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Thursday 25 January 1990 (Burns Day Storm) Weather chart for 1200 UTC on 25 January 1990 General summary Scotland had a cloudy day with rain, sleet or snow at times. There were some heavy falls of snow over the highlands but on low ground and in the south snow turned to rain or sleet. England
Burns' Day Storm - 25 January 1990 During daylight hours on 25 January 1990 an intense depression tracked across southern Scotland bringing severe gales and storm force winds to much of England and Wales evoking memories of the storm of 15/16 October 1987. However, in many places wind speeds were
rainfall and flooding in the Lake District 18-19 November 2009 Ottery St Mary hailstorm 29-30 October 2008 Central England flooding 20 July 2007 Yorkshire flooding June 2007 Birmingham tornado 28 July 2005 Boscastle floods 16 August 2004 The Braer storm 10 January 1993 Towyn floods 26 February 1990 Burns
there are much more severe storms in the observational records. For example, wind gusts recorded during the Burns’ Day storm of 25 January 1990 were approximately 10 to 15Kt higher than storm Eunice, and this storm resulted in widespread severe damage and almost 50 lives lost. The storm of 26 February 1990 was also much more severe. Author: Mike Kendon, Met Office National Climate Information Centre Last updated 24/02/2022
) at Capel Curig (Gwynedd). Storm Eunice was more severe than other more recent storms, notably storm Ciara on 9 February 2020, but the charts show there are much more severe storms in the observational records. For example, wind gusts recorded during the Burns’ Day storm of 25 January 1990 were
the 'Burns Day storm' of 25 January 1990, when gusts of 60- 70 knots were recorded widely and one of 93 knots occurred at Aberporth, and 27 October 2002 which again saw gusts of around 60 knots with 84 knots recorded at Mumbles, near Swansea. The highest gust recorded at a low-level site in Wales is 108
the 'Burns Day storm' of 25 January 1990, when gusts of 60- 70 knots were recorded widely and one of 93 knots occurred at Aberporth, and 27 October 2002 which again saw gusts of around 60 knots with 84 knots recorded at Mumbles, near Swansea. The highest gust recorded at a low-level site in Wales is 108
eastwards across Scotland to the North Sea brought storm force winds with a gust of 79 knots at Fleetwood (Lancs), the 'Burns Day storm' of 25 January 1990 when gusts of 60-70 knots were recorded widely and 8 January 2005 when a deep depression resulted in a gust of 88 knots at St Bees Head, Cumbria
January 1976 when a depression moving eastwards across Scotland to the North Sea brought storm force winds with gusts of 70-80 knots, the 'Burns Day storm' of 25 January 1990 when gusts of 60-70 knots were recorded widely and 27 October 2002 which again saw gusts of around 60 knots. The direction
January 1976 when a depression moving eastwards across Scotland to the North Sea brought storm force winds with gusts of 70-80 knots, the 'Burns Day storm' of 25 January 1990 when gusts of 60-70 knots were recorded widely and 27 October 2002 which again saw gusts of around 60 knots. The direction
