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at www.metoffice.gov.uk/schools © Crown Copyright 2022, Met Office Mitigating extreme weather risks Extreme weather profile cards Hurricane Hurricanes are very large, rapidly rotating storms, with very strong winds and thunderstorms. Each year several make landfall and can cause considerable damage

development Storm Amy’s arrival is closely linked to developments across the Atlantic. Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda on the other side of the Atlantic were interacting. Some of the energy from hurricane Humberto was transferring into Imelda, and as Humberto diminished, its remnants formed a new low

Extreme weather profile cards Hurricane Hurricanes are very large, rapidly rotating storms, with very strong winds and thunderstorms. Each year several make landfall and can cause considerable damage to property and loss of life. They are also known as typhoons or tropical cyclones. Find out more

south, it spun up this low, which was forecast to bring heavy rain to western Scotland. The combination of active weather fronts and orographic uplift (where moist air is forced up over hills and mountains) meant that rainfall totals were expected to build rapidly. READ MORE: Hurricanes, typhoons

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Hurricane Hurricanes are very large, rapidly rotating storms, with very strong winds and thunderstorms. Each year several make landfall and can cause considerable damage to property and loss of life. They are also known as typhoons or tropical cyclones. Find out more: www.metoffice.gov.uk/research

day for many, with cloud and scattered showers at times.   Find WeatherReady advice on travelling in rain and wind. Does Ex-Hurricane Ernesto influence the outlook?  Hurricane Ernesto, which brought impacts to Bermuda, is weakening rapidly as it moves into the Atlantic and is expected

across the country as we go through the weekend. When considering the latest forecast, it is always important to look at what is happening on the other side of the Atlantic, and this week is no exception. Hurricane Gabrielle, which was a major hurricane, is currently tracking eastwards towards Europe

and there but turning drier. “However, there's another area of low pressure which is gaining quite a bit of attention. This one is bringing quite a bit of uncertainty into the forecast. It's Hurricane Danielle in the subtropics now, as it drifts northwards it will no longer be a hurricane. But when you've got

Storm Lorenzo October 2019 Storm Lorenzo brought strong winds to the west of Ireland on 3 October 2019 before crossing the UK on 4 October. Lorenzo was a mid-Atlantic hurricane but weakened rapidly as it tracked north-east past the Azores toward the west coast of Ireland. The storm followed a spell