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2024 windstorm over northwestern Europe
 Storm Darragh on 6 December 2024 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 5 December 2024 |
| Dissipated | 9 December 2024 |
| Extratropical cyclone | |
| Highest gusts | 93 mph (150 km/h) at Capel Curig |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Areas affected | France, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom |
| Power outages | 99,000+
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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 fourth 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.
Netherlands
The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) issued a code yellow warning for 6 December covering all of the Netherlands save Limburg, North Brabant and Zeeland provinces. Over 100 flights at Schiphol Airport were cancelled on 6 December due to the storm. Ferry services from Terschelling to Ameland and Harlingen were cancelled and many train services were disrupted by fallen trees.
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. In response to the red weather warning, roughly 3 million people in the affected areas of Wales and South West England were sent emergency alerts on their mobile phones in the largest use of the warning system since its official launch in early 2023.
Travel disruption included disruption to flights at Bristol Airport and Cardiff Airport, with the latter cancelling all flights scheduled during the red weather warning, and the closure of both bridges of the Severn crossing. Numerous sporting events scheduled for 7 December were cancelled or postponed due to the storm: all domestic football and rugby matches in Wales; a Championship game between Cardiff City and Watford; the Premier League Merseyside derby; and horse races in Aintree and Chepstow. Countless Christmas events across the UK were cancelled and all of The Royal Parks were closed.
Strong gusts were recorded across Wales and South West England on 7 December, with 93 mph (150 km/h) recorded at Capel Curig in North Wales and 87 mph (140 km/h) at Liscombe in Devon. A man in his 40s died on the A59 road near Longton, Lancashire, when a tree fell onto his van. National Grid reported that over 48,000 premises in Wales were without power, whilst Northern Ireland Electricity reported an additional 46,000 in Northern Ireland.
See also
References
- "Deutsche Wetterdienst". Free University Berlin. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- "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.
- @weercode (5 December 2024). "Code geel" (Tweet) (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2024 – via Twitter.
- "Schiphol airport cancels hundreds of flights due to storm Darragh". Reuters. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- "Code geel door storm: honderden vluchten geannuleerd en gevaar op de weg". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- "Red wind warning issued as Storm Darragh approaches". Met Office. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- James, Imogen; Lamche, Anna; Fawkes, Chris (6 December 2024). "Millions sent government alert as Storm Darragh approaches". BBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ King, Simon; Walsh, Aoife (7 December 2024). "Thousands without power after Storm Darragh batters UK". BBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- "The top six wind gust speeds so far". BBC News Online. 7 December 2024. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
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