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. On the 5th, there was flooding of homes and businesses and transport disruption across parts of the south-west Midlands, south and mid Wales, particularly the south Wales valleys. On the 6th flooding affected north-east England, where the town of Morpeth in Northumberland was badly hit with some 1000

for several hours) and motorists were stranded by floodwaters. The mainline railway between London and Penzance was closed due to landslides. A number of schools across Cornwall were closed for the day and the Eden Project was badly affected by flooding. Weather data Overnight on 16/17 November, a deep

in the Mersey were higher than any previously recorded. The storm took 800 lives and 133 ships with a further 90 badly damaged. Twice as many people were lost at sea around the British Isles than in the whole of 1858. The most famous ship to founder during the night was the steam clipper Royal Charter

in the month. The 17th started with fog in the Firth of Forth and was generally cloudy in the east and sunny in the west. Low cloud near the east coast on the 18th cleared away, leaving a dry sunny day for all. The night of the 18th/19th was very cold in places with a minimum of -6.9 °C at Aboyne

the period. There were major flooding problems, with the Environment Agency reporting at least 6000 properties flooded. The Somerset Levels were very badly affected, with large areas remaining under water from late December through the winter period, and severe flooding also affected much of the River

in Leyburn and Reeth, and floodwaters caused damage to farm walls and fences and deposited flood debris across farmland. On 31 July, parts of south Manchester and East Cheshire were also badly affected by flash-flooding with widespread flooding of properties and road closures across the region. Thousands

there were significant flooding problems across Wales with the Conwy valley badly affected. There was also localised flooding in parts of West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester and temporary barriers were installed in the Midlands on the River Severn. Some flooding was also reported in York from

cut in half as the remaining road bridge in the town was also severely damaged by floodwaters. Cockermouth was also badly affected by flooding, with the town centre under two metres or more of floodwater and several hundred other properties also affected by flooding. There was widespread disruption

Department (KMD). Realising that a much more localised weather service was badly needed, the KMD partnered with the Met Office and the WISER programme to set up decentralised forecasts and deliver the weather and climate information that local Kenyans would both trust and put to use. “We weren’t

of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire were also badly affected by flooding from both river and surface water sources. 35 properties were evacuated in Mansfield after a mudslide and floodwaters threatened Derby city centre. Matlock-Derby-Nottingham rail services were cancelled. There were also impacts