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hurricane Ophelia dragged warm air northwards across the UK, resulting in maximum temperatures in the low 20°C’s across eastern counties of England (23.5°C, Manston, Kent on 16th) as well as hurricane-force winds. A gust of 90 mph was recorded at Aberdaron and Capel Curig in Gwynedd on the same day

to be prepared for the effects of weather and climate change on them and their communities. Find out more at www.metoffice.gov.uk/schools © Crown Copyright 2019, Met Office 5 Exploring extreme weather | Extreme weather Extreme weather profile cards Hurricane Hurricanes are very large, rapidly rotating storms

gale 40 45 56.68 66.01 7.873 9.963 Storm 50 75.35 12.300 Violent hurricanes, tempests, etc. 60 80 100 88.02 117.36 146.70 17.715 31.490 49.200 Table 1. Velocities and forces of the wind by Mr Rous. From 1660 onwards, keeping weather records at places on land became increasingly popular, and as early

tracks are only verified when a depression reaches tropical storm status. 2. Tropical cyclone activity Tropical cyclone activity NWP NEP NAT NI TOTAL Tropical depressions (<34 knots) 7 (7) 2 (1) 1 (1) 0 (0) 10 (9) Tropical storms (34-63 knots) 14 (11) 9 (8) 7 (8) 2 (4) 32 (31) Hurricanes/typhoons

tropical storm status. 2. Tropical cyclone activity Tropical cyclone activity NWP NEP NAT NI MED TOTAL Tropical depressions (<34 knots) 5 (6) 0 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 7 (6) Tropical storms (34-63 knots) 13 (13) 8 (11) 5 (14) 6 (3) 1 (2) 33 (43) Hurricanes/typhoons (>63 knots) 12 (10) 10 (8) 8 (7) 1 (3) 0 (0

tropical storm status. 2. Tropical cyclone activity Tropical cyclone activity NWP NEP NAT NI MED TOTAL Tropical depressions (<34 knots) 6 (3) 0 (4) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6 (8) Tropical storms (34-63 knots) 13 (11) 11 (13) 14 (17) 3 (1) 2 (3) 43 (45) Hurricanes/typhoons (>63 knots) 10 (12) 8 (4) 7 (13) 3 (4) 0

– a former hurricane – is bringing intense rainfall to the South Western United States. So much rain is forecast that some locations in southern California and southern Nevada could see their average annual rainfall in a single 24-hour period. Hilary crossed the border in southern California earlier

© Crown Copyright 2019, Met Office 5 Exploring extreme weather | Extreme weather 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

safe during impactful storms.   If a storm is named by a different storm naming group and impacts the UK, the given name will be used in communications, as occurred with Storm Malik in January this year. In addition, if the remnants of a hurricane has moved across the Atlantic to impact UK weather

following Harvey and Aileen (which could have primed the public) and during Ophelia and Brian. Hurricane Ophelia (9-20 th Oct) Storm Brian (22 nd Oct) 763 664 Storm Aileen (mid Sept) Hurricane Harvey (late August/early Sept) 258 275 128 w/c 09/10/17 w/c 16/10/17 w/c 23/10/17 w/c 30/10/17 w/c 06/11/17