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overall with notable events including storm Callum in October, that resulted in significant flooding. In the Atlantic, Hurricane Leslie recorded the longest path of a hurricane over its 22-day existence. DR informed the group about Met Office performance for winter 2018 so far. Forecast performance

2 , equivalent to three months rainfall. Weather data The image below shows the Met Office shipping forecast issued for Biscay on the evening of 1 October 2020, with a hurricane force 12 warning for this area as storm Alex rapidly deepened to the west of Brittany. 1 Storm Alex was named by Meteo

wind strength violent storm 11, perhaps hurricane force 12 later. The chart below shows hourly mean sea level pressure recorded at Culdrose (Cornwall), Hurn (Dorset), St Catherine’s Point (Isle of Wight), Kenley Airfield (Greater London) and Wattisham (Suffolk). These show the sharp drop and rise

reaches tropical storm status. 2. Tropical cyclone activity Tropical cyclone activity SWI AUS SAT TOTAL Tropical depressions (<35 knots) 0 0 0 0 Tropical storms (35-63 knots) 7 6 1 14 Hurricanes/typhoons (>63 knots) 4 8 0 12 Total 11 14 1 26 Basin name abbreviations: SWI : South-West Indian (west

reaches tropical storm status. 2. Tropical cyclone activity Tropical cyclone activity SWI AUS SAT TOTAL Tropical depressions (<35 knots) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) Tropical storms (35-63 knots) 3 (3) 7 (9) 2 (1) 12 (13) Hurricanes/typhoons (>63 knots) 9 (4) 8 (6) 0 (0) 17 (10) Total 13 (7) 15 (15) 2 (1

reaches tropical storm status. 2. Tropical cyclone activity Tropical cyclone activity SWI AUS SAT TOTAL Tropical depressions (<35 knots) 1 (1) 2 (0) 0 (0) 3 (1) Tropical storms (35-63 knots) 4 (3) 7 (7) 1 (2) 12 (12) Hurricanes/typhoons (>63 knots) 6 (9) 7 (8) 0 (0) 13 (17) Total 11 (13) 16 (15) 1 (2

Tropical depressions (<35 knots) 0 (0) 0 (2) 0 (0) 0 (2) Tropical storms (35-63 knots) 3 (3) 9 (8) 1 (2) 13 (13) Hurricanes/typhoons (>63 knots) 4 (2) 6 (5) 0 (0) 10 (7) Total 7 (5) 15 (15) 1 (0) 23 (22) Basin name abbreviations: SWI : South-West Indian (west of 90° E) AUS : Australian (east of 90° E

Tropical depressions (<35 knots) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) Tropical storms (35-63 knots) 8 (5) 5 (8) 2 (0) 15 (13) Hurricanes/typhoons (>63 knots) 4 (4) 8 (7) 0 (0) 12 (11) Total 12 (10) 13 (15) 0 (0) 27 (25) Basin name abbreviations: SWI : South-West Indian (west of 90° E) AUS : Australian (east of 90

Tropical depressions (<35 knots) 1 (0) 3 (0) 0 (0) 4 (0) Tropical storms (35-63 knots) 4 (8) 4 (5) 0 (2) 8 (15) Hurricanes/typhoons (>63 knots) 2 (4) 6 (8) 0 (0) 8 (12) Total 7 (12) 13 (13) 0 (0) 20 (27) Basin name abbreviations: SWI : South-West Indian (west of 90° E) AUS : Australian (east of 90° E

reaches tropical storm status. 2. Tropical cyclone activity Tropical cyclone activity SWI AUS SAT TOTAL Tropical depressions (<35 knots) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) Tropical storms (35-63 knots) 7 (4) 11 (13) 2 (5) 20 (22) Hurricanes/typhoons (>63 knots) 4 (6) 5 (6) 0 (0) 9 (12) Total 12 (10) 16 (19) 2