Storm Katie
27 - 28 March 2016 - Storm Katie made landfall on Cornwall then moved across the country on Easter Monday bringing gusts up to 106mph.
Storm Katie impacts
Storm Katie was the eleventh storm of the season with strong gusts and heavy rainfall experienced over a busy bank holiday weekend.
On the evening of Sunday 27 March 2016 Storm Katie tracked across southern Britain and moved out into the North sea by midday on Easter Monday.
A peak wind speed of 106 mph was recorded on the exposed Needles of Isle of Wight, but gusts of 70 - 80 mph along the coast and 50 - 70 mph inland were more widely experienced.
The strong winds brought widespread impacts across southern England including damage to trees and structures and disruption to transport with bridge closed and flights, ferries and trains cancelled.
Across the south of England, over 100,000 power outages were recorded.
The table below shows the strongest gusts recorded during Storm Katie:
Site Name | Area | Max Gust (mph) |
---|---|---|
Needles Old Battery | Isle of Wight | 106 |
Portland | Dorset | 79 |
Berry Head | Devon | 77 |
St Catherines | Isle of Wight | 74 |
Thorney Island | West Sussex | 72 |
Guernsey | Channel Islands | 70 |
Lydd | Kent | 70 |
Manston | Kent | 69 |
Satellite imagery of Storm Katie
The video below shows 48 hours of continuous satellite imagery as Storm Katie moved across the UK.