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and hill snow to Wales and South West England accompanied by blustery winds, local hail and thunder. A severe hailstorm affected the Ottery St Mary area of East Devon for an hour or two, resulting in flash flooding and a deep covering of ice. Across the rest of the UK the weather was more benign
but intense hail/thunderstorms over east Devon. Properties and roads in the Ottery St. Mary and Feniton areas were flooded, and the main road (A30) between Honiton and Exeter was closed. Synoptic situation at 0000 UTC on 30 October 2008 Rainfall values and return period information below for Ottery St. Mary
During the early hours of 30 October 2008 the small East Devon town of Ottery St Mary experienced an extreme weather event in the form of an exceptional hailstorm.
Where is Ottery St. Mary? During the early hours of 30 October 2008 the small East Devon town of Ottery St Mary (shown on map below (c) 2012 Google) experienced an extreme weather event in the form of an exceptional hailstorm. Meteorological situation The weather chart on the left is from midnight
events, including notable tornadoes (for example, the London tornado of 7 December 2006) and hailstorms (for example, the 'Ottery St Mary' thunderstorm of October 2008, and severe hailstorms on 28 June 2012 and 1 July 2015 in the Midlands and northern England, respectively). An overriding aim
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
) was blown down. Weather data Synoptic situation at 0600 UTC 28 October 2013 The graph below shows mean sea level pressure recorded at four stations - St Marys Airport (Isles of Scilly), Chivenor (Devon), Benson (Oxfordshire) and Wattisham (Suffolk). The storm continued to deepen and intensify
(mph) Site Name Area Max Gust (mph) Needles Old Battery Isle of Wight 96 Pembrey Sands Dyfed 83 Mumbles Head West Glamorgan 82 St Marys Isle of Scilly 81 Isle of Portland Dorset 79 Culdrose Cornwall 79 Avonmouth Avon 75 Milford Haven Dyfed 75 Storm Imogen satellite imagery
) on the 15th. Weather impacts On the 9th a thunderstorm warning was issued for some southern areas, but the only impact reported was localised flooding in Ottery St Mary, Devon. The weather was then more settled for the next two weeks. There were numerous warnings and impacts during a much more
temperatures of 20.8 °C were recorded at St James’s Park (London) on the 23rd and Treknow (Cornwall) on the 25th. A minimum temperature of -9.1 °C was recorded at Aboyne (Aberdeenshire) on the 2nd. In the 24 hours ending at 0900 UTC on the 2nd, 51.6 mm of rain fell at White Barrow (Devon). A wind gust
with a mixture of rain, hail and some thunder. Storm Atiyah - Maximum wind gusts (mph) Site Name Area Max gust (mph) Needles Old Battery Isle of Wight 83 Aberdaron Gwynedd 77 Aberporth Dyfed 74 Culdrose Cornwall 73 St Marys Airport Isles of Scilly 71 Isle of Portland Dorset 71 Pembrey Sands Dyfed 70
