storm Desmond
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Storm Desmond was a powerful extratropical cyclone in early December 2015 that brought record-breaking rainfall and severe flooding to parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Storm Desmond | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European windstorm
ⓘ
extratropical cyclone ⓘ |
| affectedCountry |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Cumbria
NERFINISHED
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Northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basin | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caused |
landslides
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power outages ⓘ record-breaking rainfall ⓘ river flooding ⓘ severe flooding ⓘ surface water flooding ⓘ transport disruption ⓘ |
| countryWithRedWarnings | United Kingdom GENERATED ⓘ |
| dissipatedOn | 2015-12-08 ⓘ |
| economicDamage | over £1 billion ⓘ |
| economicDamageCountry |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatalities | several deaths ⓘ |
| formedOn | 2015-12-04 ⓘ |
| hasName | Storm Desmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hitRegion | Lake District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hitTown |
Appleby-in-Westmorland
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Carlisle NERFINISHED ⓘ Cockermouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Kendal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactCategory | severe weather event in Europe ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Met Office weather warnings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumRainfallLocation |
Honister Pass
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ⓘ
Thirlmere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meteorologicalType | deep Atlantic low-pressure system ⓘ |
| namedBy |
Met Office
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ⓘ
Met Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme rainfall totals in Cumbria
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overtopping of flood defences ⓘ widespread river flooding in northern England ⓘ |
| occurredInMonth | December 2015 ⓘ |
| partOf |
2015–16 European windstorm season
ⓘ
UK and Ireland storm naming scheme ⓘ |
| rainfallAmount24h | 341.4 mm at Honister Pass ⓘ |
| rainfallAmount48h | 405.0 mm at Thirlmere ⓘ |
| relatedTo | 2015–16 UK and Ireland flooding ⓘ |
| setRecord |
UK 24-hour rainfall record
ⓘ
UK 48-hour rainfall record ⓘ |
| year | 2015 ⓘ |
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