2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season
The 2015–16 season was the first instance of the United Kingdom's Met Office and Ireland's Met Éireann naming extratropical cyclones. The season started on 10 November with the naming of Storm Abigail and ended on 28 March with the dissipation of Storm Katie. Storms are named when they are forecast to cause hazards due to high winds by either organisation. The season is most notable for the amount of rainfall which fell over the UK and Ireland, causing the 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods; most of which is attributed to Storms Desmond, Eva and Frank. The strongest low-level gusts of the season came from storms Gertrude and Katie. On 29 January, Gertrude produced gusts of 105 mph (169 km/h) at Lerwick, Shetland Islands while Katie produced a gust of 106 mph (171 km/h) on 28 March at
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2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season
The 2015–16 season was the first instance of the United Kingdom's Met Office and Ireland's Met Éireann naming extratropical cyclones. The season started on 10 November with the naming of Storm Abigail and ended on 28 March with the dissipation of Storm Katie. Storms are named when they are forecast to cause hazards due to high winds by either organisation. The season is most notable for the amount of rainfall which fell over the UK and Ireland, causing the 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods; most of which is attributed to Storms Desmond, Eva and Frank. The strongest low-level gusts of the season came from storms Gertrude and Katie. On 29 January, Gertrude produced gusts of 105 mph (169 km/h) at Lerwick, Shetland Islands while Katie produced a gust of 106 mph (171 km/h) on 28 March at
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Visible image of Gertrude to the north of Scotland
damage
£400-£500 million
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fatalities
First storm formed
2015-11-07
gust
South Uist, Outer Hebrides
The Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight
Last storm dissipated
2016-03-28
name
power outages
strongest storm
Storm Frank — ,
style
total damages
£900 million-1.3 billion
total fatalities
Total storms
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2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season
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