10 years since Storm Abigail: a decade of named storms Today marks 10 years since the Met Office named its first storm, Storm Abigail, launching a public-facing initiative that has since become a cornerstone of weather communication in the UK.

📰 Today marks 10 years since the @metoffice.gov.uk named the first #storm, Storm Abigail.

Since then, there has been a total of 70 named storms, like #StormDesmond, #StormChristoph and #StormHenk.

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The UK is seeing more frequent, intense #storms like #StormBabet, #StormHenk & #StormChristoph – all caused major river #flooding.

🌧️ Intense rainfall overwhelms rivers, raising flood risk. This growing pattern is linked to #ClimateChange.

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Peak gusts from #StormDarragh local to Guildford.
Wisley 45KT 07/09z, so didn't topple #StormHenk from the 2nd Jan this year (48KT)
Charlwood 39KT 07/11z
Odiham 53KT 07/09z
Heathrow 45KT 07/08z
Gatwick 37KT 07/06z
Chertsey 37KT 07/06z
Not a lot of rain here with 8.8mm

People fishing on the Blast beach at Seaham, County Durham UK in the wake of Storm Henk earlier this year. The second pic is from the same location, but perhaps a 100 metres further south along the beach. #seaham #countydurham #durhamheritagecoast #stormhenk

A couple of 40mph gusts from #StormBert Falling away now. It places 3rd in terms of highest gusts this year. #StormHenk on 2/1 saw a gust of 50mph.

January 8th, 2024 Hi All, Last Tuesday I decided to get out for a cycle to work off some Christmas-acquired lard just as the end of Storm Henk was doing the rounds. I have never in the 50 years plus that I have been out and about in The Welland Valley seen not only the volume of water pouring out of the land, but the strength and force of this water. After negotiating numerous field floods, I made it to the ford at Medbourne on my trusty Merida mountain bike, which runs dry most of the year (the brook goes under

Well... we rarely have "blocking systems" in the UK, that's true, but we did have one this year - & it resulted in (no surprise) catastrophic flooding!
Caused by the weakening Jetstream trapping our weather in one place.
#StormHenk
www.weatherblog.co.uk/post/january...

Scarlet witch hazel flowers against a mostly cloudy winter sky, and a grey/green wooden fence panel

Scarlet witch hazel flowers on a branch, the background is soil and grass

We needed to move the witch hazel - the planter box it was in was rotten, but the fence it was next to was badly damaged by #StormHenk and I wanted to make sure it didn't get damaged.
#Bloomscrolling

There's a new lake on me park! #StormHenk 😬😬😬

Champagne and roses January 4, 2024 - Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Diane de Frion champagne bottle in our garden.

photog.nl/nextgen-shar... Eerste ronde rotzooi rapen van het jaar gehad. Met natuurlijk een champagnefles tussen de struiken en takken op straat agv #StormHenk

Will there be a bus this morning?
#stormHenk and living on a hilly peninsula in the archipelago doesn't help
Of course there is a bus!
What better than to be snug on a bus read the newspaper (or sleep) than to dig out the car?
#commuting #SL #busdriver

Very wet rain (presumably the edges of #StormHenk) on a very short walk round the corner today #Day2

After Storm Henk, the outlook is drier but colder for next week As the clear-up continues after Storm Henk the outlook into next week is drier, more settled but colder. Before that, we do have more showers as flood warnings continue.

After #StormHenk more showers this week but turning colder and more settled next week, with frost, fog and ice #UKweather
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Lekker zo’n #stormhenk 😬

Goedemorgen jullie, iedereen Henk gehoord vannacht? Hij was boos, heel boos. En terecht 😉
#StormHenk

Goedemorgen ☕ lieve BS'ers 🍀
Maak h'm mooi ondanks #StormHenk, hebben jullie schade??
Vandaag: bellen met verpleegkundig specialiste neurologie, dat odido akkoord gaat met de opzegging, #KPN mijn glasvezelnetwerk gaat aansluiten, spulletjes uit de garage opruimen 🙏🏼
3 januari op de scheurkalender👇👇

We hebben het overleefd 😇
#stormHenk deed wel zijn best dus alternatieve route gelopen 💨

De overburen kwamen even mn kerstkrans terugbrengen…

#storm #StormHenk

Okay, who named this storm?? This is the LEAST scary name. #StormHenk

Oké nu al wel nat genoeg geregend voor het hele jaar 💨💦 #stormhenk

#StormHenk Thought for Today:-

It’s the people who fixed their fences last week I feel sorry for…

#StormHenk a bit damp in the village today...

is dat die goser van Mengvoeders United? #StormHenk

First Post on here!
I live near a place called Glastonbury in Somerset UK.
Here is a pic of the full Wolf Moon rising over the Tor.
Thank you @bsky.app @wiki-potd.bsky.social for inviting me to your party!
#stormHenk

Saw the effects of Storm Henk first hand on my commute this evening. Stay safe everyone! #StormHenk #London

The flumpteenth named storm over the Christmas/New Year period is not enough to stop us going for a lovely walk. Not flooding nor Force 12 wind gusts. Stockbridge. #StormHenk #weather

Hoe je dag ook was
Alles waait over..
#stormHenk

Beetje moe van dat stormen
*glas water pakt*

Wie neemt het ff van mij over?

#StormHENK

#StormHenk
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#StormHenk hits UK with 80mph winds.

Zo…

ik ben weer huiswaarts gewaaid…

#StormHenk