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Revision as of 04:23, 7 December 2024
2024 windstorm over northwestern Europe
 Storm Darragh on 6 December 2024 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 5 December 2024 |
| Dissipated | Ongoing |
| Extratropical cyclone | |
| Highest gusts | 141 km/h (88 mph) at Mace Head |
| Overall effects | |
| Areas affected | France, Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Power outages | >5,000 |
Part of the 2024–25 European windstorm season | |
Storm Darragh (known as Storm Xaveria in Germany) is an ongoing extratropical cyclone which is currently over the British Isles. The 16th named storm of the 2024–25 European windstorm season, Darragh was named by the UK's Met Office on 5 December 2024.
Impact
France
Météo-France issued amber wind alerts for nine departments from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on 7 December, warning of "sometimes violent gusts of wind, particularly on coastlines exposed to west to northwest winds." In response to the alert, SNCF suspended all rail services in Normandy from 7-8 December, as well as some services in Brittany, Pays de la Loire and New Aquitaine.
Ireland
Met Éireann issued red wind warnings for seven counties from 9 p.m. on 6 December whilst the rest of the country was under orange warnings from 8 p.m.. A yellow wind warning also covered the country from 3 p.m. on 5 December until 3 p.m. on 7 December, as well as a yellow rain warning covering thirteen counties from 10 a.m. on 6 December to 10 a.m. the next day.
A gust of 141 km/h (88 mph) was recorded at Mace Head at 11 p.m. on 6 December. Fallen trees blocked the N59 road in County Galway and 5,000 customers around Oughterard and hundreds around Recess and Oranmore lost power after trees took down power lines.
United Kingdom
On 6 December the Met Office issued a rare red weather warning for wind covering the Welsh coast from Anglesey to the Severn Estuary and the Somerset and north Devon coasts valid from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m. on 7 December. Further wind warnings included an amber warning covering Northern Ireland, Great Britain's west coast south of Galloway and much of South West England and a yellow warning covering the rest of the UK except for the Scottish Highlands. Further weather warnings included an amber rain warning covering South East Wales, a yellow rain warning covering Northern Ireland, Southern Scotland and the rest of Wales, and a yellow snow warning for Central Scotland.
See also
- Weather of 2024
- 2024 United Kingdom floods
- Great storm of 1987 – a powerful European windstorm which also hit the United Kingdom during mid-October.
References
- https://page.met.fu-berlin.de/wetterpate/static/emtbkna.gif
- "Storm Darragh has been named". Met Office. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- "Tempête Darragh : onze départements en vigilance orange pour des risques de vents violents, samedi". Le Monde (in French). 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- Young, David (6 December 2024). "Seven counties under red wind warning as Storm Darragh hits Ireland". The Independent. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- "Storm Darragh: Red alert in place for Co Wicklow". RTÉ News. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- "Red wind warning issued as Storm Darragh approaches". Met Office. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
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