UK storm season 2016/17
A summary of all the named storms from the 2016/17 storm season in the UK.
The 2016/17 storm season saw five storms named over a period of just over four months.
The first named storm was Storm Angus on 19 November 2016 bringing gusts of up to 84 mph across the south of England.
The strongest gusts of the season were recorded during Storm Conor and Storm Doris with 94 mph recorded at Sella Ness and Capel Curig.
Name |
Date named |
Date of impact on UK and/or Ireland |
Max Gusts and locations |
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19 November 2016 |
20 November 2016 |
84mph - Guernsey, Channel Islands 81mph - Langdon Bay, Kent 71mph - Jersey, Channel Islands 71mph - Berry Head, Devon 71mph - Needles, Isle of Wight |
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20 December 2016 |
23 - 24 December 2016 |
83mph - Sella Ness, Shetland Isles 78mph - Sule Skerry, Orkney 75mph - South Uist, Outer Hebrides 75mph - Mona, Anglesey 71mph - Sumburgh, Shetland Isles |
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23 December 2016 |
25 - 26 December 2016 |
94mph - Sella Ness, Shetland 89mph - Fair Isle, Shetland 87mph - Lerwick, Shetland 85mph - Baltasound, Shetland 83mph - South Uist, Outer Hebrides |
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21 February 2017 |
23 February 2017 |
94mph - Capel Curig, Snowdonia 87mph - High Bradfield, South Yorkshire 83mph - Lake Vyrnwy, Powys 82mph - Valley, Snowdonia 82mph - Needles, Isle of Wight 82mph - Aberdaron, Snowdonia |
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| Ewan | 25 February 2017 | 26 February 2017 |
75mph - Capel Curig, Conwy 66mph - Lerwick, Shetland 64mph - Needles, Isle of Wight 64mph - Lake Vyrnwy |
Unused storm names for 2016/17
Fleur, Gabriel, Ivor, Jacqui, Kamil, Louise, Malcolm, Natalie, Oisin, Penelope, Robert, Susan, Thomas, Valerie and Wilbert.
Storm summaries
Storm Angus: 20 November 2016
Storm Angus saw strong wind across the south of England and heavy rainfall causing flooding to parts of southwest England. Storm Angus brought strong gusts particularly to the south and south-west of England with observations of 69 - 81 mph in exposed coastal locations.
In the English Channel, a cargo ship collided with a barge and a passenger ferry was stranded for 26 hours. Stormy waves caused damage across the south coast with damaged reported to a sea wall at Swanage, Dorset and the main south-west railway line closed near Exeter due to flood damage. Over 1,000 properties in the south-west of England were left without power.
Storm Barbara: 23-24 December 2016
Storm Barbara brought strong winds to the UK with warnings issued during the festive getaway. 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.
Storm Conor: 25-26 December 2016
Following closely on the heels of Storm Barbara, 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 without power during Christmas Day.
Storm Doris: 23 February 2017
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.
Transport was widely disrupted with the Dartford Crossing and the Port of Liverpool both closed for time while there were delays and cancellation to train services and flights throughout the day.
Storm Ewan: 26 February 2017
Storm Ewan was the last named storm of the 2016/2017 season, named by the Irish Meteorological Service Met Éireann and brought strong winds to the Republic of Ireland and northern UK on 26 February 2017.
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.