Boxing Day Storm
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The Boxing Day Storm was an Atlantic windstorm
that made landfall
in northwest Ireland
.
A Great Storm on Boxing Day, with particularly strong winds across Northern Ireland and central Scotland. The Forth Road Bridge was completely closed for the first time ever. Prestwick Airport logged winds of 103 mph, and Glasgow Airport 93 mph; mild too, with 15C in the Midlands. This storm is now known in Ireland as "Hurricane Stephen".
The damage in Donegal was considerable, with wind gusts of up to 125 mph clocked by the Malin Station. It is suggested that a particularly strong jet stream had moved north of Scotland, which may have contributed to the severity.
European windstorm
A European windstorm is a severe cyclonic windstorm associated with areas of low atmospheric pressure that track across the North Atlantic towards northwestern Europe. They are most common in the winter months...
that made landfall
Landfall (meteorology)
Landfall is the event of a tropical cyclone or a waterspout coming onto land after being over water. When a waterspout makes landfall it is reclassified as a tornado, which can then cause damage inland...
in northwest Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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A Great Storm on Boxing Day, with particularly strong winds across Northern Ireland and central Scotland. The Forth Road Bridge was completely closed for the first time ever. Prestwick Airport logged winds of 103 mph, and Glasgow Airport 93 mph; mild too, with 15C in the Midlands. This storm is now known in Ireland as "Hurricane Stephen".
The damage in Donegal was considerable, with wind gusts of up to 125 mph clocked by the Malin Station. It is suggested that a particularly strong jet stream had moved north of Scotland, which may have contributed to the severity.