2019–20 European windstorm season#Storm Elsa (Yadid)

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

In 2015, the Met Office and Met Éireann conducted or promoted the "Name our Storms" project for wind storms, going to the public for the suggestions. The meteorological offices produced a full list of names for 2015–16 through to 2017–18, common to both the UK and Ireland, with the Netherlands taking part from 2019 onwards. Names in the United Kingdom will be invoked under the National Severe Weather Warning system when a storm is forecast to merit an Amber ('be prepared') or Red ('take action (danger to life)') warning.

There are two main naming lists: one created by the national meteorological agencies of the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands, and another created by the equivalent agencies from France, Spain, Portugal and Belgium. Additionally, former Atlantic hurricanes will retain their names as assigned by the National Hurricane Center of the United States.{{cite web |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-storm-centre/index |title=UK Storm Centre |access-date=5 October 2019 |publisher=Met Office |website=metoffice.gov.uk}}

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The following names have been selected for the 2019–2020 season:{{cite news |title=Storm Names |url=https://www.met.ie/forecasts/storm-names |access-date=6 September 2019 |publisher=Met Éireann |work=met.ie |date=6 September 2019 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Storm names for 2019–20 announced |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2019/storm-names-for-2019-20-announced |access-date=6 September 2019 |publisher=Met Office |work=metoffice.gov.uk |date=5 September 2019 |language=en}}

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This will be the third year 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 United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands, 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 |title=Nueva Temporada de nombramiento de borrascas con gran impacto |url=http://www.aemet.es/es/noticias/2018/10/Borrascas_2018_2019 |access-date=3 October 2018 |publisher=Agencia Estatal de Meteorología |work=aemet.es |date=1 October 2018 |language=es}}

The following names have been selected for the 2019–2020 season:{{cite web |title=Borrascas con gran impacto de la temporada 2019–2020 |url=https://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2019-2020 |access-date=3 September 2019 |publisher=Agencia Estatal de Meteorología |language=es |website=aemet.es}}

Two former Atlantic systems (One of them being a hurricane and the other being a tropical storm) transitioned into a European windstorm and retained its name as assigned by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida:

Besides 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|url=https://www.tiempo.com/ram/459561/nombre-borrascas-2018-2019/ |access-date=15 September 2018 |publisher=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 first system of the season was Storm Lorenzo, when Met Éireann issued yellow wind warnings for Ireland and an orange warning for the western coastal counties. The storm consisted of the remnants of Hurricane Lorenzo, which had turned extratropical. The next named system was Amélie, named by Météo-France on 1 November.{{cite tweet |user=VigiMeteoFrance |author=VigiMétéoFrance |number=1190256067504168960 |date=1 November 2019 |title=La première #tempête de l'automne a été nommée #Amélie et abordera la côte atlantique en deuxième partie de nuit de samedi à dimanche : vents tempétueux dimanche matin sur le sud-ouest du pays. #TempeteAmelie 👉http://www.meteofrance.com |access-date=1 November 2019 |language=fr}} Storm Bernardo was named next, by the Spanish meteorological agency, AEMET. This system primarily affected the Balearic Islands.{{cite tweet |user=AEMET_Esp |author=AEMET |number=1193226687611383811 |date=9 November 2019 |title=Segunda borrasca con nombre de la temporada. La #borrascaBernardo afectará especialmente al E de las islas #Baleares http://www.aemet.es/es/eltiempo/prediccion/mapa_frentes |access-date=12 November 2019 |language=es}} Cecilia was named next by AEMET, when the agency warned of rain and wind on the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands.{{cite tweet |user=AEMET_Esp |author=AEMET |number=1197646645124616192 |date=21 November 2019 |title=Nombrada la #borrascaCecilia que dará lugar mañana a un #TemporaldeLluviayViento en la Península |access-date=22 November 2019 |language=es}}

On 6 December, the Irish meteorological agency named Atiyah, the first system to receive its name from the Irish, British and Dutch storm naming list.{{cite news |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2019/met-eireann-name-the-first-storm-of-the-season |title=Met Éireann name the first storm of the season |website=metoffice.gov.uk |publisher=Met Office |date=6 December 2019 |access-date=6 December 2019}} After Atiyah passed, storms Daniel, Elsa and Fabien were named in quick succession on 15, 16 and 18 December, respectively.{{cite news |url=http://www.aemet.es/documentos_d/enportada/20191219121243_p52tesp1.pdf |title=Aviso especial 2019-12-19 |website=aemet.es |publisher=Agencia Estatal de Meteorología |date=19 December 2019 |access-date=20 December 2019 |language=es}} Storms Brendan and Gloria were next to be named by Met Éireann and AEMET, respectively, after a quiet start to January 2020. Hervé was named by Météo-France on 3 February, after the agency expected wind gusts of up to {{convert|140|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}} at Corsica's coast.{{cite news |url=http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/79291408-meteo-la-tempete-herve-marque-la-fin-de-la-douceur-exceptionnelle |title=Météo : la tempête Hervé marque la fin de la douceur exceptionnelle |website=meteofrance.fr |publisher=Météo-France |date=3 February 2020 |access-date=6 February 2020 |language=fr |archive-date=6 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206225202/http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/79291408-meteo-la-tempete-herve-marque-la-fin-de-la-douceur-exceptionnelle |url-status=dead }} A few days later, on 5 February, Ciara was named by Met Office, warning of heavy rain and gales throughout the United Kingdom.{{cite news |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2020/storm-ciara-named-by-met-office |title=Storm Ciara named by Met Office |website=metoffice.gov.uk |publisher=Met Office |date=5 February 2020 |access-date=6 February 2020}}

Following Ciara, Dennis was named by the Met Office on 11 February 2020. The agency warned of heavy rain and gales across the United Kingdom.{{cite news |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2020/storm-dennis-will-bring-heavy-rain-and-gales-to-the-uk-on-saturday |title=Storm Dennis to bring heavy rain and gales to the UK |website=metoffice.gov.uk |publisher=Met Office |date=11 February 2020 |access-date=12 February 2020}} A day later, Inès was named by the French meteorological agency. The agency warned of wind speeds up to {{convert|130|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}} in the northern part of France on 13 February.{{cite tweet |user=VigiMeteoFrance |author=Météo-France |number=1227614263675674625 |date=12 February 2020 |title=Nous avons nommé "#Inès" la dépression en approche sur l'Atlantique : elle apportera un temps agité sur la moitié nord du pays ce jeudi 13, surtout près de la Manche, dans un contexte de fortes marées. #vigilanceorange #vaguessubmersion #vent #TempeteInes http://vigilance.meteofrance.com |access-date=12 February 2020 |lang=fr}}{{cite web |url=http://vigilance.meteofrance.com/ |title=Carte de vigilance Météo-France |website=vigilance.meteofrance.com |publisher=Météo-France |access-date=12 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212160645/http://vigilance.meteofrance.com/ |archive-date=12 February 2020 |url-status=unfit}} The Spanish meteorological agency named Jorge next, warning of seas {{convert|4|to|5|m|ft|abbr=on}} high on 29 February through 2 March and snow around {{convert|1000|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.aemet.es/documentos_d/enportada/20200227122719_p53tesp1.pdf |title=Temporal de lluvia, viento y mar en la Península y Baleares |website=aemet.es |publisher=Agencia Estatal de Meteorología |date=27 February 2020 |access-date=27 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227174131/http://www.aemet.es/documentos_d/enportada/20200227122719_p53tesp1.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2020 |language=es}} Following Jorge, Karine, Leon, Myriam and Norberto were named in quick succession, on 29 February, 1, 3 and 5 March, respectively. Karine was named by AEMET, while Leon, Myriam and Norberto were named by Météo-France.

{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Lorenzo

| image = Storm Lorenzo 2019-10-02.png

| caption = Storm Lorenzo after passing through the Azores on 2 October

| duration = 2 October – 7 October

| minpressure = {{cvt|966|mbar|inHg}}

| gust = {{cvt|107|km/h|mph kn}}

| area affected = Azores, Ireland, United Kingdom

| fatalities = 20

| power outages = 20,000

| damage = £285 million (€340 million)

| track = Lorenzo 2019 track.png

| trackcaption = Track and intensity of Lorenzo at six-hour intervals according to the NHC and OPC

}}

{{main|Hurricane Lorenzo (2019)}}

The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida began monitoring a tropical wave emerging from the west coast of Africa on 19 September, which subsequently developed into Hurricane Lorenzo by 25 September. The system continued to intensify, ultimately becoming the easternmost Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic Ocean. On 26 September, the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) began issuing advisories for Hurricane Lorenzo.{{cite tweet |user=ipma_pt |author=IPMA |number=1177193629212975105 |title=2019 1210FURACÃO LORENZO – AÇORES – COMUNICADO Nº1 http://www.ipma.pt/pt/otempo/comunicados/ |date=26 September 2019 |language=pt}} The National Hurricane Center issued hurricane and tropical storm watches on 30 September for the Azores,{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al13/al132019.discus.031.shtml? |title=Hurricane Lorenzo Discussion Number 31 |author=Eric Blake |website=nhc.noaa.gov |publisher=National Hurricane Center |location=Miami, Florida |date=30 September 2019 |access-date=30 September 2019 |language=en}} which were later upgraded to warnings.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al13/al132019.discus.033.shtml? |title=Hurricane Lorenzo Discussion Number 33 |author=Andrew Latto |website=nhc.noaa.gov |publisher=National Hurricane Center |location=Miami, Florida |date=30 September 2019 |access-date=30 September 2019 |language=en}}

Lorenzo began undergoing extratropical transition on 2 October, while passing over the Azores a few hours before the National Hurricane Center issued their 09:00 UTC advisory.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al13/al132019.discus.040.shtml? |title=Hurricane Lorenzo Discussion Number 40 |author=Richard Pasch |website=nhc.noaa.gov |publisher=National Hurricane Center |location=Miami, Florida |date=2 October 2019 |access-date=2 October 2019}} The subsequent (and final) advisory stated that Lorenzo had become a post-tropical cyclone,{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al13/al132019.discus.041.shtml? |title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Lorenzo Discussion Number 41 |author=Daniel Brown |website=nhc.noaa.gov |publisher=National Hurricane Center |location=Miami, Florida |date=2 October 2019 |access-date=2 October 2019}} which was subsequently named Storm Lorenzo by Met Éireann as they issued a yellow warning of wind for the entirety of Ireland, as well as an orange warning for the western coastal counties.{{cite web |url=https://www.met.ie/warnings |title=National Warnings – Met Éireann |website=met.ie |publisher=Met Éireann |date=2 October 2019 |access-date=2 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002163501/https://www.met.ie/warnings |archive-date=2 October 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2019/how-will-storm-lorenzo-affect-the-uk |title=How will Storm Lorenzo affect the UK? |website=metoffice.gov.uk |publisher=Met Office |date=2 October 2019 |access-date=2 October 2019}} The Met Office issued yellow wind warnings for Northern Ireland, Cornwall and parts of Devon and south-west Wales.

On 3 October, the M6 Buoy, located about {{cvt|400|km|mi}} west of Mace Head, County Galway, recorded a pressure of {{cvt|969|mbar|inHg}} near Lorenzo's centre.{{cite news |url=https://www.met.ie/forecasts/meteorologists-commentary |title=Tracking Hurricane Lorenzo |date=3 October 2019 |access-date=6 October 2019 |publisher=Met Éireann |website=met.ie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006132528/https://www.met.ie/forecasts/meteorologists-commentary |archive-date=6 October 2019}} The same buoy also recorded a maximum wave height of {{cvt|12.5|m|ft}}.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-lorenzo-ireland/ireland-braces-for-damage-and-flooding-as-storm-lorenzo-nears-idUSKBN1WI1LY |title=Ireland braces for damage and flooding as storm Lorenzo nears |author=Graham Fahy |editor=Peter Graff |date=3 October 2019 |access-date=6 October 2019 |publisher=Reuters |website=reuters.com}} On 4 October, while the storm was passing across Ireland, new weather warnings were issued for the counties of Clare, Galway, Longford, Mayo, Roscommon and Westmeath.{{cite news |url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/storm-lorenzo-esb-work-to-restore-power-to-thousands-of-homes-and-businesses-954867.html |title=Storm Lorenzo: ESB work to restore power to thousands of homes and businesses |date=4 October 2019 |access-date=6 October 2019 |author=Digital Desk Staff |publisher=BreakingNews |website=breakingnews.ie}} The highest recorded wind gust was {{cvt|107|km/h|mph}}, with the highest 10-minute mean at {{cvt|87|km/h|mph}}, both recorded at Mace Head.{{cite tweet |user=MetEireann |author=Met Éireann |number=1180074734987415553 |date=4 October 2019 |title=The map below shows the highest 10-min mean wind speeds and the maximum gust recorded at each station during the last two days. The figures are colour coded in line with our warning criteria.}}

Storm Lorenzo continued to weaken as it moved away from Ireland into the Irish Sea, with the United States-based Ocean Prediction Center ceasing to monitor Lorenzo on 4 October after it crossed the United Kingdom.{{cite AV media |url=https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_12.2019100414.gif |title=East Atlantic Surface Analysis 12:00 UTC 04 Oct 2019 |format=GIF |author=Christensen |date=4 October 2019 |access-date=5 October 2019 |website=ocean.noaa.gov |publisher=Ocean Prediction Center |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005214648/https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_12.2019100414.gif |archive-date=5 October 2019 |url-status=dead}} Now little more than a weak frontal zone, Storm Lorenzo made landfall in northern Germany on 5 October,{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191005 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191005.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020}} subsequently moving over eastern Europe the following day{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191006 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191006.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020 |archive-date=17 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917170905/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191006.gif |url-status=dead }} before dissipating on 7 October while moving into Russia.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191008 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191008.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020 |archive-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405093342/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191008.gif |url-status=dead }}

Power was cut to almost 20,000 homes in Ireland at the height of the storm, with flooding occurring throughout the country.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49931565 |title=Storm Lorenzo: Power outages and flooding in Donegal |date=4 October 2019 |access-date=6 October 2019 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |website=bbc.com}} The River Eske partially flooded Donegal as result of nearly {{cvt|50|mm|in}} of rain falling as high tide was approaching. The amount of damage country-wide, however, was less than anticipated.{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/power-restored-to-all-electricity-customers-following-storm-lorenzo-says-esb-1.4039983 |title=Power restored to all electricity customers following Storm Lorenzo, says ESB |date=4 October 2019 |access-date=6 October 2019 |author1=Ronan McGreevy |author2=Rachel McLaughlin |newspaper=The Irish Times}} The storm's only known fatality while it was extratropical occurred when a tree fell on a person in Stafford.{{cite news |url=https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/man-dies-after-being-struck-3389233 |title=Man dies after being struck by tree amid Storm Lorenzo |website=somersetlive.co.uk |publisher=Somerset Live |date=3 October 2019 |access-date=23 November 2019}} However, Lorenzo had been responsible for nineteen further fatalities, including seven crew members of the capsized French cargo ship Bourbon Rhode who were never found.{{cite web |last1=Zelinsky |first1=David A. |title=Tropical Cyclone Report - Hurricane Lorenzo (AL132019) |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL132019_Lorenzo.pdf |website=National Hurricane Center |publisher=NOAA |access-date=3 October 2020}} During its combined lifespan as a major hurricane and a European windstorm, Lorenzo caused at least £285 million (€340 million) in damage.{{cite web |title=Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight - 2019 Annual Report |url=http://thoughtleadership.aon.com/Documents/20200122-if-natcat2020.pdf |website=AON Thought Leadership |publisher=AON Benfield |access-date=3 October 2020}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Amélie

| image = Storm Amélie 2019-11-02.png

| caption = Amélie over the Atlantic Ocean, 2 November

| duration = 31 October – 9 November

| minpressure = {{cvt|972|mbar|inHg}}

| gust = {{cvt|189|km/h|mph kn}}

| area affected = France, Spain, Italy

| fatalities = 1

| power outages = 140,000

| damage = £110 million (€120 million)

| track = Amelie 2019 track.png

| trackcaption = Track and intensity of Storm Amélie at six-hour intervals according to the OPC

}}

The low-pressure system that would later become Amélie was first noted on 31 October between Canada and Greenland over the Labrador Sea.{{cite web |title=Preliminary Analysis 2019-10-31 00Z |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/ncep-charts/access/2019/10/31/atlsfc00z.2019103103.gif |website=Ocean Prediction Center |publisher=NOAA |access-date=3 October 2020}} After emerging into the open Atlantic, the system was named Storm Amélie by Météo-France on 1 November.{{cite web |url=https://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2019-2020 |title=Borrascas con gran impacto de la temporada 2019–2020 |publisher=Agencia Estatal de Meteorología |website=aemet.es |language=es |access-date=6 November 2019}} The French meteorological agency expected wind gusts up to and possibly surpassing {{cvt|160|km/h|mph kn}} locally at the western coast at the time of naming the storm.{{cite web|url=http://www.meteofrance.com/previsions-meteo-france/metropole |title=METEO FRANCE par Météo-France – Prévisions météo gratuites à 15 jours sur la France, les régions et les départements |publisher=Météo-France |website=meteofrance.com |date=1 November 2019 |access-date=1 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101201220/http://www.meteofrance.com/previsions-meteo-france/metropole |archive-date=1 November 2019 |language=fr}}{{cite news |url=http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/76717611-week-end-de-toussaint-de-plus-en-plus-agite |title=Week-end de Toussaint de plus en plus agité |publisher=Météo-France |website=meteofrance.fr |date=30 October 2019 |access-date=1 November 2019 |language=fr |archive-date=1 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101203239/http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/76717611-week-end-de-toussaint-de-plus-en-plus-agite |url-status=dead }}

Storm Amélie underwent explosive cyclogenesis on 2 November while located over the open north Atlantic,{{cite news |title=Borrasca Amelie – AEMET |url=http://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2019-2020/estudios_e_impactos/amelie |work=aemet.es |agency=Agencia Estatal de Meteorología |date=8 November 2019 |language=es}} reaching a minimum central pressure of {{cvt|972|mbar|inHg}}.{{cite AV media |url=https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_00.2019110302.gif |title=East Atlantic Surface Analysis 3 November 2019 00:00 UTC |format=GIF |author=Marshall Huffman |date=3 November 2019 |website=ocean.weather.gov |publisher=Ocean Prediction Center |access-date=6 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106124931/https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_00.2019110302.gif |archive-date=6 November 2019}} Amélie subsequently made landfall on Brittany's Atlantic coast in the early hours of 3 November, bringing wind gusts of to {{cvt|163|km/h|mph kn}} at Cap Ferret. Amélie also brought wind gusts up to {{cvt|170|km/h|mph kn}} along the northern coast of Spain, including a record-setting {{cvt|130|km/h|mph kn}} gust for Santander Airport. The highest wind gust recorded from Amélie was at Cagnano in Haute-Corse on Corsica, reaching {{cvt|189|km/h|mph kn}}.{{cite news |url=http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/76736548-tempete-amelie-du-3-novembre-2019 |title=Tempête Amélie du 3 novembre 2019 |publisher=Météo-France |date=4 November 2019 |access-date=6 November 2019 |website=meteofrance.fr |language=fr |archive-date=6 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106085200/http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/76736548-tempete-amelie-du-3-novembre-2019 |url-status=dead }}

Besides causing numerous fallen trees and power outages for 140,000 properties,{{cite news |title=Tempête Amélie. Deux blessés en Bretagne, 140 000 foyers privés d'électricité dans le Sud-Ouest |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/meteo/tempete/163-km-h-au-cap-ferret-146-km-h-belle-ile-la-tempete-amelie-souffle-17-departements-en-vigilance-6593184 |access-date=3 November 2019 |work=Ouest-France.fr |date=3 November 2019 |language=fr}} Amélie also triggered a landslide in Nice in the south of France, resulting in the only known fatality from the storm.{{cite news |url=https://www.thelocal.fr/20191104/pensioner-dies-in-nice-after-storm-amlie-triggered-landslides |title=Pensioner dies in Nice after storm Amélie triggers landslides |website=thelocal.fr |publisher=The Local |date=4 November 2019 |access-date=6 November 2019}} The SNCF temporarily closed a TGV line between Hendaye and Bordeaux due to debris on the tracks, causing some 2,000 passengers to be stranded for up to 15 hours.{{cite news |url=https://www.thelocal.fr/20191104/train-passengers-stranded-for-up-to-15-hours-after-storms-close-line-between-paris-and-south-west-france |title=Train passengers in France stranded for up to 15 hours after storms close line between Paris and south west |website=thelocal.fr |publisher=The Local |date=4 November 2019 |access-date=6 November 2019}} Damage from Amélie across France, Italy and Spain totalled more than £110 million (€120 million).

After the centre of Amélie moved inland over northern France, it gradually tracked eastwards and then north-eastwards. Amélie passed over Belgium and the Netherlands on 3 November and then over Germany on 4 November, while steadily weakening.{{cite AV media |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191104.gif |title=Analyse 2019-11-04 |website=met.fu-berlin.de |publisher=Free University of Berlin |date=4 November 2019 |access-date=6 November 2019 |format=GIF |language=de}}{{cite AV media |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191105.gif |title=Analyse 2019-11-05 |website=met.fu-berlin.de |publisher=Free University of Berlin |date=5 November 2019 |access-date=6 November 2019 |format=GIF |language=de}} After crossing Poland on 5 November as a weak frontal boundary,{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191105 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191105.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205044817/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191105.gif |url-status=dead }} Amélie stalled over the Baltic states on 6 November,{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191106 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191106.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020}} before being absorbed by an approaching warm front over Estonia on 9 November.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191109 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191109.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205044819/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191109.gif |url-status=dead }}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Bernardo

| image = Storm Bernardo 2019-11-11.png

| caption = Bernardo just offshore of Algeria on 11 November

| duration = 7 November – 18 November

| minpressure = {{cvt|996|mbar|inHg}}

| gust = {{cvt|111|km/h|mph kn}}

| area affected = Spain, Algeria, Italy

| fatalities = 1

| power outages =

| damage = Minimal

| track = Bernardo 2019 track.png

| trackcaption = Track and intensity of Storm Bernardo at six-hour intervals according to the Met Office

}}

The precursor to Storm Bernardo was first noted as a deep low over north-eastern Canada on 7 November.{{cite web |title=Preliminary Analysis 2019-11-07 00Z |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/ncep-charts/access/2019/11/07/atlsfc00z.2019110703.gif |website=Ocean Prediction Center |publisher=NOAA |access-date=3 October 2020}} After considerably weakening and crossing the Atlantic without any notable impacts, the system was named Bernardo by the State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET) on 9 November as it was approaching the Iberian Peninsula from the Bay of Biscay. Bernardo crossed northern Spain and emerged into the Mediterranean Sea, affecting the Balearic Islands on 10 November with wind gusts of up to {{cvt|111|km/h|mph kn}} recorded in the Alfabia Mountains along the north-west coast of Mallorca. On 11 November, Bernardo strengthened to its peak intensity of {{cvt|996|mbar|inHg}}{{cite AV media |url=http://www1.wetter3.de/Archiv/UKMet/19111106_UKMet_Analyse.gif |title=MetOffice Analysis chart 11 November 2019 06:00 UTC |website=wetter3.de |publisher=MetOffice |date=11 November 2019 |access-date=12 November 2019 |format=GIF}} and formed an eye-like feature, leading several media outlets to report that the storm had medicane-like characteristics.{{cite news |url=https://www.cazatormentas.com/huracan-mediterraneo-medican-bernardo-en-la-costa-de-argelia/ |title=Huracán mediterráneo (medicán) "Bernardo" en la costa de Argelia |website=cazatormentas.com |publisher=Cazatormentas |date=12 November 2019 |access-date=13 November 2019 |language=es}} However, AEMET did not confirm that the storm had reached medicane status.{{cite news |title=Borrasca Bernardo – Agencia Estatal de Meteorología – AEMET. Gobierno de España |url=http://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2019-2020/estudios_e_impactos/bernardo |access-date=15 November 2019 |work=aemet.es |language=es}}

After losing its brief eye-like feature, Bernardo followed the coast of Algeria, remaining closely offshore as it moved eastwards across the Mediterranean before stalling over southern Italy for two days.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191111 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191111.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020}}{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191112 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191112.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205044820/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191112.gif |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191113 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191113.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205044819/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191113.gif |url-status=dead }} Bernardo then accelerated to the north-east as a weak frontal boundary, moving over the Baltic states on 14 November{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191114 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191114.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205044820/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191114.gif |url-status=dead }} and into northern Russia on 15 November.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191115 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191115.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205044819/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191115.gif |url-status=dead }} After briefly reintensifying and then weakening once more, Bernardo was last noted as a weak low over Siberia on 18 November.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191118 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191118.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205044821/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191118.gif |url-status=dead }}

When first issuing warnings for Storm Bernardo, AEMET expected wave heights of up to {{cvt|6|m|ft}} around the Balearic Islands and along the coast of several Spanish provinces bordering the Bay of Biscay. They also forecasted precipitation up to {{cvt|20|cm|in}} in the form of snow over the Cantabrian Mountains above {{cvt|1000|m|ft}}, and rainfall up to {{cvt|50|mm|in}} within 12 hours in the provinces of Cantabria, Navarra, Basque Country and Asturias. In Asturias, the regional meteorological agency warned of the risk of avalanches due to snow accumulation.{{cite news |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/1203283/Europe-weather-storm-Bernardo-Spain-aemet-warning-snow-storm-Cecilia-daniel |title=Europe weather: THREE storms to hit Spain as large mass of cold air blasts Europe |first=Georginia | last=Laud |website=express.co.uk |publisher=Daily Express |date=13 November 2019 |access-date=13 November 2019}} Wind gusts were forecasted to reach up to {{cvt|110|km/h|mph kn}}.{{cite news |url=https://www.cronicabalear.es/2019/11/la-gran-borrasca-bernardo-pone-en-alerta-a-baleares/ |title=La gran borrasca Bernardo pone en alerta a Baleares |website=cronicabalear.es |publisher=Crónica Balear |date=10 November 2019 |access-date=13 November 2019 |language=es}} However, impacts from Bernardo were ultimately minimal. A fallen tree in Mallorca caused the only known fatality from the storm, and little damage was reported along its track.{{cite news |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/1202858/europe-weather-storm-bernardo-spain-aemet-warning-snow-picos-de-europa-avalanches |title=Europe weather: Tourists warned as Storm Bernardo to smash Spain as snow and sleet hits |first=Georginia | last=Laud |website=express.co.uk |publisher=Daily Express |date=13 November 2019 |access-date=13 November 2019}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Cecilia

| image = Storm Cecilia 2019-11-24.png

| caption = Storm Cecilia approaching Italy on 24 November

| duration = 16 November – 29 November

| minpressure = {{cvt|974|mbar|inHg}}

| gust = {{cvt|163|km/h|mph kn}}

| area affected = Spain

| fatalities = 0

| power outages =

| damage = Minimal

| track = Cecilia 2019 track.png

| trackcaption = Track and intensity of Storm Cecilia at six-hour intervals according to the OPC

}}

The precursor to Storm Cecila was first noted as a developing low between the Carolinas and Bermuda on 16 November.{{cite web |title=Surface Analysis 2019-11-16 |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/ncep-charts/access/2019/11/16/atlsfc00z.2019111602.gif |website=Ocean Prediction Center |publisher=NOAA |access-date=4 October 2020}} It subsequently deepened and slowly moved north-eastwards parallel to the East Coast of the United States,{{cite web |title=Surface Analysis 2019-11-19 |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/ncep-charts/access/2019/11/19/atlsfc00z.2019111902.gif |website=Ocean Prediction Center |publisher=NOAA |access-date=4 October 2020}} before crossing Newfoundland and emerging into the open Atlantic by 21 November.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191121 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191121.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205044821/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191121.gif |url-status=dead }} At this point, the system was named Cecilia by the State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET), who issued warnings for rain and wind impacts across the Iberian Peninsula and on the Balearic Islands. Weather warnings were also issued in southern and coastal western France.{{cite web |last1=Cereceda |first1=Rafael |title=A wave of cold polar air could hit Europe in early December |url=https://www.euronews.com/2019/11/22/a-wave-of-cold-polar-air-could-hit-europe-in-early-december |website=Euronews |date=22 November 2019 |access-date=4 October 2020}}

Cecila intensified as it crossed the Atlantic and reached its peak intensity of {{cvt|974|mbar|inHg}} in the Bay of Biscay on 23 November before making landfall in northern Spain.{{cite AV media |url=https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_12.2019112215.gif |title=East Atlantic Surface Analysis 22 November 2019 12:00 UTC |format=GIF |author=Kevin Achorn |date=22 November 2019 |website=ocean.weather.gov |publisher=Ocean Prediction Center |access-date=22 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122204732/https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_12.2019112215.gif |archive-date=22 November 2019 |url-status=dead}} Along the coast, wind gusts of up to {{cvt|163|km/h|mph kn}} were recorded at Cap Machichaco in Biscay province.{{cite web |url=http://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2019-2020/estudios_e_impactos/cecilia |title=Borrasca Cecilia |website=aemet.es |publisher=Agencia Estatal de Meteorología |access-date=13 February 2020 |language=es}} During the storm, a chemical transport ship ran aground at the Galician coast.{{cite news |title=The crew of the chemist "Blue Star" safe and on board after running aground in Ares |url=https://spainsnews.com/the-crew-of-the-chemist-blue-star-safe-and-on-board-after-running-aground-in-ares/ |access-date=23 November 2019 |work=Spain's News |date=23 November 2019}} However, overall impacts were minimal across Spain.

Cecilia weakened as it crossed the Iberian Peninsula and emerged into the Mediterranean Sea, crossing Italy as a weak frontal system on 25 November.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191125 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191125.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205044820/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191125.gif |url-status=dead }} Continuing slowly eastwards, Cecilia was last noted over the Black Sea on 28 November{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191128 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191128.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205044819/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191128.gif |url-status=dead }} before being absorbed by Storm Sebastien over southern Ukraine on 29 November.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191129 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191129.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205044822/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191129.gif |url-status=dead }}

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{{See also|2019 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Sebastien}}

{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Sebastien

| image = Storm Sebastien 2019-11-25.png

| caption = Sebastien re-intensifying after completing its extratropical transition on 25 November

| duration = 24 November – 1 December

| minpressure = {{cvt|980|mbar|inHg}}

| gust = {{cvt|50|mph|km/h mph kn|order=out}}

| area affected = Ireland, United Kingdom

| fatalities = 0

| power outages =

| damage = Minimal

| track = Sebastien 2019 path.png

| trackcaption = Track and intensity of Sebastien at six-hour intervals according to the NHC and OPC

}}

A large area of disturbed weather persisted over the central subtropical Atlantic in mid-November. On 19 November, this area of thunderstorm activity developed sufficiently to be designated Tropical Storm Sebastien by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Daniel P. |title=Tropical Cyclone Report - Tropical Storm Sebastien (AL202019) |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL202019_Sebastien.pdf |website=National Hurricane Center |publisher=NOAA |access-date=4 October 2020}} After several days of slow movement, Sebastien accelerated towards the north-east and began slowly losing tropical characteristics. The system completed its extratropical transition late on 24 November, becoming extratropical Storm Sebastien in the process.{{cite web |title=NASA tracking Extra-Tropical Storm Sebastien towards the UK |url=https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/nsfc-nte112519.php |website=EurekAlert! |access-date=4 October 2020}}{{cite web |title=Storm Sebastien: Flood warnings in place as remnants of tropical storm could batter UK |url=https://news.sky.com/story/storm-sebastien-flood-warnings-in-place-as-remnants-of-tropical-storm-could-batter-uk-11868888 |website=Sky News |access-date=4 October 2020}}

After becoming extratropical, Storm Sebastien began to re-intensify as it was now situated in a favourable baroclinic environment. Shortly before landfall on the south coast of Ireland on 26 November, Sebastien reached its peak intensity of around {{cvt|980|mbar|inHg}}.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191126 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191126.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205044819/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191126.gif |url-status=dead }} Sebastien maintained this intensity for around two days as it crossed Ireland and the United Kingdom and entered the North Sea, before slowly weakening as it made landfall in Denmark on 29 November. Around this time, Sebastien absorbed the remnants of Storm Cecilia to its south-east. Sebastien continued to weaken as it accelerated north-eastwards into European Russia, finally being absorbed by a larger low-pressure system to its north by 1 December.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191201 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191201.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405011433/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191201.gif |url-status=dead }}

Heavy rainfall was the primary threat from Storm Sebastien. As the storm approached the United Kingdom, the Met Office issued yellow weather warnings for heavy rainfall in Northern England, South West England and South Wales. Many of these areas had already been impacted by ongoing flooding, and the Environment Agency issued seven "danger to life" flood warnings in Yorkshire and 60 flood alerts across England and Wales as a result. Storm surge flooding coinciding with high spring tides and high coastal winds of up to {{cvt|50|mph|km/h mph kn|order=out}}{{cite web |last1=Mahmood |first1=Basit |title=Storm Sebastien on course to crash into Britain with life-threatening weather |url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/25/storm-sebastien-course-crash-britain-life-threatening-weather-11213631/ |website=Metro |date=25 November 2019 |access-date=4 October 2020}} presented additional hazards, with waves forecasted to reach up to {{cvt|22|ft|m|order=flip}}.{{cite web |last1=Shaw |first1=Neil |title=Storm Sebastien to lash UK with high winds and heavy rain for days |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/storm-sebastien-wind-rain-weather-17310188 |website=Wales Online |date=25 November 2019 |publisher=Media Wales |access-date=4 October 2020}}

Across southern England, up to {{cvt|60|mm|in}} of rain was recorded as Sebastien made landfall on 27 November. However, impacts from Storm Sebastien were ultimately less severe than anticipated. Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms caused disruption in the London area.{{cite web |last1=Skoulding |first1=Lucy |title=London weather: Tropical Storm Sebastien to batter London with 35 hours of rain and thunder storms |url=https://www.mylondon.news/weather/london-weather-tropical-storm-sebastien-17316644 |website=MyLondon |date=26 November 2019 |access-date=4 October 2020}} Flooding and wind damage was reported on the Isle of Wight.{{cite web |title=Ex Storm Sebastien Brings Flooding And Force Seven Winds to the Isle of Wight |url=https://iwradio.co.uk/2019/11/27/ex-storm-sebastien-brings-flooding-and-force-seven-winds-to-isle-of-wight/ |website=Isle of Wight Radio |access-date=4 October 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Minor coastal flooding was also reported in the Fareham area, although far less severe than had been forecasted.{{cite web |last1=Deeks |first1=Steve |title=Residents in flooding hotspot village Wallington near Fareham 'escape' mayhem |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/residents-flooding-hotspot-village-wallington-near-fareham-escape-mayhem-1326213 |website=The News (Portsmouth) |date=27 November 2019 |access-date=4 October 2020}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Atiyah

| image = Storm Atiyah 2019-12-07.png

| caption = Atiyah developing over the far north Atlantic on 7 December

| duration = 5 December – 13 December

| minpressure = {{cvt|956|mbar|inHg}}

| gust = {{cvt|150.1|km/h|mph kn}}

| area affected = Ireland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France

| fatalities = 0

| power outages = 34,000

| damage = £40 million (€44 million)

| track = Atiyah 2019 track.png

| trackcaption = Track and intensity of Atiyah at six-hour intervals according to the Met Office and OPC

}}

A low was first noted to be developing off the coast of New England by the Ocean Prediction Center on 5 December.{{cite web |title=Surface Analysis 2019-12-05 |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/ncep-charts/access/2019/12/05/atlsfc00z.2019120503.gif |website=Ocean Prediction Center |publisher=NOAA |access-date=4 October 2020}} The following day, as the low continued to develop and move eastwards across the far north Atlantic, Met Éireann named the system Atiyah and issued orange wind warnings for the western counties of Ireland and yellow warnings for the remainder of the country. At that time, the agency expected mean wind speeds of {{cvt|65|to|80|km/h|mph kn}} and gusts of up to {{cvt|130|km/h|mph kn}} on 8 December across Ireland.{{cite web |url=https://www.met.ie/warnings |title=Warnings – Met Éireann |website=met.ie |publisher=Met Éireann |date=6 December 2019 |access-date=6 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206164618/https://www.met.ie/warnings |archive-date=6 December 2019}} On 8 December, a red weather warning was issued for County Kerry due to the increasing risk of high wind impacts.{{cite tweet |user=MetEireann |author=Met Éireann |number=1203631736124575745 |title=Status Red – Wind warning issued for Kerry. Valid from 16:00 Sun 08-Dec-2019 until 19:00 Sun 08-Dec-2019 |date=8 December 2019 |access-date=9 December 2019}}

The centre of Storm Atiyah passed just to the north of Scotland on 8 December at its peak intensity of {{cvt|956|mbar|inHg}}.{{cite AV media |url=https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_06.2019120808.gif |title=East Atlantic Surface Analysis 8 December 2019 06:00 UTC |format=GIF |author=David Mills |date=8 December 2019 |website=ocean.weather.gov |publisher=Ocean Prediction Center |access-date=8 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209215201/https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_06.2019120808.gif |archive-date=9 December 2019 |url-status=dead}} High winds were recorded across the United Kingdom and Ireland, cutting power to 34,000 homes,{{cite news |title=Around 2,000 without power following Storm Atiyah |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/weather/2019/1209/1097888-storm-atiyah/ |access-date=9 December 2019 |publisher=RTE |date=9 December 2019 |language=en}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/09/uk-weather-britain-battered-by-high-winds-as-storm-atiya-sweeps-in |title=UK weather: Storm Atiyah brings high winds and power cuts |date=9 December 2019 |website=The Guardian|author=Seth Jacobson |access-date=9 December 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/storm-atiyah-uk-battered-96mph-21055337 |title=Storm Atiyah: 15,000 homes without power as UK battered by 96mph winds |date=9 December 2019|work=Daily Mirror|author=Abigail O'Leary |access-date=9 December 2019}} downing trees and causing disruption throughout both countries. The highest recorded wind gust in the United Kingdom was on The Needles Old Battery, at {{cvt|83|mph|km/h kn}}.{{cite news |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-storm-centre/storm-atiyah |title=Storm Atiyah |website=metoffice.gov.uk |publisher=Met Office |access-date=9 December 2019}} The Kernow Weather Team recorded an unofficial wind gust of {{cvt|96|mph|km/h kn}} in Illogan, Cornwall, although this gust wasn't recorded at an official Met Office station.

As Atiyah moved eastwards away from Scotland into the Norwegian Sea, a strong pressure gradient existed between the centre of the storm and an area of high pressure centred over the Alps which brought high winds to the Netherlands on 8 and 9 December, with gusts of around {{cvt|90|to|100|km/h|mph kn}} and heavy showers sweeping across the country.{{cite news |url=https://www.weerplaza.nl/weerinhetnieuws/een-paar-echte-herfstdagen/5780/ |title=Een paar echte herfstdagen |date=7 December 2019 |website=weerplaza.nl |publisher=Weerplaza |author=Raymond Klaassen |access-date=9 December 2019 |language=nl}} Météo-France recorded the highest confirmed wind gust related to Atiyah of {{cvt|150.1|km/h|mph kn}}, recorded at Cap Bear in Pyrénées-Orientales, France.{{cite news |url=http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/77491472-tempete-atiyah-vents-tempetueux-et-temps-perturbe-ce-lundi |title=Tempête Atiyah : vents tempétueux et temps perturbé ce lundi |date=6 December 2019 |website=meteofrance.fr |publisher=Météo-France |access-date=9 December 2019 |language=fr |archive-date=9 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209225558/http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/77491472-tempete-atiyah-vents-tempetueux-et-temps-perturbe-ce-lundi |url-status=dead }}

After widespread impacts across western Europe, Atiyah continued to move away from the region, making landfall in northern Norway on 10 December.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191210 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191210.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408174404/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191210.gif |url-status=dead }} Atiyah weakened rapidly as it continued eastwards, and it was last noted as a weak frontal system over Siberia on 13 December.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191213 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191213.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=9 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409031811/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191213.gif |url-status=dead }} Throughout its lifespan, Atiyah caused at least £40 million (€44 million) in damage.

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Daniel

| image = Daniel 2019-12-16 1346Z.jpg

| caption = Daniel approaching the Iberian Peninsula on 16 December

| duration = 15 December – 21 December

| minpressure = {{cvt|982|mbar|inHg}}

| gust = {{cvt|135|km/h|mph kn}}

| area affected = Iberian Peninsula

| fatalities = 0

| power outages =

| damage = Minimal

| track = Daniel 2019 track.png

| trackcaption = Track and intensity of Daniel at six-hour intervals according to the Met Office and OPC

}}

Storm Daniel developed as a weak disturbance along a cold front a short distance offshore of Portugal on 15 December,{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191215 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191215.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410023135/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191215.gif |url-status=dead }} and it was officially named by the State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET) later that day. The agency issued an orange warning for Asturias, citing possible wave heights of {{cvt|5|to|6|m|ft}} at the coast. The agency further warned for wave heights of up to {{cvt|7|m|ft}} around the Canary Islands, heavy snowfall over high ground, and winds gusting to over {{cvt|120|km/h|mph kn}}.{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.es/sociedad/abci-daniel-azota-fuerza-antes-irrupcion-manana-elsa-quinta-gran-borrasca-temporada-201912170154_noticia.html |title=Daniel azota con fuerza antes de la irrupción mañana de Elsa, la quinta gran borrasca de la temporada |website=abc.es |publisher=ABC |date=17 December 2019 |access-date=20 December 2019 |language=es}}

After making landfall in Portugal, Storm Daniel moved north-eastwards across the Iberian Peninsula into the Bay of Biscay, making a second landfall in southern Brittany, France as a weak trough on 17 December.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191217 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191217.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=21 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121220947/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191217.gif |url-status=dead }} Accelerating north-eastwards across Benelux and Denmark, Daniel began to slowly intensify, reaching its peak intensity of {{cvt|982|mbar|inHg}}{{cite AV media |url=http://www1.wetter3.de/Archiv/UKMet/19121906_UKMet_Analyse.gif |title=Met Office Analysis chart 06:00 UTC 2019-12-19 |format=GIF |author=Met Office |publisher=wetter3.de |date=19 December 2019 |access-date=20 December 2019}} over southern Finland on 19 December.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191219 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191219.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405175307/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191219.gif |url-status=dead }} Daniel subsequently began to weaken and unravel as a coherent system, dissipating over western Russia by 21 December.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191221 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191221.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=4 October 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

During the passage of Storm Daniel, the use of snow chains on car tyres became necessary to navigate sections of the N-630 road in central Spain, while the Puerto de Pajares mountain pass was closed to trucks, articulated vehicles and buses due to blizzard conditions.{{cite news |url=https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2019/12/17/5df8920bfc6c83157f8b46b5.html |title=La borrasca Daniel pierde fuerza aunque mantiene en alerta a 6 comunidades |website=elmundo.es |publisher=El Mundo |date=17 December 2019 |access-date=20 December 2019 |language=es}} The strongest wind gust from Storm Daniel was measured at La Pinilla ski resort in Segovia, Spain, reaching {{cvt|135|km/h|mph kn}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2019-2020/estudios_e_impactos/daniel |title=Borrasca Daniel |publisher=Agencia Estatal de Meteorología |website=aemet.es |date= |access-date=3 January 2020}} {{cvt|108.8|mm|in}} of rain fell at Riaño, León during the passage of the storm. Overall, however, damage and disruption from Storm Daniel was minimal.

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{{Redirect|Storm Elsa|other storms of the same name|List of storms named Elsa}}

{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Elsa

| image = Storm Elsa 2019-12-18.png

| caption = Storm Elsa approaching Ireland on 18 December

| duration = 13 December – 22 December

| minpressure = {{cvt|961|mbar|inHg}}

| gust = {{cvt|168|km/h|mph kn}}

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

| fatalities = 8

| power outages = 140,000

| damage = £74 million (€81 million)

| track = Elsa 2019 track.png

| trackcaption = Track and intensity of Storm Elsa at six-hour intervals according to the OPC

}}

Storm Elsa originated as an area of low pressure which formed over the Gulf of Mexico on 13 December{{cite AV media |url=https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atlw_sfcanal_18.2019121320.gif |title=West Atlantic Surface Analysis 2019-12-13 18:00 UTC |format=GIF |author=Stephen Konarik |website=ocean.weather.gov |publisher=Ocean Prediction Center |date=13 December 2019 |access-date=20 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220233059/https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atlw_sfcanal_18.2019121320.gif |archive-date=20 December 2019 |url-status=dead}} and subsequently tracked gradually north-eastward, bottoming out at {{cvt|961|mbar|inHg}} along the coast of Canada on 16 December.{{cite AV media |url=https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atlw_sfcanal_12.2019121614.gif |title=West Atlantic Surface Pressure Analysis 2019-12-16 12:00 UTC |format=GIF |author=Joseph Sienkiewicz |website=ocean.weather.gov |publisher=Ocean Prediction Center |date=16 December 2019 |access-date=20 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220224833/https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atlw_sfcanal_12.2019121614.gif |archive-date=20 December 2019 |url-status=dead}} At this time, the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) named the low Elsa.

The same day, AEMET issued wind warnings for Spain relating to Storm Elsa with forecasted maximum wind speeds of {{cvt|100|to|120|km/h|mph kn}}. After being named, Elsa moved away from Canada into the open Atlantic{{cite AV media |url=https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_12.2019121715.gif |title=East Atlantic Surface Analysis 2019-12-17 12:00 UTC |format=GIF |author=Stephen Konarik |website=ocean.weather.gov |publisher=Ocean Prediction Center |date=17 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221000433/https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_12.2019121715.gif |archive-date=21 December 2019 |url-status=dead}} and stalled for four days to the west of the British Isles, fluctuating in intensity.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191218 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191218.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020 |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407104558/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191218.gif |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191219 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191219.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020 |archive-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405175307/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191219.gif |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191220 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191220.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020 |archive-date=21 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121220954/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191220.gif |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191221 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191221.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=3 October 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On 21 December, Elsa finally began accelerating to the east ahead of Storm Fabien, which was approaching Elsa from the west. Elsa passed north of Scotland and made landfall in Norway before being absorbed by an unnamed secondary low, approaching from the south, by 22 December.{{cite AV media |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191222.gif |title=Analyse 2019-12-22 |website=met.fu-berlin.de |publisher=Free University of Berlin |date=22 December 2019 |access-date=23 December 2019 |format=GIF |language=de}}

As Storm Elsa slowly approached, Met Éireann issued a nationwide yellow weather warning for Ireland, followed on 18 December by an upgrade to an orange warning for County Cork.{{cite news |url=https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/Laois-weather/502880/met-eireann-issues-status-orange-warning-and-acknowledges-storm-elsa-will-impact.html |title=Met Éireann issues Status Orange warning and acknowledges Storm Elsa will impact |website=leinsterexpress.ie |publisher=Leinster Express |date=18 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019 }} The yellow warnings for counties Galway and Mayo were further upgraded to orange warnings at 20:00 local time that day, around an hour before the storm made its closest and most intense approach to Ireland.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/Irish-news/storm-elsa-batters-Irelands-west-coast-38798000.html |title=Storm Elsa batters Ireland's west coast |first1=David |last1=Young |first2=Steve |last2=Jones |website=Irish Independent|date=18 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019}} Severe flooding and extreme gusts were reported along the County Galway coastline. Close to 22:00, a storm surge breached the Promenade on Salthill in Galway City; over 50 cars were lost to the floodwaters. Besides the flooding, a ship ran aground after being forced onto coastal rocks by rough seas.{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/met-%C3%A9ireann-defends-timings-of-warnings-given-over-storm-elsa-1.4120156 |title=Met Éireann defends timings of warnings given over Storm Elsa |first1=Tim |last1=O'Brien |first2=Jade |last2=Wilson |newspaper=The Irish Times|date=19 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019}} Severe flooding was also reported in the Spanish Arch, Port of Galway, Oranmore and Kinvara areas of Galway.{{cite news |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/power-storm-weather-elsa-salthill-galway-4940700-Dec2019/ |title=Fallen trees and power outages after Storm Elsa causes damage in the west and south |first1=Dominic |last1=McGrath |first2=Hayley |last2=Halpin |website=thejournal.ie |publisher=The Journal |date=19 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019}} Gusts of up to {{cvt|125|km/h|mph kn}} were reported at the Mace Head weather station on the West Galway coast. Fallen trees were reported across the city and county, blocking numerous roads leading to Galway City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyreleased.com/news/storm-elsa-batters-parts-of-europe-four-dead/|title=Storm Elsa Batters Parts Of Europe, Four Dead|first=Graham|last=Moore|date=21 December 2019|accessdate=24 March 2023}} Around 22:30, Galway City Council activated its Emergency Response Plan and issued a notice warning people to stay indoors and to remain there unless it was of extreme importance. A similar warning was issued by Galway County Council. Members of the Gardaí, National Ambulance Service, Galway Fire Service and Civil Defence Ireland were deployed to Salthill and conducted searches on cars trapped in floodwaters.

Severe weather associated with Storm Elsa resulted in eight fatalities, primarily in southern Europe.{{cite news |last1=Kinn |first1=Erlend |title=Stormen "Elsa" har krevd åtte menneskeliv |url=https://www.nrk.no/urix/stormen-_elsa_-har-krevd-atte-menneskeliv-1.14834213 |access-date=22 December 2019 |work=NRK |date=22 December 2019 |language=nb-NO}} The highest wind gust recorded during the storm was {{cvt|168|km/h|mph kn}}, which was reached at Cerler-Cogulla in Province of Huesca, Spain.{{cite web |url=https://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2019-2020/estudios_e_impactos/elsa |title=Borrasca Elsa |website=aemet.es |publisher=Agencia Estatal de Meteorología |access-date=13 February 2020 |language=es}} More than 140,000 properties lost electricity during the passage of the storm,{{cite news |url=https://p.dw.com/p/3VA2o |title=Storm Elsa devastates southern Europe, five dead |website=dw.com |publisher=Deutsche Welle |date=20 December 2019 |access-date=20 December 2019 |language=en}} and damage totals ultimately reached at least £74 million (€81 million). In the aftermath of Storm Elsa, Met Éireann's short notice of upgrading weather warnings around one hour before the storm hit the counties of Mayo and Galway was criticized. The agency defended their warnings, citing that "the nature of forecasting is that it is never certain [...]" and that they issue warnings when they see fit.

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Fabien

| image = Storm Fabien 2019-12-21.png

| caption = Storm Fabien approaching northern France on 21 December

| duration = 17 December – 29 December

| minpressure = {{cvt|963|mbar|inHg}}

| gust = {{cvt|206|km/h|mph kn}}

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

| fatalities = 0

| power outages = 180,000

| damage = £95 million (€100 million)

| track = Fabien 2019 track.png

| trackcaption = Track and intensity of Storm Fabien at six-hour intervals according to the OPC

}}

The system that would go on to become Storm Fabien formed as the easternmost of a series of weak lows which developed as disturbances along a stationary front situated across the southern United States on 17 December.{{cite web |title=Surface Analysis 2019-12-17 |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/ncep-charts/access/2019/12/17/atlsfc00z.2019121702.gif |website=Ocean Prediction Center |publisher=NOAA |access-date=7 October 2020}} The low broke free from this front and drifted northeastwards along the east coast of the United States, emerging into the Atlantic Ocean east of Newfoundland on 19 December. At that time, the State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET) named the low Fabien, warning for wind speeds of {{cvt|100|to|120|km/h|mph kn}} and wave heights of {{cvt|9|m|ft}}. Météo-France issued orange warnings for fifteen departments in the south-west of France.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/22/storm-elsa-fabien-people-dead-europe-france-spain-portugal-weather |title=Storms Elsa and Fabien leave nine people dead across Europe |website=The Guardian|date=22 December 2019 |access-date=24 December 2019}}

Storm Fabien rapidly intensified as it crossed the Atlantic, its progress slightly slowed down by the presence of Storm Elsa which had already been situated almost stationary over the north Atlantic for several days prior to Fabien's formation. After initially pushing Elsa along ahead of itself, Fabien subsequently accelerated to the south of Elsa and reached its peak intensity of {{cvt|963|mbar|inHg}}{{cite AV media |url=https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_18.2019122120.gif |title=East Atlantic Surface Analysis 2019-12-21 18:00 UTC |format=GIF |author=Casey Joseph |website=ocean.weather.gov |publisher=Ocean Prediction Center |date=21 December 2019 |access-date=23 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223160412/https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_18.2019122120.gif |archive-date=23 December 2019 |url-status=dead}} while approaching landfall in South West England on 21 December.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191221 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191221.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=7 October 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} After crossing southern England, Fabien began to slow down and weaken, crossing over central Europe on 23 December{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191223 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191223.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408111759/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191223.gif |url-status=dead }} before stalling for several days while centred over Cyprus as a weak trough along a stationary front from 24 December.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191224 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191224.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=9 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409202755/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191224.gif |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191225 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191225.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=6 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406072804/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191225.gif |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191226 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191226.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=7 October 2020}} After slowly drifting back northwards, Fabien made landfall on Ukraine's Black Sea coastline on 28 December,{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191228 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191228.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405042904/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191228.gif |url-status=dead }} and dissipated shortly thereafter.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20191229 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191229.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=9 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409215936/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20191229.gif |url-status=dead }}

Despite the centre of Storm Fabien making landfall in southern England, the previous interaction with Storm Elsa to Fabien's north meant that the strongest winds were confined to the southern side of the storm, in particular across France. The SNCF canceled services in southwestern France as a result of high winds blowing trees onto railway tracks and around 100,000 households were left without power in the same region.{{cite news |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2019/12/22/le-sud-ouest-balaye-par-la-tempete-fabien-95-000-foyers-sans-electricite_6023783_3244.html |title=Tempête Fabien : des milliers de foyers sans électricité, les liaisons avec la Corse reprennent |website=lemonde.fr |publisher=Le Monde |date=22 December 2019 |access-date=24 December 2019 |language=fr}} On Corsica, a wind gust of {{cvt|206|km/h|mph kn}} was recorded, besides numerous fallen trees.{{cite news |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2019/12/23/en-corse-apres-le-passage-de-la-tempete-fabien-personne-n-avait-vecu-des-episodes-d-une-telle-violence_6023846_3244.html |title=En Corse, après le passage de la tempête Fabien : " Personne n'avait vécu des épisodes d'une telle violence " |author=Antoine Albertini |website=lemonde.fr |publisher=Le Monde |date=23 December 2019 |access-date=24 December 2019 |language=fr}} All of the island's airports were closed and the ferry service between the island and the mainland was suspended as well. In Galicia, Spain, around 80,000 homes were left without power following the passage of Storm Fabien.{{cite news |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/galicia/2019/12/22/borrasca-fabien-retira-galicia-60000-gallegos-suministro-electrico/00031577013303478241685.htm |title=La borrasca Fabien se retira de Galicia pero aún hay más de 17.000 gallegos sin suministro eléctrico |website=lavozdegalicia.es |publisher=La Voz de Galicia |date=22 December 2019 |access-date=24 December 2019 |language=es}} A wind gust of {{cvt|183.5|km/h|mph kn}} was also recorded in Galicia.{{cite news |url=https://www.farodevigo.es/sociedad/2019/12/21/fabien-azota-galicia-rachas-166/2221210.html |title=Galicia registra rachas de viento de hasta 184 km/h y 27.000 hogares se quedan sin luz |website=farodevigo.es |publisher=Faro de Vigo |date=21 December 2019 |access-date=24 December 2019 |language=es}} A train crashed into a fallen tree on the railway line between Vigo and Barcelona; no fatalities were reported. Along its path, damage from Storm Fabien totalled £95 million (€100 million).

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Brendan

| image = Storm Brendan 2020-01-13.png

| caption = Storm Brendan over the northeastern Atlantic on 13 January

| duration = 10 January – 19 January

| minpressure = {{cvt|940|mbar|inHg}}

| gust = {{cvt|113|mph|km/h mph kn|order=out}}

| area affected = Ireland, United Kingdom, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway

| fatalities = 1

| power outages = 100,000

| damage = > £2 million (€2.3 million), preliminary

| track = Brendan 2020 track.png

| trackcaption = Track and intensity of Brendan at six-hour intervals according to the Met Office and OPC

}}

Storm Brendan first developed as a weak low along a frontal boundary over northern Texas on 10 January.{{cite web |title=Surface Analysis 2020-01-10 |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/ncep-charts/access/2020/01/10/atlsfc00z.2020011003.gif |website=Ocean Prediction Center |publisher=NOAA |access-date=7 October 2020}} This low moved slowly northeastwards across the United States without much development, crossing over Atlantic Canada and emerging into the Atlantic Ocean on 12 January.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20200112 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200112.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404205840/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200112.gif |url-status=dead }} The low began to undergo explosive intensification as soon as it entered the Atlantic, and on 13 January Met Éireann named the low Brendan. The next day, the centre of Storm Brendan passed over the Faroe Islands at its peak intensity of {{cvt|940|mbar|inHg}},{{cite AV media |url=https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_18.2020011320.gif |title=East Atlantic Surface Analysis 13 January 2020 18:00 UTC |format=GIF |author=Casey Joseph |website=ocean.weather.gov |publisher=Ocean Prediction Center |date=13 January 2020 |access-date=14 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114181547/https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_18.2020011320.gif|archive-date=14 January 2020}} becoming the most intense storm of the season up to that point. Brendan subsequently stalled southeast of Iceland and began to slowly weaken as secondary lows accelerated around its large southern periphery.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20200115 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200115.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=21 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121220944/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200115.gif |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Analyse 20200116 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200116.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=6 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406092606/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200116.gif |url-status=dead }} On 17 January, the much weakened centre of Storm Brendan's primary circulation made landfall in northern Norway,{{cite web |title=Analyse 20200117 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200117.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=6 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906214319/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200117.gif |url-status=dead }} subsequently accelerating eastwards; it was last noted as a weakening frontal system over northeastern Russia on 19 January.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20200118 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200118.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=7 October 2020}}{{cite web |title=Analyse 20200119 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200119.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=6 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906231250/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200119.gif |url-status=dead }}

Storm Brendan made its closest approach to Ireland and the United Kingdom while at peak intensity late on 13 January, with the centre of the storm remaining just offshore to the north of Scotland. However, Brendan's large size resulted in impacts across the British Isles. Power outages were reported across Ireland, with more than 100,000 properties without electricity at the height of the storm.{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/storm-brendan-2-500-homes-and-businesses-still-without-power-1.4139283 |title=Storm Brendan: 2,500 homes and businesses still without power |date=14 January 2020 |access-date=14 January 2020 |newspaper=The Irish Times}} Transport was severely disrupted, with ferry cancellations across Scotland. All schools in the Outer Hebrides were closed as a result of dangerously high winds.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51090037 |title=UK weather: Storm Brendan brings rain and 80mph gusts |website=BBC |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=13 January 2020 |access-date=13 January 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-51079834 |title=Ferries cancelled and flood warnings as Storm Brendan hits |website=BBC |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=13 January 2020 |access-date=13 January 2020 }} The highest wind gust reported during Storm Brendan was {{cvt|113|mph|km/h kn}}, recorded at Aonach Mòr in the Scottish Highlands.{{cite web |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2020/2020_01_storm_brendan.pdf |title=Storms Atiyah (December 2019) and Brendan (January 2020) |author=Mike Kendon |website=metoffice.gov.uk |publisher=Met Office |date=21 January 2020 |access-date=13 February 2020}} Preliminary damage totals as a result of Storm Brendan ran into the millions of dollars, and one person was killed.{{cite web |title=Global Catastrophe Recap - January 2020 |url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20200602_analytics-if-january-global-recap.pdf |website=AON Thought Leadership |publisher=AON Benfield |access-date=7 October 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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{{main|Storm Gloria}}

{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Gloria

| image = Storm Gloria.png

| caption = Storm Gloria over the western Mediterranean on 21 January

| duration = 9 January – 25 January

| minpressure = {{cvt|993|mbar|inHg}}

| gust = {{cvt|133|km/h|mph kn}}

| area affected = Portugal, Spain, France

| fatalities = 17

| power outages = 31,000

| damage = £150 million (€180 million), preliminary

| track = Gloria 2020 track.png

| trackcaption = Track and intensity of Storm Gloria at six-hour intervals according to the OPC

}}

The system that would eventually become Storm Gloria was first noted as a developing complex of low-pressure systems over the central United States on 9 January. A large trough associated with the low dug into the Southwestern United States from 10 January, providing a path for cold air that had been settled over Canada to move southwards and clash with warm, moist air moving northward from the Gulf of Mexico.{{Cite web|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2020-01-10-winter-storm-oklahoma-kansas-missouri-iowa-illinois|title=Winter Storm Closes Schools, Airlines Prepare for Delays|website=The Weather Channel|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-11}} This provided conditions for the low to develop and intensify as it moved eastwards across the United States before exiting into the north Atlantic on 13 January.{{Cite web|url=https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2020-01-06-late-week-storm-snow-ice-midwest-great-lakes-new-england|title=Winter Storm Brings Mess of Snow, Ice and Wind to Plains, Great Lakes and Northern New England in Mid-January (RECAP)|website=The Weather Channel}}

After stalling off the coast of North America for several days, the system began moving steadily eastwards across the open Atlantic on 17 January, reaching a peak intensity of {{cvt|993|mbar|inHg}} around that time.{{cite AV media |url=https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_12.2020011714.gif |title=East Atlantic Surface Analysis 17 January 2020 12:00 UTC |format=GIF |author=James Nolt |website=ocean.weather.gov |publisher=Ocean Prediction Center |date=17 January 2020 |access-date=22 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121234821/https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_12.2020011714.gif |archive-date=21 January 2020}} The State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET) named the low Gloria on 18 January, issuing the first severe weather warnings as the storm was approaching the Iberian Peninsula.{{cite news |title=Aviso especial |url=http://www.aemet.es/documentos_d/enportada/20200117122743_p52tesp1.pdf |website=aemet.es |publisher=Agencia Estatal de Meteorología |date=17 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127213848/http://www.aemet.es/documentos_d/enportada/20200117122743_p52tesp1.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2020 |access-date=17 January 2020 |language=es}} After turning southeastwards and entering the Bay of Biscay, Gloria subsequently made landfall close to Santander in northern Spain on 19 January.{{Cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200119.gif |title=Wetter map |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=6 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906231250/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200119.gif |url-status=dead }}

Gloria quickly passed over northern Spain as a weak cyclone and then emerged into the western Mediterranean Sea, where it stalled for several days.{{Cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200120.gif |title=Wetter map |access-date=9 October 2020 |archive-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006214229/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200120.gif |url-status=dead }} After remaining nearly stationary near the Balearic Islands for around 48 hours, Gloria began to slowly drift southwards and then westwards, passing over the Strait of Gibraltar and northern Morocco on 22 January{{Cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200122.gif |title=Wetter map |access-date=9 October 2020 |archive-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006214232/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200122.gif |url-status=dead }} before emerging into the far eastern Atlantic on 23 January. After looping for several days offshore to the south and west of Portugal,{{Cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200124.gif |title=Wetter map |access-date=9 October 2020 |archive-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006214230/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200124.gif |url-status=dead }} Gloria dissipated on 25 January off the country's southern coast.{{Cite web |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200125.gif |title=Wetter map |access-date=9 October 2020 |archive-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006214230/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200125.gif |url-status=dead }}

High winds and heavy rainfall caused severe damage along the path of Gloria. The highest recorded wind gust during the storm was {{cvt|133|km/h|mph kn}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2019-2020/estudios_e_impactos/gloria |title=Borrasca Gloria |website=aemet.es |publisher=Agencia Estatal de Meteorología |access-date=13 February 2020 |language=es}} Gloria's exceptionally slow movement resulted in severe flash flooding across northeastern Spain and southern France. In total, across France, Portugal and Spain, seventeen people were killed as a result of Storm Gloria, including three people whose bodies were never found.{{cite news |title=Referencia del Consejo de Ministros |url=https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/consejodeministros/referencias/Paginas/2020/refc20200128.aspx#gloria |access-date=12 February 2020 |work=gob.es |date=28 January 2020 |language=es}} Preliminary damage totals relating to Gloria are at least £150 million (€180 million).[http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20200602_analytics-if-january-global-recap.pdf 2 June 2020 analytics] {{dead link|date=March 2023}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Hervé

| image = Storm Hervé 2020-02-04.png

| caption = Disorganised Storm Hervé over Eastern Europe on 4 February

| duration = 2 February – 8 February

| minpressure = {{cvt|990|mbar|inHg}}

| gust = {{cvt|195|km/h|mph kn}}

| area affected = France, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Romania

| fatalities = 3

| power outages =

| damage = Minimal

| track = Herve 2020 track.png

| trackcaption = Track and intensity of Storm Hervé at six-hour intervals according to the Met Office

}}

Storm Hervé originated as a weak shortwave disturbance along a frontal boundary over the Azores on 2 February.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20200202 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200202.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=10 October 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Slowly developing as it drifted northeastwards along the frontal boundary, Météo-France named the weak low Hervé during the afternoon of 3 February. In the 12 hours that followed Storm Hervé being named, it moved into the Bay of Biscay and rapidly deepened from {{cvt|1012|mbar|inHg}} to its initial peak intensity of {{cvt|996|mbar|inHg}}. After entering the English Channel, Hervé moved generally eastward offshore between the United Kingdom and France, expanding in size before making landfall in Belgium on 4 February.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20200204 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200204.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=10 October 2020 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408195225/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200204.gif |url-status=dead }}

After landfall, Hervé accelerated southeastwards into Central Europe at a considerable forward pace, reaching its overall peak intensity of {{cvt|990|mbar|inHg}} on 5 February{{cite AV media |url=http://www1.wetter3.de/Archiv/UKMet/20020500_UKMet_Analyse.gif |title=Met Office Analysis chart 00:00 UTC 2020-02-05 |format=GIF |website=wetter3.de |author=Met Office |date=5 February 2020 |access-date=6 February 2020}} while centred over Romania.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20200205 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200205.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=10 October 2020 |archive-date=6 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406231313/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200205.gif |url-status=dead }} Hervé began to slow down and gradually weaken on 6 February as it emerged over the Black Sea;{{cite web |title=Analyse 20200206 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200206.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=10 October 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} this weakening trend accelerated on 7 February, when Hervé degenerated back into a shortwave trough following landfall in far southern Russia.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20200207 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200207.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=10 October 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Hervé was last noted moving into eastern Turkey on 8 February, dissipating by the next day.{{cite web |title=Analyse 20200208 |url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200208.gif |website=Institut für Meteorologie |publisher=Free University of Berlin |access-date=10 October 2020 |archive-date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404223713/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200208.gif |url-status=dead }}

The most considerable impacts from Storm Hervé were felt in Central Europe. Strong wind gusts and flooding led to two deaths in Austria,{{Cite web|url=https://kurier.at/chronik/oesterreich/sturm-fegt-ueber-oesterreich-tiergarten-schoenbrunn-gesperrt/400744707|title=Zwei Todesopfer nach heftigem Sturm am Dienstag|website=kurier.at|date=4 February 2020|language=de|access-date=2020-02-09}} and another person died in the Czech Republic as a result of Hervé.{{Cite news|last=Zelenková|first=Zuzana|url=https://boleslavsky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/strom-se-zritil-na-projizdejici-auto-ridic-neprezil-20200205.html|title=Strom se zřítil na projíždějící auto. Řidič nepřežil|date=2020-02-05|work=Boleslavský deník|access-date=2020-02-09|language=cs}} Overnight on 3–4 February, as Hervé was approaching from the west, it brought the highest winds recorded in Switzerland since 1981, also severely impacting southern Germany and Austria around the same time.{{cite news |title='Highest winds in history': Hurricane sweeps across Switzerland |url=https://www.thelocal.ch/20200204/highest-winds-in-history-hurricane-sweeps-across-switzerland |access-date=12 February 2020 |work=www.thelocal.ch |date=4 February 2020}} The highest wind gust recorded during the storm was {{cvt|195|km/h|mph kn}} at Cap Corse in Corsica, France.{{cite news |url=http://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2019-2020/estudios_e_impactos/herve |title=Borrasca Hervé |website=aemet.es |publisher=Agencia Estatal de Meteorología |date= |access-date=6 February 2020 |language=es}}

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{{main|Storm Ciara}}

{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Ciara

| image = Ciara 2020-02-07 1800Z.jpg

| caption = The storm off the eastern coast of the United States on 7 February.

| duration = 8–10 February 2020

| minpressure = {{convert|943|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite AV media |url=http://www1.wetter3.de/Archiv/UKMet/20021006_UKMet_Analyse.gif |title=Met Office Analysis chart 06:00 UTC 2020-02-10 |format=GIF |website=wetter3.de |author=Met Office |date=10 February 2020 |access-date=10 February 2020}}

| gust = {{convert|219|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}{{cite news |url=http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/79545034-tempete-ciara-vents-violents-et-douceur-au-sud-est |title=Tempête Ciara : vents violents et douceur au Sud-Est |website=meteofrance.fr |publisher=Météo-France |date=11 February 2020 |access-date=13 February 2020 |language=fr |archive-date=12 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212120350/http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/79545034-tempete-ciara-vents-violents-et-douceur-au-sud-est |url-status=dead }}

| area affected = Eastern United States, Ireland, United Kingdom, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, France

| fatalities = 13

| power outages =

| damage =

| track = Ciara 2020 track.png

| trackcaption = Track of the storm according to the Ocean Prediction Center and Met Office.

}}

On 4 February 2020, the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind covering all of the United Kingdom across the following weekend due to high confidence in the model forecasts for a potential high-impact storm, although the system involved had not yet formed and no name was issued for it at that time. The next day, Storm Ciara{{refn|group=note|name=Ciara pronunciation|In this case, Ciara is pronounced Kee-ra according to official Met Éireann guidance issued at the time the naming list was announced{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}, although there are multiple alternative pronunciations of the name Ciara.}} was formally named by the Met Office; in Germany the storm is called Sabine.{{cite web |url=https://www.dwd.de/DE/wetter/warnungen_aktuell/warnlagebericht/warnlagebericht_node.html |title=WARNLAGEBERICHT für Deutschland |website=dwd.de |publisher=Deutschen Wetterdienst |access-date=8 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200208215426/https://www.dwd.de/DE/wetter/warnungen_aktuell/warnlagebericht/warnlagebericht_node.html |archive-date=8 February 2020 |url-status=unfit}} It formed out of a weak area of low pressure emerging into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern United States earlier that day; the precursor system had previously brought heavy snowfall to large tracts of the United States and Eastern Canada, with tornadoes across the southern and mid-Atlantic states.{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/05/weather/severe-winter-storm-forecast/index.html |title=Winter weather alerts stretch over 2,300 miles from New Mexico to Maine |author=Judson Jones |website=CNN |publisher=CNN |date=5 February 2020 |access-date=7 February 2020}}

On 6 February, Met Éireann issued a country-wide yellow wind and rain warning for Saturday 8 February through Sunday 9 February, expecting average wind speeds from {{convert|50|to|65|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}} and gusts up to {{convert|110|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}} and rainfall of up to {{convert|40|mm|in|abbr=on}}. Additional orange wind warnings were issued for the counties Galway, Mayo and Donegal on 7 February.{{cite web |url=https://www.met.ie/forecasts/meteorologists-commentary |title=Meteorologist's Commentary |website=met.ie |publisher=Met Éireann |access-date=7 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207232426/https://www.met.ie/forecasts/meteorologists-commentary |archive-date=7 February 2020 |url-status=unfit}}{{cite web |url=https://www.met.ie/warnings |title=Warnings |website=met.ie |publisher=Met Éireann |access-date=7 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207232838/https://www.met.ie/warnings |archive-date=7 February 2020 |url-status=unfit}}

The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) issued a country-wide yellow wind warning on 7 February, expecting wind gusts up to {{convert|120|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |url=https://knmi.nl/nederland-nu/weer/waarschuwingen |title=Waarschuwingen |website=knmi.nl |publisher=Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut |access-date=7 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207234252/http://knmi.nl/nederland-nu/weer/waarschuwingen/utrecht |archive-date=7 February 2020 |url-status=unfit |language=nl}} The same date, the Met Office issued an amber warning for southeast England for Sunday. The rest of the United Kingdom remained under a yellow wind warning. The agency expects gusting of {{convert|50|to|60|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}} across the country, with the possibility of gusts up to {{convert|80|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}} along the coastal regions.{{cite news |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2020/amber-warning-issued-for-storm-ciara |title=Storm Ciara triggers amber wind warning |website=metoffice.gov.uk |publisher=Met Office |date=7 February 2020 |access-date=7 February 2020}} On 8 February, the KNMI updated their warning to orange for wind gusts up to {{convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} in the whole country.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/code-oranje-voor-monsterstorm-eredivisieduels-afgelast-schiphol-en-brussel-schrappen-vluchten~a96decb9/?referrer=https://www.google.com/|title=Code oranje voor monsterstorm: Eredivisieduels afgelast, Schiphol en Brussel schrappen vluchten|last=Taha|first=Naz|date=2020-02-09|website=AD.nl|trans-title=Code orange for monster storm: Eredivisie duels canceled, Schiphol and Brussels cancel flights|access-date=2020-02-09}} The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) also postponed all premier league matches set for 9 February.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ad.nl/dossier-topweekend-eredivisie/knvb-schrapt-alle-eredivisieduels-van-zondag-wegens-hevige-storm~aba3c935/|title=KNVB scraps all premier league matches from Sunday due to heavy storm|date=2020-02-08|website=AD.nl|access-date=2020-02-09}}

On 9 February, the storm set above Belgium; due to the strong winds, the Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB) postponed all football events on this day{{Cite web|url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20200207_04839091|title=Overzicht: Vlaanderen bereidt zich voor op storm Ciara, parken en kermissen gaan dicht|website=De Standaard|date=8 February 2020 |language=nl-BE|access-date=2020-02-09}} and also the Vlaamse Aardbeiencross was cancelled.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/merksplas-superprestige-races-cancelled-due-to-storm-ciara/|title=Merksplas Superprestige races cancelled due to Storm Ciara|website=Cyclingnews|date=9 February 2020|language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}

Ciara caused an estimated €500 million in damage in Germany.{{Cite web|url=https://www.t-online.de/-/87324440|title=Viele Unfälle auf Deutschlands Straßen|website=www.t-online.de|date=12 February 2020 |language=de|access-date=2020-02-14}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Inès

| image = Ines 2020-02-12 1243Z.jpg

| caption = Storm Inès approaching Ireland on 12 February.

| duration = 13 February 2020

| minpressure = {{convert|976|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite AV media |url=https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_18.2020021221.gif |title=East Atlantic Surface Analysis 12 February 2020 18:00 UTC |format=GIF |author=George Bancroft |website=ocean.weather.gov |publisher=Ocean Prediction Center |date=12 February 2020 |access-date=13 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213221021/https://ftp.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncdc/atle_sfcanal_18.2020021221.gif |archive-date=13 February 2020 |url-status=dead}}

| gust = {{convert|132|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}, Pointe du Raz, Brittany, France{{cite tweet |title=Fortes #rafales au passage de la tempête #Ines, 132 km/h à la Pointe-du-Raz, 126 à Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (50), 117 à Gouville (50), 99 à Livry (14), 96 à Toussus-le-Noble (78), 109 à Avord (18), 100 à Châteauroux (36), 122 à Clermont-Fd. http://vigilance.meteofrance.com |author=Météo-France |user=VigiMeteoFrance |number=1227976227530641408 |date=13 February 2020 |access-date=13 February 2020 |lang=fr}}

| area affected = France, Spain, Ireland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany

| fatalities =

| power outages =

| damage =

| track = Ines 2020 track.png

| trackcaption = Track of storm Inès according to the Ocean Prediction Center.

}}

Inès was named by the French meteorological agency, Météo-France, on 12 February 2020. The agency issued yellow and orange warnings for wind speeds of up to {{convert|130|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}} in the northern parts of the country.

Inès formed above Newfoundland on 11 February.{{cite web |url=http://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2019-2020/estudios_e_impactos/ines |title=Borrasca Inés |website=aemet.es |publisher=Agencia Estatal de Meteorología |access-date=17 February 2020 |language=es}} It affected primarily France with wind speeds up to and surpassing {{convert|130|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}} on 13 February, while it brought waves up to {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}} from the Galician to Cantabrian coast.

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Dennis

| image = Dennis 2020-02-15 1300Z.jpg

| caption = Dennis above the Atlantic Ocean on 14 February, with its cold front flanking the east coast of North America.

| duration = 11–18 February 2020

| minpressure = {{convert|920|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}

| gust = {{convert|140|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}}

| area affected = Ireland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Norway

| fatalities =

| power outages =

| damage =

| track = Dennis 2020 track.png

| trackcaption = Track of storm Dennis according to the Ocean Prediction Center.

}}

Storm Dennis was named jointly by the UK Met Office, Met Éireann and the Netherlands Meteorological Service on 11 February, with heavy rain and strong winds expected to affect the UK from 15 February.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51459497|title=Storm Dennis: New storm due as the UK recovers from Ciara|website=BBC |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=11 February 2020 |access-date=11 February 2020 }} It was quickly nicknamed "Dennis the Menace,"{{cite news|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/bomb-cyclones-poised-to-form-in-the-north-atlantic-will-rake-europe-with-high-winds-phenomenal-seas/ar-BBZTreO?ocid=spartanntp|title=Bomb cyclones poised to form in the North Atlantic will rake Europe with high winds, 'phenomenal seas'|author1=Andrew Freedman|author2=Jennifer Hassan|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=11 February 2020}} as a reference from The Beano character of the same name.

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Jorge

| image = Jorge 2020-02-29 1347Z.jpg

| caption = Jorge approaching the British Isles on 29 February.

| duration = 25 February–5 March 2020

| minpressure = {{convert|952|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}

| gust =

| area affected = United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland

| fatalities =

| power outages =

| damage =

| track = Jorge 2020 track.png

| trackcaption = Track of storm Jorge according to the Ocean Prediction Center and Met Office.

}}

Jorge was named by the Spanish meteorological agency on 27 February. The agency warned for seas up to {{convert|5|m|ft|abbr=on}} high and snow from {{convert|1000|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Met Eireann issued Status Red wind warnings for County Galway and County Clare and Status Orange wind warnings for the remainder of the country,{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/weather/2020/0228/1118077-storm-jorge/|title=Red warning issued as Jorge to bring 'severe winds'|website=RTE |publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann |date=28 February 2020 |access-date=29 February 2020 }} while in the United Kingdom the Met Office issued yellow wind warnings for all of Wales and Northern Ireland, most of England and parts of Scotland before it even hit Iceland.

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Karine

| image = Karine 2020-03-02 1306Z.jpg

| caption = Karine covering much of southern Europe on 2 March.

| duration = 29 February–4 March 2020

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

| gust =

| area affected = France, Spain, Italy

| fatalities =

| power outages =

| damage =

| track = Karine 2020 track.png

| trackcaption = Track of storm Karine according to the Ocean Prediction Center and Met Office.

}}

Storm Karine was named by AEMET on 29 February to impact on 2 March. The storm was named before Leon, however Leon developed before Karine on 1 March and so alphabetical order does not correspond to chronological order of these two storms.{{cite news |title=Borrasca Karine - State Meteorological Agency - AEMET - Spanish Government |url=http://www.aemet.es/en/conocermas/borrascas/2019-2020/estudios_e_impactos/karine |access-date=6 March 2020 |work=www.aemet.es |date=6 March 2020 |language=en}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Leon

| image = Leon 2020-03-01 1054Z.jpg

| caption = The storm covering much of France on 1 March.

| duration = 29 February–1 March 2020

| minpressure = {{convert|990|mbar|inHg|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}

| gust =

| area affected = Spain, France, Belgium

| fatalities =

| power outages =

| damage =

| track = Leon 2020 track.png

| trackcaption = Track of storm Leon according to the Ocean Prediction Center.

}}

Storm Leon was named by MétéoFrance on 1 March to affect the country later the same day.{{cite news |last1=Meteorología |first1=Agencia Estatal de |title=Borrasca Leon - State Meteorological Agency - AEMET - Spanish Government |url=http://www.aemet.es/en/conocermas/borrascas/2019-2020/estudios_e_impactos/leon |access-date=5 March 2020 |work=www.aemet.es |date=5 March 2020 |language=es}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Myriam

| image = Myriam 2020-03-02 1628Z.jpg

| caption = The storm above the Atlantic Ocean on 2 March.

| duration = 29 February–5 March 2020

| minpressure = {{convert|992|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}

| gust =

| area affected = Spain, France, Corsica, Malta, Italy

| fatalities =

| power outages =

| damage =

| track = Myriam 2020 track.png

| trackcaption = Track of storm Myriam according to the Ocean Prediction Center and Met Office.

}}

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Norberto

| image = Norberto 2020-03-05 1350Z.jpg

| caption = Norberto covering parts of Europe on 5 March.

| duration = 3–7 March 2020

| minpressure = {{convert|982|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}

| gust =

| area affected = France, Germany, Poland

| fatalities =

| power outages =

| damage =

| track = Norberto 2020 track.png

| trackcaption = Track of storm Norberto according to the Ocean Prediction Center and Met Office.

}}

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{{See also|2020 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Edouard}}

{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Edouard

| image = Edouard 2020 track.png

| caption = Track of Tropical Storm Edouard

| duration = 4 – 11 July 2020

| minpressure = {{convert|1005|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}

| gust =

| area affected = United Kingdom Ireland Netherlands Germany Denmark & Poland

| fatalities = 0

| power outages = minimal

| damage =

| track =

| trackcaption =

}}

Tropical Storm Edouard's extratropical low began to slowly weaken on 8 July, turning eastward and continuing to move rapidly within the strong mid-latitude westerlies in the Atlantic. It crossed southern Ireland and the southern United Kingdom on 9 July and dissipated over the latter country that day, Edouard's extratropical remnants brought brief, but heavy, rain to the British Isles, the Netherlands, Germany, southern Denmark and north-west Poland between 8 July – 11 July 2020.

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Ellen

| image = File:Storm Ellen.jpg

| caption =

| duration = 18 – 27 August 2020

| minpressure = {{convert|966.4|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite tweet |user=MetEireann |number=1296414564968472578 |date=20 August 2020 |title=#StormEllen broke Mean Wind Speed (111 km/h) & MSL Pressure (966.4 hPa) records for August. As our climate continues to change we expect more weather records to be broken. }}{{cite news |title=Storm Ellen |url=https://www.met.ie/cms/assets/uploads/2020/08/StormEllen-003.pdf |access-date=20 August 2020 |publisher=Met Éireann |date=20 August 2020}}

| gust = {{convert|89|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}} Roche's Point, Ireland{{cite tweet|number=1296286199234146304|user=metoffice|title=#StormEllen is currently bringing...|date=20 August 2020}}

| area affected = United Kingdom & Ireland

| fatalities = 4{{Cite web|url=https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/storm-ellen-met-office-somerset-4445233|title = Storm Ellen claims four lives amid huge weather warning|date = 21 August 2020}}

| power outages = 194,000

| damage =

| track =

| trackcaption =

}}

Storm Ellen was named by the Irish Meteorological Office on 18 August 2020.{{cite tweet|author=Met Office|user=metoffice|number=1295811147107631112|title=#StormEllen has been named by @MetEireann. Whilst the strongest of the winds look likely to affect parts of Ireland, some very strong winds are expected across western areas of the UK. Warnings have been issued, more information here https://bit.ly/317QxgT. stay #WeatherAware|date=2020-08-18|access-date=2020-08-19}}

On 18 August, Met Éireann issued a Status Orange wind warning for counties Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford for Wednesday, 19 August through Thursday, 20 August, expecting gusts of between 110 km/h and 130 km/h.{{Cite web|url=https://www.met.ie/warnings|title=Weather warnings|access-date=2020-08-19|date=2020-08-19|website=Met Éireann}}[https://www.thejournal.ie/yellow-wind-warning-3-5179054-Aug2020/ Storm Ellen to hit Ireland as Status Orange wind warning issued in seven counties] TheJournal.ie, 2020-08-18 On 19 August, a Status Red wind warning for Cork was issued valid from Wednesday 19 August until midnight.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/weather/22259-dublin/#weather-warnings|title=RTÉ Weather - Weather Warnings|website=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|access-date=2020-08-19}}[https://www.thejournal.ie/storm-ellen-evelyn-cusack-5179538-Aug2020/ Storm Ellen: Status Red in Cork as motorists nationwide told to exercise caution] TheJournal.ie, 2020-08-19 On 20 August, Ellen absorbed the remnants of Tropical Storm Kyle.{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200819.gif|title=Europe Weather Analysis on 2020-08-19|publisher=Free University of Berlin|date=19 August 2020|access-date=20 August 2020|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913034122/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200819.gif|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200820.gif|title=Europe Weather Analysis on 2020-08-20|publisher=Free University of Berlin|date=20 August 2020|access-date=20 August 2020|archive-date=8 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408194001/https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20200820.gif|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Best|first=Barra|title=Storm Ellen: Warnings issued ahead of strong wind and rain|date=19 August 2020|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-53813372|publisher=BBC News NI|access-date=20 August 2020}}

Over 194,000 homes and businesses were left without power as the storm battered the country with severe gusts of up to {{convert|143|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}} which led to fallen trees and flooding overnight.[https://www.rte.ie/news/weather/2020/0820/1160202-storm-ellen/ 130,000 homes, businesses without power due to Storm Ellen, new warnings issued] RTÉ News, 2020-08-20 On 20 August, Met Éireann issued a Status Yellow wind warning for counties Dublin, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Meath, Cork, Kerry and Waterford, expecting very strong winds and a continued risk of coastal flooding.[https://www.thejournal.ie/storm-ellen-power-outages-cork-galway-flooding-5180814-Aug2020/ Storm Ellen: 70,000 remain without power as some Cork and Tipperary homes face into night without electricity] TheJournal.ie, 2020-08-20

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Francis

| image = Storm Francis 2020-08-25.png

| caption = Francis crossing the British Isles on 25 August

| duration = 24 – 27 August 2020

| minpressure = {{convert|979|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}{{cite news |title=Storm Francis Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th August 2020 |url=https://www.met.ie/cms/assets/uploads/2020/08/FrancisStorm.pdf |access-date=27 August 2020 |publisher=Met Éireann |language=en}}

| gust = {{convert|100|mph|km/h mph kn|abbr=on|order=out}}

| area affected = Great Britain, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands

| fatalities =

| power outages =

| damage =

| track =

| trackcaption =

}}

Storm Francis was named by the UK Met Office on 24 August. It was forecast to make landfall off the West Coast of Ireland on 25 August, with very severe winds, rain and impacts for most of the country, as well as the west of the UK. 2 yellow weather warnings for Wind & Rain were issued by the Met Office for the storm's impacts on 25 & 26 August.{{cite tweet|author=Met Office|user=metoffice|number=1297824772215255040|title=#StormFrancis has been named. A deep area of low pressure will bring heavy rain and the risk of severe gales in places during Tuesday and Wednesday. Warnings have been issued, more information here https://bit.ly/317QxgT stay #WeatherAware|access-date=2020-08-19}}

In Wales, Storm Francis was the cause of a large amount of flash flooding in the South of the country, as an indirect cause of this many homes were left without power.

Met Éireann issued Status Orange - Rainfall warning for Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Wexford, Cork, Kerry and Waterford. This warning was issued on 24 August 2020 11:00 and valid between 24 August 2020 21:00 and 25 August 2020 17:00. Status Yellow - Rainfall warning was put in place for all remaining counties, including Northern Ireland's counties. Eastern counties received Status Yellow - Wind warning as well.{{Cite web|url=https://www.met.ie/warnings|title=Met Eireann Warnings|access-date=2020-08-24|publisher=Met Éireann}}

The KMI from Belgium issued an orange warning for summerstorm Francis.

In The Netherlands the KNMI issued a yellow warning. The storm peaked with wind gusts up to {{convert|107|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}.

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{{Infobox windstorm small

| name = Storm Odette

| image = Storm Odette 2020-09-25.png

| caption = Odette over the North Sea on 25 September

| duration = 23 – 26 September 2020

| minpressure =

| gust =

| area affected = Belgium, United Kingdom

| fatalities =

| power outages =

| damage =

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| trackcaption =

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On 29 September, a moderate storm named Mortimer by FUB moved across central Europe and killed three people.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/1f15d431bd6d4f68a7a0092754268aeb|title=Storm in central Europe kills 3, disrupts travel and power|date=2019-09-30|website=AP NEWS|access-date=2020-02-09}}

In late October 2019, a medicane formed far east in the Mediterranean Sea. It affected Cyprus, Israel and Egypt. The storm formed in the far east of the sea, something which is not seen often.{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/25/weather/medicane-mediterranean-storm-egypt-israel-wxc/index.html |title=A rare hurricane-like storm in the Mediterranean threatens Egypt and Israel |first1=Sara |last1=Tonks |first2=Brandon |last2=Miller |date=25 October 2019 |access-date=1 November 2019|website=CNN}}

On 10–11 December, an explosively deepening storm affected Iceland, where the meteorological office declared its first red warning for parts of the country.{{cite news |last1=Hafstað |first1=Vala |title=Red Weather Alert for Northwest Iceland |url=https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2019/12/09/red_weather_alert_for_northwest_iceland/ |access-date=10 December 2019 |work=Iceland Monitor}} The system was named Siro by the Free University of Berlin. The storm dropped to a pressure of {{convert|949|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}, bringing strong winds and blizzard conditions, causing a complete halt to transportation and power loss to 20,000. The storm was described by Icelandic meteorologists as a once in a decade event.{{cite news |last1=Cappucci |first1=Matthew |title=Iceland blizzard brings {{cvt|149|mph|km/h mph kn|adj=on|order=out}} winds, up to {{cvt|10|ft|cm|order=flip}} of accumulating mountain snow |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/12/12/iceland-blizzard-brings-mph-winds-up-feet-mountain-snow/ |access-date=13 December 2019 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=12 December 2019}}

On 15 January the extreme weather event Didrik hit the southern coast of Norway with high coastal waters. This weather event was caused by Storm Brendan, which for a longer period had stalled south east of Iceland, and a secondary low named Gerlinde by the Free University of Berlin. Storm Brendan had for a longer period pushed water towards the coast of Norway bringing high coastal waters already from 13 January. Gerlinde was expected to bring even higher water levels. Due to these two low pressure areas, combined with full moon 10 January, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute named the event Didrik. Gerlinde moved quicker than expected over southern Norway and brought lower water levels to the southern coast, but Brendan however moved towards the coast more powerful than expected and brought higher water levels on the western coast. The weather event made damage to many buildings along the coast as well as disrupt railway services due to flooding.[https://www.met.no/publikasjoner/met-info/ekstremvaer/_/attachment/download/01bf5287-7dd1-4388-8cfa-fccde6437aa7:f43bc0eb4a8e7cffeaf702c7721d84b0c584bd93/MET-info-15-2020.pdf MET Info]

On 28 January, Storm Lolita, named by FUB, caused two deaths in Germany.{{Cite news|url=https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/sturm-lolita-fegt-ueber-baden-wuerttemberg-kranfuehrer-getoetet-a-c9074f53-8757-46c9-b4ca-a548a841c8b6|title=Kranführer während Sturm getötet - DER SPIEGEL - Panorama|last=SPIEGEL|first=DER|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=28 January 2020|language=de|access-date=2020-02-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/saarland/merzig-wadern/wadern/sturm-im-saarland-fordert-ein-todesopfer_aid-48621975|title=Seniorin aus Wadern: Sturm im Saarland fordert ein Todesopfer|last=Fuchs|first=Tobias|website=Saarbrücker Zeitung|date=29 January 2020|language=de|access-date=2020-02-09}}

On 14 February, a rapidly deepening low in the Atlantic affected Iceland, named Uta by the Free University of Berlin. Red wind warnings for the south of Iceland were issued with reports of coastal flooding around the Reykjanes peninsula.{{cite news |title=Flooding in Reykjanes: Video |url=https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2020/02/14/flooding_in_reykjanes_video/ |access-date=14 February 2020 |work=Iceland Monitor |date=14 February 2020}}

On 22 February storm Tuuli, named by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, hit Finland.

On 27 February Bianca (FUB) affected France, Switzerland and Germany.

On 12 March storm Laura hit Denmark and southern Sweden. It was named Laura by the Danish Meteorological Institute, and known as Hanna by the Free University of Berlin. In Sweden winds gusts of up to {{convert|37.8|m/s|km/h mph kn m/s|abbr=on|order=out}} was recorded. Strong winds cut the power to more than 20,000 people, and also closed the Öresund bridge.{{Cite web|title=Laura - mars 2020 {{!}} SMHI|url=https://www.smhi.se/kunskapsbanken/meteorologi/laura-mars-2020-1.160011|access-date=2021-01-22|website=www.smhi.se}}

On 25 July a storm hit the eastern parts of Finland. Despite its severity it was only unofficially named Uuno by the Finnish media. Strong winds caused trees to fall over electrical lines cutting power to more than 3,000 people.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-26|title=Uuno-myrsky kaatoi puita ja aiheutti sähkökatkoja Pohjois-Karjalassa|url=https://www.ksml.fi/paikalliset/2739662|access-date=2021-01-22|website=Keskisuomalainen|language=fi}} The damages to forests was estimated to cost between 2 and 3 million euros.{{Cite web|title="Uuno-myrskyn" metsätuhojen hintalappu nousee miljooniin|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11431284|access-date=2021-01-22|website=Yle Uutiset|date=3 July 2020|language=fi}}

On 30 July another storm hit Finland. This was more powerful and was officially named Päivö by the Finnish Meteorological Institute.

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• [https://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2019-2020 Agencia Estatal de Meteorología storm list] {{in lang|es}}
• [https://www.ipma.pt/en/index.html Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera] {{in lang|en}}
• [https://www.meteo.be/en/ Koninklijk Meteorologisch Instituut] {{in lang|en}}
• [https://knmi.nl/home Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut] {{in lang|nl}}
• [https://www.met.ie/ Met Éireann]
• [https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-storm-centre/index Met Office UK Storm Centre]
• [http://www.meteofrance.fr/ Météo-France] {{in lang|fr}}

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