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issued for parts of Scotland. A woman died after being hit by a falling tree in Aberdeen on the 29th. There were over 75,000 power outages over the weekend, and over 100 school closures in Aberdeenshire, Angus and Highland. With many fallen trees, both road and rail travel were impacted. Road

the Aberdeen Maggie’s cancer charity for five years. He holds an MA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and a PhD from London University and was awarded a CBE for his services to the Energy Sector. Andy lives on a North Devon coastal farm, where he and his wife are enhancing

locations have gales a few times a year. Western coasts have the highest frequency of gales, especially the western isles of Scotland. On other coasts, gales are still more frequent than inland. 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 3 1 0.5 1 0 London Plymouth Birmingham Manchester 8 7 6 5 4 2 0 Lerwick Aberdeen Glasgow

, resulted in high water levels and large waves affecting exposed coastal communities in the south and west, causing coastal flooding. Impacts The storm of 5 December saw Scotland's rail network shut down, 100,000 homes without power, flight cancellations at Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, fallen

Scotland on the 9th and 10th led to reports of road flooding and some road closures in various locations including Peterhead, Elgin and Aberdeen. Further south, the same band of rain gave way to clusters of heavy, thundery downpours. One such downpour in Merseyside on the evening of the 9th led

and Aberdeen. Further south, the same band of rain gave way to clusters of heavy, thundery downpours. One such downpour in Merseyside on the evening of the 9th led to reports of road and property flooding across the area, including in the same location where two fatalities had occurred in August

to the rural road and rail networks, and over 100 school closures were also reported from these areas. In Aberdeen city centre the roof of a campus building was damaged by the winds, with staff and students being evacuated. A school roof in Carnoustie also suffered severe wind damage on the morning

Scotland on the 9th and 10th led to reports of road flooding and some road closures in various locations including Peterhead, Elgin and Aberdeen. Further south, the same band of rain gave way to clusters of heavy, thundery downpours. One such downpour in Merseyside on the evening of the 9th led

call our anchors. We have around 2,200 people working at more than 60 locations around the world, including a Marine Centre of Excellence in Aberdeen, on-site meteorologists at Heathrow and even the Antarctic. We also have many more automated observing sites including four permanent and Mobile Met

homes in Aberdeen lost power. England diary of highlights February started with a chilly northerly flow, and the rest of the first week was generally cold with some north and east winds. The middle fortnight of the month was o en milder with westerly and south-westerly winds, and it turned changeable