Pennines. The strongest winds were across southern England and Wales, where gusts reached 46 to 58 mph, with exposed coastal locations seeing 58 to 69 mph or more. No Met Office warnings are available for Bronagh’s impact window in the evidence provided. The storm brought travel disruption and localised flooding in the Sheffield area and mid-Wales. Ferry services from Holyhead to Dublin and some flights from Cardiff Airport were cancelled, while debris and fallen trees blocked some roads and railway lines.

Driven rapidly eastward across the UK by a powerful Atlantic jet stream, Storm Ali deepened as it moved into the North Sea and brought very strong winds and heavy rain on 19 September 2018. The brunt was across Northern Ireland and Scotland, with the strongest winds in a swathe from Northern Ireland into southern, central and eastern Scotland. Widespread gusts exceeded 69 mph across the north of the UK. Killowen, County Down, recorded a peak gust of 91 mph, while gusts across Scotland’s Central Belt were typically around 75 mph; mountain summits in Scotland and northern England saw gusts over 100 mph. Heavy rain affected much of Scotland and Northern Ireland, with parts of Highland Scotland recording over 50 mm, including 66.6 mm at Cluanie Inn in the 24 hours to 0900 UTC on 20 September. No Met Office warning details were available here for Storm Ali’s impact window. The storm caused extensive power outages and travel disruption in Northern Ireland and Scotland, including closures of exposed bridges and rail cancellations due to fallen trees. Thousands of homes and businesses in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England lost power, and there was damage to buildings and vehicles alongside many fallen trees across the north-west of the UK. Two fatalities were reported, one in County Armagh and one in County Galway, and 500 cruise passengers and crew were stranded in Greenock after severe weather broke their ship’s mooring lines.

Storm Ewan was the last named storm of the 2016/2017 season, and brought strong winds and rain to northern areas of the UK and across the Republic of Ireland. Ewan wasn't a particularly strong storm, and came soon after Storm Doris which brought more widespread disruption across the UK. Ewan was felt more across southern parts of the Republic of Ireland. The storm only had yellow Met Office warnings for wind across parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland. Reports of minor flooding due to wave overtopping and some travel delays at Leeds Bradford airport were seen due to the strong winds.

Storm Doris was named on the 21 February as yellow and amber warnings for wind, snow and rain were issued by the Met Office. Overnight and into the morning of the 23 February, Storm Doris underwent explosive cyclogenesis labelling it a weather bomb. The centre of the storm moved rapidly through Northern Ireland in the early hours, across northern England and out into the North Sea by the early afternoon. The storm brought heavy snow to Scotland during the morning rush hour causing widespread disruption particularly to transport including the closure of the M80, one of Scotland's busiest motorways. Strong winds and gusts were experienced across the UK particularly in North Wales where a gust of 94 mph was recorded at Capel Curig.

Following closely on the heels of Storm Barbara, Storm Conor brought gusts in excess of 85 mph across northern parts of the UK on 25 - 26 December 2017. Storm Conor brought stormy weather on Christmas Day and into Boxing Day, with very strong winds across northern Scotland and the Northern Isles. Gusts were typically between 70 and 80 mph. The power cuts and travel disruption that arose from Storm Barbara were hampered further as Conor moved through, leaving many witout power during Christmas Day.

Windy weather was experienced across the country, but the focus of the storm was on parts of north and northwest Scotland. Over 100 schools were closed in the Highlands were forced to close while train and bus services were disrupted and ferries to the Northern and Western Isles were cancelled. Two planes attempting to land at Stornoway airport were unable to land and forced to return to Aberdeen and Inverness. A subsequent warning was also issued for 26 December 2016 with more strongs winds following shortly after named Storm Conor.

A deep low brought heavy rain across southern areas and damaging winds to the south coast on 20 November 2016, with the brunt of Storm Angus felt along the south coast and across parts of south-west England. Flooding also affected parts of South Wales. Along the south coast, gusts exceeded 58 mph and were strongest in the far south-east, with 81 mph at Langdon Bay, Kent; Guernsey Airport in the Channel Islands recorded 84 mph. Exposed coastal locations generally reached 69 to 81 mph. Storm Angus brought around 40 to 50 mm of rain in the wettest areas, and Exeter Airport recorded 58.0 mm during Angus, including 27.2 mm in one hour to 0100 GMT on 20 November. No Met Office warning details were available for this impact window. More than 1,000 properties across south-west England lost power. There was widespread travel disruption, with roads closed and trains cancelled, and the south-west main line was closed outside Exeter due to flood damage. Large waves damaged the sea wall at Swanage, Dorset; a cargo ship collided with a barge in the English Channel; and a ferry carrying 150 passengers was stranded for 26 hours before docking at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.

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