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A national emergency is declared in the United Kingdom, with the first ever red alert for extreme heat being issued by the Met Office, ahead of a heat wave which is now expected to break temperature records in the British Isles.
2022-07-15

Storm Malik impacts the British Isles, killing two people, and causing widespread damage in Scotland and Northern England.
2022-01-29

Three people are killed in the United Kingdom as Storm Arwen hits the British Isles. Widespread damage and travel disruptions are reported in Scotland and North East England, with 100,000 people losing power.
2021-11-27

Storm Imogen is set to impact the British Isles with 80mph winds and heavy rain. The United Kingdom's Met Office issues warnings for South West England, particularly the Cornish coast due to large waves, and South Wales.
2016-02-8

Storm Gertrude impacts the British Isles, with 90mph winds knocking out power lines and causing travel disruption.
2016-01-29

The freak weather system responsible for heavy rain and tornadoes in the U.S., and high winds and rainfall in the British Isles, also has impacted the Arctic where the average winter temperature is normally around -20 F. Temperatures around the North Pole have surpassed the 32 F threshold for a brief moment, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Ocean Prediction Center, which is 50 F-change higher than usual for December.
2015-12-30

Joaquin's eastward turn away from the United States could send the storm across the Atlantic Ocean toward the United Kingdom. Current weather models predict Joaquin, powered by the jet stream, will reach the British Isles on the October 10th weekend.
2015-10-3

London’s Heathrow airport, the busiest in Europe, cancels 395 flights or 30 percent of the total scheduled.
2013-01-18

A storm causes damage, flooding and power cuts across the north of the British Isles, particularly Scotland with winds up to 165 mph (264 km-h).
2011-12-8

An intense European windstorm in the British Isles kills an elderly woman and brings gusts exceeding 160 km-h.
2010-11-12