2018–19 European windstorm season#Storm Bronagh

{{Main|Winter storm naming in the United Kingdom and Ireland}}

In 2015, the British and Irish national meteorological agencies, Met Office and Met Éireann respectively, announced a pilot project to name storm warnings as part of the Name our Storms project for wind storms and asked the public for suggestions. The meteorological offices produced a full list of names for 2015–2016 through to 2017–2018, common to both the UK and Ireland. A new list of names was released on 11 September 2018 for the 2018–2019 season.{{cite news |title=Storm names for 2018–19 announced |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/releases/2018/storm-names-2018-19 |access-date=14 September 2018 |work=Met Office |date=11 September 2018 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Storm Names 2018–19 Announced |url=https://www.met.ie/storm-names-2018-19-announced |access-date=14 September 2018 |work=met.ie |publisher=Met Éireann |date=11 September 2018 |language=en}} Names in the UK were based on the National Severe Weather Warning Service, when a storm is assessed to have the potential for an Amber 'be prepared' or Red 'take action (danger to life)' warning.

There are two main naming lists, created by the national meteorological agencies of the UK and Ireland, and France, Spain and Portugal respectively. Additionally, former Atlantic hurricanes will retain their names as assigned by the National Hurricane Center of the United States.

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This is the second season in which the meteorological agencies of France, Spain and Portugal will be naming storms which affect their areas. This naming scheme is partially overlapping with that used by the UK and Ireland, as storms named by the other group of agencies will be used reciprocally.{{cite news |title=Les listes des noms de tempêtes 2018–2019 rendues publiques |url=http://www.meteofrance.fr/documents/10192/44373/Noms+temp%C3%AAtes+-+M%C3%A9t%C3%A9o-France.pdf/80e2b72e-4c5a-4315-baa8-75b1e943c7ce |access-date=14 September 2018 |publisher=Météo France |date=12 September 2018 |language=fr |archive-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915001909/http://www.meteofrance.fr/documents/10192/44373/Noms+temp%C3%AAtes+-+M%C3%A9t%C3%A9o-France.pdf/80e2b72e-4c5a-4315-baa8-75b1e943c7ce |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |last1=Meteorología |first1=Agencia Estatal de |title=Nueva temporada de nombramiento de borrascas con gran impacto – Agencia Estatal de Meteorología – AEMET. Gobierno de España |url=http://www.aemet.es/es/noticias/2018/10/Borrascas_2018_2019 |access-date=3 October 2018 |work=aemet.es |date=1 October 2018 |language=es}}

Two former Atlantic hurricanes transitioned into European windstorms during the season, and retained their names as assigned by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida:

Additionally to these naming systems, the Free University of Berlin also names high and low pressure areas through its "Adopt a vortex" programme. The Nordic nations of Denmark, Norway and Sweden also name storms with more limited reciprocation.{{cite news |title=Las listas de los nombres de borrascas para 2018–2019 – Revista del Aficionado a la Meteorología |url=https://www.tiempo.com/ram/459561/nombre-borrascas-2018-2019/ |access-date=15 September 2018 |work=Revista del Aficionado a la Meteorología |date=13 September 2018 |language=es-ES}} Other nations may also name storms either through their national meteorological institutions or popularly.

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The season began on 16 September 2018 with the naming of Storm Helene, a former Atlantic hurricane. However, as it weakened considerably while approaching the British Isles, all warnings for Helene were discontinued on 18 September. Later that day, the second storm of the season, Storm Ali, was named by the Met Office and Met Éireann with the issuance of amber wind warnings for the following day. The third storm of the season, Bronagh, was named on 20 September; the earliest third named storm in a season since naming began.

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The season was prefaced by the extratropical remnants of Hurricane Helene which affected the UK and Ireland on 17–18 September. This began an active period of storm formation under a fast moving jet stream over the Atlantic.

{{See also|2018 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Helene}}

{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Helene

| image = Helene 170918.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 16–21 September 2018{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20180916.gif|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20180921.gif|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| fatalities = None

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages = None

| minpressure = {{convert|987|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www1.wetter3.de/Archiv/UKMet/18091700_UKMet_Analyse.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=1.wetter3.de|access-date=10 January 2019|date=15 September 2002}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| gust = {{convert|78|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}}, Cairngorms, United Kingdom{{cite web|url=https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/current?LANG=en&DATE=1537268400&CONT=euro&LAND=UK&KEY=UK&SORT=3&UD=0&INT=06&TYP=windspitzen&ART=tabelle&RUBRIK=akt&R=310&CEL=C&SI=mph|title=Peak gusts, Table: UK/Europe: Current weather|website=Weatheronline.co.uk|access-date=20 September 2018}}

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Portugal, Spain, Ireland, United Kingdom

|track=Helene_2018_track.png|trackcaption={{small|Track of storm Helene according to the Saffir-Simpson scale}}}}

While still a tropical cyclone, Hurricane Helene affected the Azores from 15 to 16 September 2018. The system subsequently completed an extratropical transition on 16 September as it accelerated north-eastwards towards the British Isles,{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2018/al08/al082018.public.037.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Helene Advisory Number 37|author=Daniel Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=16 September 2018|access-date=17 September 2018}} with the outer bands of Storm Helene causing minimal impacts in north-western Spain and Portugal.

Storm Helene crossed the UK and Ireland on 17–18 September, with the Met Office and Met Éireann issuing yellow wind warnings.{{cite news |title=Met Éireann briefing on Ex Tropical Storm Helene 4pm Monday 17th September – Met Éireann – The Irish Meteorological Service |url=https://www.met.ie/met-eireann-briefing-on-ex-tropical-storm-helene-4pm-monday-17th-september |access-date=17 September 2018 |work=met.ie |publisher=Met Éireann |date=17 September 2018 }}{{cite news |title=Will Tropical Storm Helene affect the UK? |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/releases/2018/storm-helene |access-date=14 September 2018 |work=Met Office |date=14 September 2018 }} The Met Office's yellow warning of wind covered southern England, the Midlands and Wales overnight from 17 to 18 September, with forecasts predicting winds of up to {{convert|60|to|70|mph|km/h kn|abbr=on}}.

Helene was downgraded as it approached the British Isles, with winds gusting to only {{convert|40|to|50|mph|km/h kn|abbr=on}} in isolated locations; as a result, all warnings were cancelled on 18 September as Helene was still crossing the UK. Subsequently, Helene emerged into the Norwegian Sea and stalled off the coast of Norway as a weakened system,{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20180919.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} finally being absorbed by Storm Bronagh approaching from the south-west on 21 September.

File:Helene postropical.gif can be seen to the southwest of Helene.]]

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Ali

| image = Ali 190918.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 17–22 September 2018{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20180917.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20180922.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| fatalities = 2

| damage = ≥ £7.9 million (≥ €8.8 million){{cite web|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20181009-ab-analytics-if-sept-global-recap.pdf|title=Global Catastrophe Recap|date=September 2018|website=Thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com|access-date=10 January 2019}}

| power outages = 286,000+

| minpressure = {{convert|967|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite news |title=18092000 UKMet Analysis |url=http://www1.wetter3.de/Archiv/UKMet/18092000_UKMet_Analyse.gif |access-date=20 September 2018 |agency=Met Office |website=1.wetter3.de |date=20 September 2018}}

| gust = {{convert|102|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}} recorded at Tay Road Bridge, Dundee, United Kingdom

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Ireland, Norway, United Kingdom

}}

File:Ali damage.jpg on 20 September that had had its roof ripped off by Storm Ali.]]

Storm Ali was named on 18 September by Met Éireann and Met Office, who both issued Amber weather warnings for wind associated with Ali. The centre of circulation of Ali made landfall in south-western Ireland in the early hours of 19 September, crossing into Northern Ireland before re-emerging into the Atlantic and then making a second landfall close to Ullapool in north-western Scotland at around 14:00 local time (UTC+1). The highest wind gust recorded in the Republic of Ireland was {{cvt|143|km/h|mph kn}} at Mace Head weather station in County Galway.{{cite tweet |user=MetEireann |number=1041975866417446912 |date=18 September 2018 |title=Status Orange – Wind warning for Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Meath, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare and Kerry}}{{cite news |title=BBC Weather – UK Warnings |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/warnings?ns_campaign=bbc_weather&ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central |access-date=18 September 2018 |publisher=BBC Weather |date=18 September 2018}} The highest gust record in the United Kingdom was {{cvt|102|mph|km/h kn}} recorded on the Tay Road Bridge in Scotland.{{cite web |title=Two killed as Storm Ali brings 100 mph winds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45572946 |website=BBC News |access-date=19 September 2018 |date=19 September 2018}} The winds on this storm were equivalent to a Category 2 on the Saffir–Simpson scale.

Storm Ali killed two people in Ireland and the UK. A caravan was blown over a cliff onto a beach near the village of Claddaghduff in County Galway, killing a woman who was visiting from Switzerland.{{cite web |title=Woman dies as caravan is blown off cliff |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45572946 |website=BBC News |access-date=19 September 2018 |date=19 September 2018}} In County Armagh, a man in his 20s was killed by a falling tree.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-45557619|title=Man killed by tree during Storm Ali|date=19 September 2018|access-date=20 September 2018|work=BBC News}} Falling trees also severely injured a woman in Cheshire.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45572946|title=Two killed as Storm Ali brings 100mph winds|date=19 September 2018|access-date=20 September 2018|work=BBC News}} There was also severe tree damage in the Galway City and County region, which led to numerous school and road closures. Electricity supplies were lost to more than 100,000 homes across Northern Ireland, with more than 25,000 remaining without power into the following morning; the worst affected areas for power outages were Omagh, Dungannon and Enniskillen. Across the border in the Republic of Ireland, more than 186,000 properties lost electricity during Ali, of which 119,000 had power restored by the end of the day.

In County Antrim, the M1 motorway was closed in both directions for several hours after power cables fell across the carriageways.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-45572085|title=M1 reopens after fallen cables cleared|date=19 September 2018|access-date=20 September 2018|work=BBC News}} Enterprise trains between Belfast and Dublin were delayed for up to seven hours due to debris on the tracks. Services between Belfast and Derry were suspended, and a blanket speed restriction of {{cvt|50|mph|km/h kn}} was enforced on all NI Railways services pending track inspections, causing widespread delays. There were also delays to flights at Belfast International Airport. In Greenock in Scotland, the MS Nautica cruise ship broke free from her moorings and drifted for several hours before being rescued by tugboats.

A major incident was declared by police in Dumfries and Galloway after many people were injured by flying debris; schools were placed on lockdown for the safety of students, as Ali's highest winds in this area occurred around the end of the school day. On the Highland Main Line, a freight train was derailed after striking fallen tree branches. In Cumbria, fallen trees and power lines caused disruption to transport and left homes without power; overturned lorries caused the M6 motorway to close for several hours, and Virgin Trains services along the West Coast Main Line were delayed or cancelled between Preston and Glasgow Central. Dozens of trees fell or were damaged across the city of Sheffield, where council housing stock suffered considerable damage, including one housing block which had its roof ripped off in the Gleadless Valley area of the city.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/storm-ali-strong-winds-blow-roof-off-house-in-sheffield-1-9357579|title=Storm Ali: Strong winds blow roof off house in Sheffield|date=19 September 2018 |access-date=20 September 2018}}

After clearing the UK, Ali made landfall in Norway, where several thousand homes were left without power in the west of the country.{{cite news |last1=Løset |first1=Oddleif |title=Kraftig vind har teke straumen frå fleire tusen |url=https://www.nrk.no/sognogfjordane/kraftig-vind-har-teke-straumen-fra-fleire-tusen-1.14215010 |access-date=20 September 2018 |work=NRK |date=20 September 2018 |language=nn-NO}} Ali subsequently tracked over northern Scandinavia and into Siberia, exiting the basin on 22 September.

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Bronagh

| image = Bronagh 210918.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 20–25 September 2018{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20180920.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20180925.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| fatalities = 3{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45588463|title=Storm Bronagh brings travel problems|date=21 September 2018|access-date=8 June 2019|work=BBC News}}

| damage = ≥ £7.9 million (≥ €8.8 million)

| power outages =

| minpressure = {{convert|969|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Met Office analysis chart 12 UTC Friday 21 September 2018 |url=http://www1.wetter3.de/Archiv/UKMet/18092112_UKMet_Analyse.gif |website=1.wetter3.de |publisher=Met Office |access-date=12 October 2018}}

| gust = {{convert|154|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}, Høllen, Norway

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Ireland, Norway, United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Poland

}}

File:Bronagh flooding.jpg event since June 2007.]]

Bronagh first developed as a wave depression close to the southeast coast of Ireland.{{cite news|url=https://www.met.ie/update-on-atlantic-storms-near-ireland|title=Update on Atlantic Storms near Ireland – Met Éireann – The Irish Meteorological Service|date=20 September 2018|work=met.ie|access-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920234409/https://www.met.ie/update-on-atlantic-storms-near-ireland|archive-date=20 September 2018|url-status=dead}} The storm was named on 20 September, and was expected to develop further over the British Isles. Yellow weather warnings were issued with the "possibility" that further upgrades to Amber warnings may be needed depending on how Bronagh developed over the UK. However, Bronagh did not develop over the Isles, and instead strengthened over the North Sea. Thus, no Amber alert for Bronagh was issued by the UK Met Office.{{cite news |title=Storm Bronagh |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/releases/2018/storm-bronagh |access-date=20 September 2018 |work=Met Office |date=20 September 2018 }}

Bronagh brought heavy rainfall to southern Ireland, Wales, and northern England. Heavy rainfall fell across Wales and northern England on 20 September as Bronagh approached. In Sheffield, {{cvt|66.2|mm|in}} of rain fell in a 24-hour period, breaking the previous record of {{cvt|58.9|mm|in}} set on 14 September 1994 for the city's wettest September day since records began.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-suffers-wettest-september-day-ever-as-nearly-7cm-of-rain-falls-in-24-hours-1-9360658|title=Sheffield suffers wettest September day EVER, as nearly 7 cm of rain falls in 24 hours|date=21 September 2018 |access-date=22 September 2018}} Rainfall accumulations reached {{cvt|70|mm|in}} widely across Wales and northern England, with some parts of Wales recording up to {{cvt|100|mm|in}} of rain.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}

As a result of heavy rainfall from Bronagh, widespread flooding was reported. Flash flooding in Sheffield was the worst to affect the city since June 2007. Along the A6178 Sheffield Road between Sheffield and Rotherham, rapidly rising floodwaters caused cars and vans to become stranded.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45588463|title=Storm Bronagh brings travel problems|date=21 September 2018|access-date=22 September 2018|work=BBC News}} In nearby Tinsley, a woman had to be rescued from her car after becoming trapped in rising water.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-south-yorkshire-45593087/storm-bronagh-woman-rescued-from-car-stranded-in-flood|title=Woman rescued from car stranded in flood|work=BBC News|access-date=22 September 2018}} East Midlands Trains reported that severe flooding from the River Sheaf and Porter Brook was affecting Sheffield station, with services delayed or cancelled as a result. Bus services across the city were also suspended as the flooding peaked during the evening rush hour, stranding thousands of people. Flooding was additionally reported in Sheffield City Centre, Bradway, Intake, Meersbrook, Nether Edge and Woodseats amongst other districts.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/live-updates-as-storm-bronagh-hits-sheffield-roads-flooded-and-traffic-chaos-caused-by-heavy-rain-across-region-1-9359834|title=Live updates as Storm Bronagh hits Sheffield – roads flooded and traffic chaos caused by heavy rain across region|date=20 September 2018 |access-date=22 September 2018}}

The storm continued to intensify over the North Sea, tracking towards Norway. The island of Heligoland and the Alte Weser lighthouse on the German coast recorded gusts of {{cvt|107|km/h|mph kn}}, while the Lindesnes Lighthouse in Norway recorded the highest wind speed at {{cvt|154|km/h|mph kn}}.{{cite web|url=https://kachelmannwetter.com/de/messwerte/deutschland/windboeen/20180921-1400z.html|title=Messwerte vom 21.09.2018, 16:00 Uhr – Deutschland|access-date=22 September 2018}} A truck driver in Hamburg suffered injuries after his truck was hit by a shipping container.{{cite web|url=https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/zahlreiche-schaeden-erster-herbststurm-des-jahres-fegt-ueber-hamburg-31328026|title=Zahlreiche Schäden: Erster Herbststurm des Jahres fegt über Hamburg|first=Miriam|last=Khan|access-date=22 September 2018|date=21 September 2018}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Bronagh absorbed the remnants of ex-Hurricane Helene over the Norwegian Sea before making landfall in Scandinavia on 22 September, subsequently tracking northwards into the Arctic and out of the basin by 25 September.

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Callum

| image = Storm Callum, October 2018.png

| caption =

| duration = 10–16 October 2018{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181010.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181016.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| fatalities = 2 (indirect)

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages =

| minpressure = {{convert|938|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www1.wetter3.de/Archiv/UKMet/18101200_UKMet_Analyse.gif|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=1.wetter3.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}

| gust = {{convert|76|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}}

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Ireland, United Kingdom

}}

On 10 October, a weak weather system to the south of Spain organized into Storm Callum. Callum moved further northeastward while strengthening in particularly favourable conditions. The system then underwent explosive cyclogenesis, as it was forced toward the United Kingdom by a jet stream.{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/1030441/uk-weather-forecast-storm-callum-met-office-weather-warning-october-2018|title=UK weather SHOCK forecast: Storm Callum to hit Britain with 36-hour cyclonic ASSAULT|first=Nathan|last=Rao|date=12 October 2018|website=Express.co.uk}} On 11 October, Callum reached its peak intensity on approach to Cardiff, Wales. The storm began to weaken due to an impinging weather system. which had an adverse effect on Callum before it made impact on land. The system then brought intense winds with speeds of up to {{convert|76|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}} to parts of northern England, along with torrential rains to parts of Wales with {{convert|95.6|mm|in|abbr=on}} recorded in Libanus but overall only made a minimal impact on land.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/12/uk-weather-storm-callum-brings-rain-and76mph-winds-britain/|title=UK weather: Storm Callum brings rain and 76mph winds to Britain|first=Telegraph|last=Reporters|date=12 October 2018|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|newspaper=The Telegraph}} Unexpected warm weather was reported soon after, with Donna Nook in Lincolnshire reaching {{convert|26.5|C|F}} in the afternoon.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1051146628864851969|title=HOT OFF THE PRESS – We can beat this!!! Donna Nook in Lincolnshire reached 26.5 °C early this afternoon!|first=Met|last=Office|date=13 October 2018}} At 21:00 UTC, Callum subsequently moved across Iceland and the Norwegian Sea as a weakened system, continuing northwards into the Arctic and out of the basin by 16 October.

As of 13 October 2018, the storm has caused two indirect fatalities; a 33-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman are said to have encountered difficulties in the Penarth Marina. The storm has caused one direct fatality; a person died after a landslide in Cwmduad.{{Cite web |url=https://news.sky.com/story/storm-callum-wales-hit-by-heaviest-flooding-for-20-years-11524923 |title=Storm Callum: Wales hit by heaviest flooding for 20 years |access-date=13 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014010217/https://news.sky.com/story/storm-callum-wales-hit-by-heaviest-flooding-for-20-years-11524923 |archive-date=14 October 2018 |url-status = dead }}

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{{see also|Hurricane Leslie (2018)}}

{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Leslie

| image = Leslie 2018-10-13 1415Z.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 13–15 October 2018{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181013.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181015.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| fatalities = 17

| damage = ≥ £395 million (≥ €440 million){{cite report |title=Global Catastrophe Recap November 2018 |url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20181206-ab-analytics-if-nov-global-recap.pdf |website=AON |access-date=7 December 2018}}

| power outages = 324,000

| minpressure = {{convert|984|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}} (while extratropical)

| gust = {{convert|110|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}}, Figueira da Foz, Portugal{{cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/167dd637549f4c37863ea1f124bb06bc|title=Cyclone Leslie slams into Portugal, leaves 27 injured|publisher=Associated Press|date=14 October 2018|access-date=14 October 2018}}

| RSI =

| final =

| track = Leslie 2018 track.png

| trackcaption = {{small|Track of storm Leslie according to the Saffir-Simpson scale}}

| area affected = Portugal, Spain, France

}}

While still a tropical cyclone, the center of Hurricane Leslie passed within {{convert|100|nmi|km mi nmi|abbr=in|order=out}} of Madeira. This prompted the issuance of tropical storm warnings to the archipelago on 11 October,{{Cite report|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2018/al13/al132018.public.063.shtml?|title=Hurricane Leslie Advisory Number 63|author=Eric S. Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=12 October 2018|access-date=12 October 2018|location=Miami, Florida}} the first ever tropical cyclone warnings issued in Europe.{{Cite report|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2018/al13/al132018.discus.063.shtml?|title=Hurricane Leslie Discussion Number 63|author=Eric S. Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=12 October 2018|access-date=12 October 2018|location=Miami, Florida}} Beaches and parks were closed,{{cite news|title=Arquipélago da Madeira em "alerta máximo" devido ao furacão Leslie|language=pt|publisher=Diário de Notícias|access-date=12 October 2018|url=https://www.dn.pt/pais/interior/mau-tempo-arquipelago-da-madeira-em-alerta-maximo-devido-ao-furacao-leslie-9992198.html|date=12 October 2018}} 180 sports matches were postponed{{cite news|title=Furacão Leslie: mais de 180 jogos cancelados na Madeira e duas exceções nas modalidades|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/noticias/interior/tempestade-leslie-mais-de-180-jogos-cancelados-na-madeira-e-duas-excecoes-nas-modalidades-9993300.html|language=pt|access-date=12 October 2018|date=12 October 2018|publisher=O Jogo}} and dozens of flights were cancelled until Leslie began to move away from the archipelago and all warnings were cancelled on 13 October.{{Cite report|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2018/al13/al132018.public_a.068.shtml?|title=Hurricane Leslie Intermediate Advisory Number 68A|author=Lixion A. Avila|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=13 October 2018|access-date=13 October 2018|location=Miami, Florida}}

Leslie transitioned into a powerful extratropical cyclone on 13 October and made landfall in Figueira da Foz in central Portugal with sustained winds of {{convert|70|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}} at 21:10 UTC that day. Red weather warnings were issued for 13 out of 18 districts in Portugal by the time Leslie made landfall, including Lisbon.{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/storm-leslie-portugal-hit-by-110mph-winds-as-thousands-of-homes-lose-power-11525650|title=Storm Leslie: Portugal hit by 110 mph winds as thousands of homes lose power|publisher=Sky News|date=14 October 2018|access-date=14 October 2018}} Extreme wind gusts, associated with a sting jet, were recorded in the Figueira da Foz area after landfall, gusting as high as {{convert|110|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}}.{{cite news |title=STING JET ASSOCIADO AO LESLIE |url=https://www.ipma.pt/pt/media/noticias/news.detail.jsp?f=/pt/media/noticias/textos/leslie-3.html |access-date=29 October 2018 |work=ipma.pt |date=14 October 2018 |language=pt}}

High winds and flooding from heavy rainfall caused damage across Portugal and Spain, leaving 324,000 homes without power in Portugal at the height of the storm. Sixty people were evacuated from their homes during the storm, and more than 1,000 trees were blown down across Portugal.{{cite news|url=https://www.afp.com/news/826/zombie-storm-leslie-smashes-portugal-doc-1a01895|title='Zombie' storm Leslie smashes into Portugal|publisher=Agence France-Presse|date=14 October 2018|access-date=14 October 2018}} Leslie caused two fatalities and 28 injuries in mainland Portugal,{{cite news|url=https://24.sapo.pt/atualidade/artigos/furacao-leslie-o-que-se-sabe-ate-agora|title=Leslie. 28 feridos e mais de duas mil ocorrências. O que se sabe até agora|publisher=SAPO 24|date=13 October 2018|access-date=13 October 2018|language=pt}} and damage estimated at more than €100 million across the Iberian peninsula.{{cite news|publisher=Lusa|language=pt|newspaper=Correio da Manhã|date=26 October 2018|access-date=27 October 2018|title=Prejuízos do furacão Leslie devem ultrapassar os 100 milhões de euros|url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/sociedade/clima/detalhe/prejuizos-do-furacao-leslie-devem-ultrapassar-os-100-milhoes-de-euros}}

Leslie weakened as it moved across the Iberian peninsula, with winds gusting up to a maximum of {{convert|60|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}} reported across Spain. However, heavy rainfall from the system persisted and later fed into a low-pressure system to the north, resulting in record-breaking rainfall across southern France.{{cite web|language=fr|url=http://www.keraunos.org/actualites/fil-infos/2018/octobre/orages-pluie-inondation-aude-carcassonne-crues-15-octobre-2018-episode-mediterraneen|title=Épisode pluvio-orageux exceptionnel dans l'Aude le 15 octobre|date=15 October 2018|website=Keraunos.org|publisher=Keraunos|access-date=15 October 2018|archive-date=16 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032631/http://www.keraunos.org/actualites/fil-infos/2018/octobre/orages-pluie-inondation-aude-carcassonne-crues-15-octobre-2018-episode-mediterraneen|url-status=dead}}. Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding were reported, with Carcassonne recording {{convert|180|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rainfall in a five-hour period on 14 October. The worst affected town was Villegailhenc in Aude; the river Aude rose to a height of {{convert|23|ft|m|abbr=on|order=flip}} above average, its highest level since 1891, and flooding in Villegailhenc resulted in 14 fatalities.{{cite web|url=https://www.lesoir.be/185063/article/2018-10-17/france-le-bilan-des-inondations-dans-laude-monte-14-morts|title=France: le bilan des inondations dans l'Aude monte à 14 morts|date=17 October 2018}} Wind gusts of {{convert|11|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}} and wave heights of {{convert|7.60|m|ft|abbr=on}} were recorded in Sète.{{cite news|url=https://www.midilibre.fr/2018/10/15/sete-des-rafales-de-vent-a-111-kmh,4732976.php|title=Sète: des rafales de vent à 111 km/h|author=CASTAN Patrice|publisher=MidiLibre|date=15 October 2018|access-date=15 October 2018|language=fr}} In total, damage from Leslie in southern France was estimated at more than €220 million.{{cite news|url=https://www.tribune-assurance.fr/depeches/201811091541CFI_KSTE_419867-inondations-dans-l-aude-le-cout-final-est-estime-a-220-millions-d-euros|title=Inondations dans l'Aude : le coût final est estimé à 220 millions d'euros|language=fr|publisher=Le Monde|date=9 November 2018|access-date=12 November 2018|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001020518/https://www.tribune-assurance.fr/depeches/201811091541CFI_KSTE_419867-inondations-dans-l-aude-le-cout-final-est-estime-a-220-millions-d-euros|url-status=dead}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Adrian

| image = Adrian 20181029.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 27 October–3 November 2018{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181027.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181103.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| fatalities = 12{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46029302|title=Deadly storms hit Italy, flooding Venice|date=30 October 2018|work=BBC News}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thelocal.fr/20181030/heavy-snow-causes-travel-chaos-in-central-france|title=VIDEOS: Heavy snow causes travel chaos and power cuts in central France|date=30 October 2018|website=Thelocal.fr}}

| damage = ≥ £2.9 billion (≥ €3.3 billion){{cite web|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20181107-ab-analytics-if-oct-global-recap.pdf|title=Global Catastrophe Recap|date=October 2018|website=Thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com|access-date=10 January 2019|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116085414/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20181107-ab-analytics-if-oct-global-recap.pdf|url-status=dead}}

| power outages = 200,000+{{cite web|url=https://www.thelocal.fr/20181029/parts-of-france-on-alert-for-snow-as-early-winter-chill-bites|title=Update: Swathes of France on alert for snow and storms as early winter chill bites|date=29 October 2018|website=Thelocal.fr}}

| minpressure = {{convert|977|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www1.wetter3.de/Archiv/UKMet/18102918_UKMet_Analyse.gif|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=1.wetter3.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}

| gust = {{convert|189|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}, {{Interlanguage link|Cap Pertusato|fr|Cap de Pertusato}}, France{{cite web|url=http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/67470814-corse-violente-tempete-le-29-octobre|title=Corse : Violente tempête le 29 octobre|website=Meteofrance.fr|access-date=30 October 2018|archive-date=30 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430070929/http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/67470814-corse-violente-tempete-le-29-octobre|url-status=dead}}

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Balearic Islands, Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria

}}

Storm Adrian formed on 28 October over the western Mediterranean Sea, becoming the sixth named storm of the season and the first to be named by Météo-France. Adrian strengthened as it tracked between the Balearic Islands and Corsica, later making landfall in Corsica on 29 October with winds gusting up to {{convert|189|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}. In the city of Ajaccio, winds gusts of up to {{convert|117|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}} were recorded, the second highest ever measured in the city.

Adrian subsequently continued northwards and made landfall along the French Riviera later that day, bringing high winds, heavy rain, thunderstorms and a severe storm surge along the south coast of France. Severe coastal erosion damaged the beaches at Nice.{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/30/pebble-beach-completely-buried-by-sand-thanks-to-storm-adrian-8089426/|title=Pebble beach completely buried by sand thanks to Storm Adrian|first=Harley|last=Tamplin|date=30 October 2018}} A trailing weather front from Adrian advanced into northern Italy causing severe coastal flooding, the Italian Riviera was severely damaged, the port of Rapallo completely destroyed with two hundred damaged and sunken boats, partially isolated Portofino by land with destruction of the coastal road, while on Adriatic coast, has killed six people in Venice and has damaged the Basilica of San Marco and left 75% of the city underwater; across northern Italy, flooding and landslides from heavy rainfall killed a further four people.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/uk-weather-forecast-storm-adrian-to-lash-britain-with-wind-and-rain-today-before-hurricane-oscar-a3975491.html|title=UK braces for strong winds and downpours from two storms|date=30 October 2018|website=Evening Standard}} Two tornadoes touched down in the centre of Terracina, killing one person and injuring ten others.

Heavy snowfall was reported in central France as the centre of Storm Adrian advanced northwards, and 200,000 houses lost power. 28 departments of central France were placed under an orange alert for severe snow and ice, with up to {{convert|15|cm|in|abbr=on}} of snow falling over a wide area and up to {{convert|50|cm|in|abbr=on}} falling over higher ground. A 75-year-old woman was killed and four other people were injured in a multiple-vehicle road accident in Aveyron caused by heavy snowfall.

On 30 October, Adrian continued northwards into Belgium and the Netherlands before emerging into the North Sea, having weakened considerably over land. Late on 30 October, Adrian brought heavy rainfall and moderate winds to south-east England and East Anglia,{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-weather-forecast-storm-adrian-13504999|title=Storm Adrian to arrive from Europe and batter Britain with brutal wind and rain|first=Elaine|last=McCahill|date=30 October 2018|website=Mirror.co.uk}} before moving into the Norwegian Sea and dissipating off the coast of Norway on 31 October. The wider circulation of Adrian additionally caused dust storms in Algeria, Tunisia and Libya starting on 28 October, subsequently directing a dense plume of Saharan dust over Italy on 29 October and into Greece on 30 October.

After emerging into the Norwegian Sea on 1 November,{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181101.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Adrian stalled and re-intensified, slowly drifting towards Iceland. On 3 November, Adrian was absorbed by the remnants of Hurricane Oscar while centred between Iceland and northern Scotland.

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Beatriz

| image = Beatriz 20181107.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 5–9 November 2018{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181105.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181109.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| fatalities =

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages =

| minpressure = {{convert|960|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aemet.es/en/conocermas/borrascas/2018-2019/estudios_e_impactos/beatriz|title=Borrasca Beatriz|language=es|publisher=AEMET|access-date=15 February 2019}}

| gust = {{convert|135|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Spain, Portugal

}}

Storm Beatriz formed on 6 November over the central Atlantic Ocean, being named by the Agencia Estatal de Meteorología of Spain. Remaining largely stationary over the middle of the Atlantic, Beatriz steadily strengthened, reaching a central pressure of {{convert|960|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}} on 7 November.

Beatriz had been forecasted to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall for northern Spain, France and southern England on 9 November, and weather warnings were issued in advance of the arrival of Beatriz in these areas.

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Carlos

| image = Carlos 20181115.png

| caption =

| duration = 14–18 November 2018{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181114.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181118.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| fatalities =

| damage = ≥ £111 million (≥ €123 million){{cite web|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20181206-ab-analytics-if-nov-global-recap.pdf|title=Global Catastrophe Recap|date=November 2018|website=Thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com|access-date=10 January 2019}}

| power outages =

| minpressure = {{convert|950|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aemet.es/en/conocermas/borrascas/2018-2019/estudios_e_impactos/carlos|title=Borrasca Carlos|language=es|publisher=AEMET|access-date=15 February 2019}}

| gust = {{convert|60.2|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}}{{cite web|url=https://noticias.eltiempo.es/la-borrasca-carlos-llega-a-canarias-este-fin-de-semana/|title=Fin de semana de lluvia en Canarias|date=17 November 2018|website=Noticias de El tiempo}}

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Canary Islands, Portugal, Spain

}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Diana

| image = Diana 20181129.png

| caption =

| duration = 27–30 November 2018{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181127.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181130.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| fatalities = 3{{Cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/storm-diana-set-to-hit-uk-with-heavy-rain-and-up-to-70mph-winds-11565457|title=Storm Diana batters UK with heavy rain and 70mph winds|website=Sky News|access-date=8 June 2019}}

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages =

| minpressure = {{convert|960|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aemet.es/en/conocermas/borrascas/2018-2019/estudios_e_impactos/diana|title=Borrasca Diana|language=es|publisher=AEMET|access-date=15 February 2019}}

| gust = {{convert|112|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}}, Cairngorms, United Kingdom{{cite web|url=http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/68445317-retour-sur-la-tempete-diana|language=fr|title=Retour sur la tempête Diana|publisher=Météo France|access-date=15 February 2019|archive-date=30 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430073635/http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/68445317-retour-sur-la-tempete-diana|url-status=dead}}

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Azores, Ireland, United Kingdom

}}

Storm Diana was named by the Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) on 24 November, with an orange warning being issued for the Azores.{{cite news |title=Borrasca Diana |url=http://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2018-2019/estudios_e_impactos/diana |access-date=7 December 2018 |work=aemet.es |agency=Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia |date=5 December 2018 |language=es}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Etienne

| image = Etienne 20181203.png

| caption =

| duration = 4–7 December 2018{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181204.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181207.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| fatalities =

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages =

| minpressure = {{convert|980|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aemet.es/en/conocermas/borrascas/2018-2019/estudios_e_impactos/etienne|title=Borrasca Etienne|language=es|publisher=AEMET|access-date=15 February 2019}}

| gust =

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| final =

| area affected =

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Flora

| image = Flora 20181214.png

| caption =

| duration = 13–17 December 2018{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181213.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181217.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| fatalities =

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages =

| minpressure = {{convert|1000|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aemet.es/en/conocermas/borrascas/2018-2019/estudios_e_impactos/flora|title=Borrasca Flora|language=es|publisher=AEMET|access-date=15 February 2019}}

| gust = {{convert|129|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}}, Laujar de Andarax, Spain

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Spain

}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Deirdre

| image = Deirdre 20181215.png

| caption =

| duration = 15–17 December 2018{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20181215.giff|format=GIF|title=Atmospheric Pressure Chart|website=Met.fu-berlin.de|access-date=10 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| fatalities =

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages =

| minpressure = {{convert|980|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/barometer/uk-storm-centre/storm-deirdre|title=Storm Deirdre|access-date=9 February 2019|publisher=Met Office|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209232536/https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/barometer/uk-storm-centre/storm-deirdre|url-status=dead}}

| gust = {{convert|79|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}}, Aberdaron, United Kingdom

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = United Kingdom

}}

File:Ice Storm Deirdre.jpg from Storm Deirdre in Sheffield]]

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Gabriel

| image = Gabriel 20190129.png

| caption =

| duration = 28–31 January 2019{{cite web | url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190128.gif | title=Analyse 20190128 | date=29 January 2019 | author=Deutscher Wetterdienst | publisher=FU-Berlin/BWK | access-date=19 July 2019 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190130.gif | title=Analyse 20190130 | publisher=FU-Berlin/BWK | author=Deutscher Wetterdienst | access-date=19 July 2019 }}

| fatalities =

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages = Unspecified

| minpressure = {{convert|990|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aemet.es/en/conocermas/borrascas/2018-2019/estudios_e_impactos/gabriel|title=Borrasca Gabriel|language=es|publisher=AEMET|access-date=15 February 2019}}

| gust = {{convert|105|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}}, Prat-de-Bouc, Cantal, France{{cite web|url=http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/70485521-bilan-de-la-tempete-gabriel|title=Bilan de la tempête Gabriel|language=fr|publisher=Météo France|access-date=15 February 2019|archive-date=16 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216035224/http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/70485521-bilan-de-la-tempete-gabriel|url-status=dead}}

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = France, Spain, Portugal

}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Helena

| image = Helena 20190201.png

| caption =

| duration = 29 January–5 February 2019{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190129.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=29 January 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190205.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=5 February 2019}}

| fatalities =

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages =

| minpressure = {{convert|970|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aemet.es/en/conocermas/borrascas/2018-2019/estudios_e_impactos/helena|title=Borrasca Helena|language=es|publisher=AEMET|access-date=14 February 2019}}

| gust = {{convert|114|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}}, Cap Béar, Pyrénées-Orientales, France{{cite web|url=http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/70643303-helena-a-apporte-froid-et-neige-en-france|title=Héléna a apporté froid et neige en France ...|language=fr|publisher=Meteo France|access-date=14 February 2019|archive-date=30 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430072953/http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/70643303-helena-a-apporte-froid-et-neige-en-france|url-status=dead}}

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = France, Spain, Portugal

}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Erik

| image = Erik 20190208.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 7–14 February 2019{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190207.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=7 February 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190214.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=14 February 2019}}

| fatalities = 2{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47185752|title=Kitesurfer dies as high winds batter UK|date=9 February 2019|access-date=8 June 2019|work=BBC News}}

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages =

| minpressure =

| gust = {{convert|86|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}} Capel Curig, United Kingdom{{cite web|url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/barometer/uk-storm-centre/storm-erik|title=Storm Erik|publisher=Met Office|access-date=14 February 2019|archive-date=14 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214233505/https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/barometer/uk-storm-centre/storm-erik|url-status=dead}}

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Ireland, United Kingdom

}}

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| name = Isaias

| image = Isaias 20190210.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 8–12 February 2019{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190208.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=8 February 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190212.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=12 February 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| fatalities =

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages =

| minpressure = {{convert|987|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/70849124-passage-de-la-depression-isaias|title=Passage de la dépression Isaïas|language=fr|publisher=Météo France|access-date=14 February 2019|archive-date=13 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213195856/http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/70849124-passage-de-la-depression-isaias|url-status=dead}}

| gust = {{convert|109|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}}, Cagnano, France

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland

}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Julia

| image = Julia 20190220.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 20–21 February 2019

| fatalities =

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages =

| minpressure = {{convert|940|hPa|inHg|abbr=on|sigfig=4}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2018-2019/estudios_e_impactos/julia|title=Borrasca Julia|language=es|access-date=28 February 2019|publisher=AEMET}}

| gust =

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Azores

}}

{{hatnote|This storm should not be confused with storm Julia named by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute.}}

A National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Centre analysis showed the low reaching a nadir of {{cvt|934|hPa|inHg}}.[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NWS_OPC_analysis_of_deep_low_named_Julia_(IPMA)_20_February_2019.png English: NWS OPC synoptic chart of deep low in Atlantic]. The UK Met Office produced an analysis chart with the low at {{cvt|936|hPa|inHg}}.{{cite web |title=UKMO analysis chart 18 UTC 20 Feb 2019 |url=http://www1.wetter3.de/Archiv/UKMet/19022018_UKMet_Analyse.gif |website=www1.wetter3.de |publisher=UKMO |access-date=21 February 2019}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Kyllian

| image = Kyllian 20190223.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 23 February–3 March 2019{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190223.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=23 February 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190303.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=3 March 2019}}

| fatalities =

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages =

| minpressure = {{convert|950|to|960|hPa|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2018-2019/estudios_e_impactos/kyllian|title=Borrasca Kyllian|publisher=AEMET|access-date=1 March 2019|language=es}}

| gust =

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Azores

}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Freya

| image = Freya 20190302.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 2–7 March 2019{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190302.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=2 March 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190307.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=7 March 2019}}

| fatalities = 2

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages =

| minpressure = {{convert|974|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-storm-centre/storm-freya|title=Storm Freya|date=1 March 2019|access-date=7 March 2019|publisher=Met Office}}

| gust = {{convert|152|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}, Corsica, France{{cite web|url=http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/71460608-bilan-de-la-tempete-freya|title=Bilan de la tempête Freya|date=5 March 2019|access-date=8 March 2019|language=fr|publisher=Météo-France|archive-date=8 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308011445/http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/71460608-bilan-de-la-tempete-freya|url-status=dead}}

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = United Kingdom, Germany, France

}}

Carnival processions in the German towns of Bottrop{{Cite news|url=https://www.faz.net/1.6071010|title=Rosenmontag: Sturm hält Karnevalisten in Atem – Bottrop sagt ab|journal=Frankfurter Allgemeine Magazin|access-date=4 March 2019|language=de|issn=0174-4909}} and Oberhausen{{Cite web|url=https://www.waz.de/staedte/oberhausen/stadt-oberhausen-sagt-poestertreck-wegen-sturmtief-ab-id216580519.html|title=Stadt Oberhausen sagt Pöstertreck wegen Sturmtiefs ab|last=Redaktion|date=4 March 2019|website=waz.de|language=de-DE|access-date=4 March 2019}} were cancelled. One person died in Ochtrup after their car was hit by a falling tree.{{Cite web|url=https://rp-online.de/nrw/panorama/sturmtief-bennet-trifft-die-region-37-jaehriger-mann-in-ochtrup-von-baum-erschlagen_aid-37140333|title=Windgeschwindigkeiten bis 100 km/h: Sturmtief "Bennet" trifft NRW – 37-jähriger Mann von Baum erschlagen|website=RP ONLINE|date=4 March 2019|language=de|access-date=4 March 2019}} A second person died in Kempten.{{Cite web|url=https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/jogger-wird-im-allgaeu-im-sturm-von-ast-erschlagen,RJrHFDy|title=Jogger wird in Kempten im Sturm von Baum erschlagen|date=5 March 2019|website=BR24|language=de-de|access-date=10 March 2019|archive-date=11 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311021931/https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/jogger-wird-im-allgaeu-im-sturm-von-ast-erschlagen,RJrHFDy|url-status=dead}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Laura

| image = Laura 20190305.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 4–11 March 2019{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190304.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=4 March 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190311.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=11 March 2019}}

| fatalities = 3

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages =

| minpressure =

| gust = {{convert|170|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}, {{Interlanguage link|Iraty|fr}}, France{{cite web|url=http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/71518009-retour-sur-la-tempete-de-vent-de-sud|title=Retour sur la tempête de vent de sud|date=7 March 2019|access-date=8 March 2019|language=fr|publisher=Météo-France|archive-date=9 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509064821/http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/71518009-retour-sur-la-tempete-de-vent-de-sud|url-status=dead}}

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Portugal, Spain, France, Germany

}}

A storm-related traffic accident in northern Germany caused three deaths.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Drei-Menschen-sterben-bei-Unfall-auf-der-A24,unfall13048.html|title=Drei Menschen sterben bei Unfall auf der A24|last=NDR|website=ndr.de|language=de|access-date=8 March 2019}}

A wind gust of {{convert|244|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}} was measured at {{convert|3845|m|ft|abbr=on}} on Aiguille du Midi, a new record since measurements began in 1993 on that mountain. The old record of {{convert|225|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}} dated back to 11 January 2008.

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Gareth

| image = Gareth 20190312.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 11–14 March 2019{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190311.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=11 March 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190314.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=14 March 2019}}

| fatalities =

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages =

| minpressure = {{convert|971|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-storm-centre/storm-gareth|title=Storm Gareth|publisher=Met Office|access-date=14 March 2019}}

| gust = {{convert|81|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}}, Malin Head, County Donegal, Ireland

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Ireland,{{cite web|url=https://www.met.ie/warnings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311135243/https://www.met.ie/warnings|url-status = dead|archive-date=11 March 2019|title=Warnings – Met Éireann|date=11 March 2019|access-date=11 March 2019}} United Kingdom

}}

Gareth experienced explosive cyclogenesis when, between 10 and 11 March, its central pressure fell {{convert|37|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}} in 24 hours.

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Hannah

| image = Hannah 20190426.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 25–28 April 2019{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190425.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=25 April 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190428.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=28 April 2019}}

| fatalities =

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages = 32,000+ (Ireland), several thousand in Wales{{cite web|url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-storm-centre/storm-hannah|title=Storm Hannah|publisher=Met Office|access-date=20 May 2019}}

| minpressure = {{convert|984|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}

| gust = {{convert|82|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}}, Aberdaron, Wales, United Kingdom

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Ireland, United Kingdom{{cite web|url=https://www.met.ie/meteorologists-commentary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426184448/https://www.met.ie/meteorologists-commentary|url-status = dead|archive-date=26 April 2019|title=Meteorologist's Commentary – Met Éireann|date=26 April 2019|access-date=26 April 2019}}

}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Miguel

| image = Miguel 20190606.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 5–12 June 2019{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190605.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=5 June 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20190612.gif |title=Analysis chart |website=met.fu-berlin.de |date=12 June 2019}}

| fatalities =

| damage = Undetermined

| power outages =

| minpressure = ≤{{convert|988|hPa|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2018-2019/estudios_e_impactos/miguel|publisher=AEMET|date=|access-date=22 June 2019|title=Borrasca Miguel|language=es}}

| gust = {{convert|129|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}, Île d'Yeu, France & {{Interlanguage link|Pointe de Chémoulin|fr}}, Saint-Marc-sur-Mer, France{{cite web|url=http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/73299007-tempete-miguel-tres-fortes-rafales-sur-le-littoral-atlantique|title=Tempête Miguel : très fortes rafales sur le littoral atlantique|language=fr|publisher=Météo France|date=6 June 2019|access-date=6 June 2019|archive-date=8 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608170355/http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/73299007-tempete-miguel-tres-fortes-rafales-sur-le-littoral-atlantique|url-status=dead}}

| RSI =

| final =

| area affected = Portugal, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands

}}

On 5 June, the Spanish Met Agency named Miguel. It was expected to hit the UK from 7 to 13 June 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/05/enjoy-calm-storm-heavy-rain-thunder-way-9819369/|title=Enjoy the calm before the storm with heavy rain and thunder on its way|date=5 June 2019|access-date=8 June 2019}}

On 7 June, storm Miguel produced gusts up to {{convert|129|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}} at the Atlantic coast of France. At Île d'Yeu, France, one of these gusts set a record for the month of June, last set in 1981.

File:Miguel 20190607.jpg

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The fully extratropical remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto crossed Ireland and the United Kingdom on 18–19 August, bringing heavy rainfall and winds of up to {{convert|40|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}},{{cite web |last1=Godlewski |first1=Nina |title=Tropical storm Ernesto looks set to reach Ireland on Saturday night |url=https://www.newsweek.com/ernesto-storm-ireland-map-where-1079043 |website=Newsweek |access-date=2 October 2018 |date=18 August 2018 |quote=The strongest gusts of winds were expected to be between 30 and 40 mph}}{{cite web |title=Storm Ernesto on course for the UK and Ireland this weekend |url=https://news.sky.com/story/storm-ernesto-on-course-for-the-uk-and-ireland-this-weekend-11475035 |website=Sky News |access-date=2 October 2018 |quote=Western Ireland will also see "thicker cloud, stronger winds and persistent rain", according to Sky News weather presenter Jo Edwards.}} unseasonably strong for the time of year.{{cite web |last1=Laud |first1=Georgina |title=Storm Ernesto path update: Where is Storm Ernesto now? When will it hit UK? |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/1004719/storm-ernesto-path-update-where-is-ernesto-now-uk-weather-tracking-met-office |website=Express.co.uk |access-date=2 October 2018 |date=17 August 2018 |quote=According to the NHC: "Ernesto is moving quickly toward the northeast near {{convert|25|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, and an even faster motion toward the northeast or east-northeast is expected during the next day or two".}} The heavy rainfall from the remnants of Ernesto caused some flooding across the two countries.{{cite web |last1=Godlewski |first1=Nina |title=Tropical storm Ernesto looks set to reach Ireland on Saturday night |url=https://www.newsweek.com/ernesto-storm-ireland-map-where-1079043 |website=Newsweek |access-date=2 October 2018 |date=18 August 2018 |quote=But the storm was still set to bring heavy rains and some wind gusts to the islands off the coast of Ireland and the country itself by Saturday night and continuing into Sunday. Heavy rain was expected in some areas and was expected to lighten through the day Sunday to a drizzle, according to the Met Service. The storm could even bring rain to Scotland, Northern Ireland and other parts of the United Kingdom after passing over Ireland.}}{{cite web |last1=Godlewski |first1=Nina |title=Tropical storm Ernesto looks set to reach Ireland on Saturday night |url=https://www.newsweek.com/ernesto-storm-ireland-map-where-1079043 |website=Newsweek |access-date=2 October 2018 |date=18 August 2018 |quote=About an inch of rain was expected to fall in most places as the storm traveled across the U.K. though some areas could see higher rainfall totals, AccuWeather reported. Areas where more rain falls could potentially cause flash flooding.}} Additionally, Ernesto dragged up warm tropical air over the British Isles, resulting in unusually warm and humid weather.{{cite web |title=Storm Ernesto on course for the UK and Ireland this weekend |url=https://news.sky.com/story/storm-ernesto-on-course-for-the-uk-and-ireland-this-weekend-11475035 |website=Sky News |access-date=2 October 2018 |quote=Ernesto will leave behind a legacy of overcast and muggy conditions when it eventually clears into the North Sea late on Sunday.}} No warnings were issued in advance of Ernesto by either Met Éireann or the Met Office, and no damage was reported.

Cyclone Fabienne, named by the Free University of Berlin, affected Germany on 23 September with winds of up to {{convert|158|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}, causing widespread damage across southern and central Germany.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelocal.de/20180924/clean-up-underway-after-deadly-storm-fabienne-causes-havoc-across-germany|title=Clean-up underway after deadly storm 'Fabienne' causes havoc across Germany|date=24 September 2018|website=Thelocal.de}} One person, a 78-year-old woman, was killed after being struck by a falling tree at a campsite in Bamberg.{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/deadly-storm-brings-major-disruption-to-germany/a-45613018|title=Deadly storm brings major disruption to Germany – DW – 24.09.2018|website=Dw.com}} A four-year-old boy suffered critical injuries after being struck by a falling tree in Epfenbach. Structural damage to properties was reported from a possible tornado in Erzgebirgskreis. Air and rail travel was disrupted across Germany, Austria and Switzerland due to high winds and fallen trees on train tracks.{{cite web|url=https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/158481/germany-railway-disruptions-following-storm-fabienne-sep-24|title=Germany: Railway disruptions following Storm Fabienne Sep. 24|website=GardaWorld}} In the Czech Republic, more than 140,000 buildings were left without power during the height of Fabienne overnight on 23–24 September, and 23 buildings in Prague suffered structural damage.{{cite web|url=https://news.expats.cz/weekly-czech-news/storm-fabienne-batters-czech-republic/|title=Storm Fabienne Batters Czech Republic – Prague, Czech Republic|date=24 September 2018}} Two people were injured in Olomouc when a tree fell into their house.

Cyclone Zorbas formed over the Mediterranean Sea on 25 September. Beginning on 27 September, the system began to acquire some subtropical and then tropical characteristics, becoming a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone. Heavy rainfall from Zorbas resulted in flash flooding which killed five people in Tunisia and three people in Greece.

Storm Kuisma (named by the Finnish Meteorological Institute; FUB: Gertraud) made landfall in southern Finland on 27 September, causing a storm surge of up to {{convert|123|cm|in|abbr=on}} in Hamina and {{convert|92|cm|in|abbr=on}} in Helsinki.{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/06c1d99d-2163-4edc-a32f-07a3f1f2a560|title=Hirmumyrskylukemia merellä hiponut Kuisma-myrsky siirtyy nyt maalle – Puuskat riepottelevat Itä- ja Kaakkois-Suomea iltaan saakka|website=Iltalehti.fi}} The storm surge and heavy rainfall resulted in some coastal flooding.{{cite web|url=https://kouvolansanomat.fi/uutiset/lahella/c9c796ee-3c7c-44ae-90b8-aeb92e40b70a|title=Kuisma-myrsky mylläsi voimalla Kouvolassa – Vauriot jäivät vähäisiksi – Kouvolan Sanomat|first=Kaakon Viestintä|last=Oy|date=28 September 2018|website=Kouvolansanomat.fi}} Kuisma brought winds gusting up to {{convert|31.7|m/s|km/h mph kn m/s|abbr=on|order=out}}, bringing down trees and power lines; however, damage was lower than initially expected. Around 4,500 properties were left without power.

Storm Alfrida (named by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute; FUB: Zeetje) crossed northern Europe on 1–2 January. In Denmark, high winds from Alfrida were involved in blowing a semi-trailer off a freight train on the Great Belt Fixed Link, resulting in a collision with a passenger train in which eight people were killed and sixteen more were injured.{{Cite news|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2019-01-04-ekspert-i-vind-stormen-kan-ikke-alene-vaere-skyld-i-togulykken|title=Ekspert i vind: Stormen kan ikke alene være skyld i togulykken|last=Herschend|first=Sofie Synnøve|date=4 January 2019|work=TV2 News|access-date=4 January 2019}} Experts however considered the wind speed measured at the bridge, a strong gale, to be insufficient for causing the accident by itself, which was confirmed in the official report by Accident Investigation Board Denmark where it was found that it only could happen because of a locking mechanism on the freight train that did not function properly.{{Citation|url=https://havarikommissionen.dk/media/9501/j_2019_alvorlig-ulykke_2019-2_kollision_storebaelt.pdf|title=Undersøgelsesrapport: Lyntog L 210 kollideret med sættevognstrailer fra godstog G 9233 på Storebæltsbroen (Vestbroen)|date=18 December 2019|publisher=Accident Investigation Board Denmark (Havarikommisionen)|access-date=18 December 2019|language=da|trans-title=Investigation report: Express train L 210 collided with semi-trailer from freight train G 9233 on the Great Belt Bridge (West Bridge)|archive-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814120915/https://havarikommissionen.dk/media/9501/j_2019_alvorlig-ulykke_2019-2_kollision_storebaelt.pdf|url-status=dead}} In Sweden, where winds gusting up to {{convert|30|m/s|km/h mph kn m/s|abbr=on|order=out}} were recorded,{{cite web|url=https://www.thelocal.se/20190103/storm-alfrida-some-households-may-have-to-wait-up-to-a-week-for-power-to-be-restored|title=Storm Alfrida: It may be a week before power is fully restored|date=3 January 2019|website=Thelocal.se}} a commuter train collided with fallen trees along the Saltsjöbanan railway near Stockholm, although there were no injuries.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelocal.se/20190103/storm-alfrida-knocks-out-phone-network-including-emergency-number-on-gotland|title=Storm Alfrida knocks out Gotland phone network (including emergency number)|date=3 January 2019|website=Thelocal.se}} The entire phone network on the island of Gotland was taken offline due to damage from Alfrida, and more than 100,000 homes were left without power in mainland Sweden.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelocal.se/20190102/thousands-without-power-and-traffic-disrupted-as-2019s-first-storm-hits-sweden|title=Thousands without power and traffic disrupted as 2019's first storm hits Sweden|date=2 January 2019|website=Thelocal.se}} Power outages continued for over 30,000 homes across Sweden three days after the passage of Alfrida.

On 10 March, Storm Eberhard moved across the Netherlands, Belgium and central Germany. It caused one death in Belgium{{Cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20190310_04243504|title=Stormweer eist dodelijk slachtoffer in Mol: man sterft onder omgewaaide boom|website=Het Nieuwsblad|date=10 March 2019 |language=nl-BE|access-date=10 March 2019}} and one in Germany.{{Cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article190073093/Unwetter-Sturm-Eberhard-fordert-sein-erstes-Todesopfer.html|title=Unwetter: Sturm Eberhard fordert sein erstes Todesopfer|last=WELT|date=10 March 2019|access-date=10 March 2019}} 700.000 Households were without electricity in Poland and Czechia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tag24.de/nachrichten/300000-haushalte-ohne-strom-sturm-tschechien-998603|title=Nach Sturm: 700.000 Haushalte ohne Strom!|website=TAG24|date=11 March 2019 |language=de|access-date=11 March 2019}} On 11 March the Storm caused two deaths in Ukraine.{{Cite web|url=https://pogoda.unian.ua/news/10475898-zhertvami-negodi-v-ukrajini-stali-dvoye-lyudey.html|title=Жертвами негоди в Україні стали двоє людей|website=pogoda.unian.ua|language=uk|access-date=13 March 2019}}

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• [http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/uk-storm-centre Met Office UK Storm Centre] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003175919/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/uk-storm-centre |date=3 October 2016 }}
• [http://www.met.ie/ Met Éireann]
• [http://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2018-2019 AEMET (in Spanish)]

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