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16 people died during this rescue attempt. At the height of the storm, winds gusted to hurricane force 12 and waves of 60 feet were reported. Highest gust speeds: Gwennap Head 72 knots (83 mph) Scilly: St Mary's 70 knots (81 mph) Plotted observation charts for 18:00 and 24:00 hours on 19 December

activity) and winds at low levels, circulating either anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere or clockwise in the southern hemisphere. A tropical storm is a tropical cyclone with mean wind speeds of at least 39 m.p.h. The terms hurricane and typhoon are regionally-specific names for a strong

. Australia Rising seas make hurricanes and other storms more dangerous. Mangroves trap sediment and protect the coast against large waves and storm surges. Beaches and dunes are receding as sea level rises, so they are replenished with sand and grasses to minimise the impact of storm surges. China

. Rainfall overall for the summer was below average, June and July had close to average totals, while August was a drier than average month despite wet spells in some areas caused by Storm Floris and the remnants of Hurricane Erin. August saw just 62% of average rainfall for the UK as a whole. Only

November 2020 shows a further deep area of low pressure (containing the remnants of ex-hurricane Zeta) to the west of Scotland, with associated fronts sweeping across the UK. 1 Storm Aiden was the first named storm of the 2020/2021 season under the Name our Storms collaboration between the Met Office, Met

and other statistics can be found on our climate pages. More by Press Office Met Office 10-day trend: Unsettled weather continues into November Met Office Deep Dive: Hurricane Melissa and the UK weather outlook What do meteorologists do at the Met Office? Met Office week ahead forecast: Classic Autumnal

weather intelligence to Kenya Met Office 10-day trend: Unsettled weather continues into November Met Office Deep Dive: Hurricane Melissa and the UK weather outlook What do meteorologists do at the Met Office? Met Office week ahead forecast: Classic Autumnal weather on the way Met Office weekend

to Kenya Met Office 10-day trend: Unsettled weather continues into November Met Office Deep Dive: Hurricane Melissa and the UK weather outlook What do meteorologists do at the Met Office? Met Office week ahead forecast: Classic Autumnal weather on the way Met Office weekend football forecast Understanding

weather intelligence to Kenya Met Office 10-day trend: Unsettled weather continues into November Met Office Deep Dive: Hurricane Melissa and the UK weather outlook What do meteorologists do at the Met Office? Met Office week ahead forecast: Classic Autumnal weather on the way Met Office weekend football

the Google Play store. More by Press Office How the Met Office brings life-saving weather intelligence to Kenya Met Office 10-day trend: Unsettled weather continues into November Met Office Deep Dive: Hurricane Melissa and the UK weather outlook What do meteorologists do at the Met Office? Met Office