[2] The Royal Meteorological Institute (KMI) issued a yellow wind warning covering West Flanders from 10 a.m. on 7 December to 11 a.m. the following day.
[8] Traffic was prohibited from crossing the Brotonne, Grand Canal du Havre [fr], Normandy and Tancarville bridges and due to high winds.
[10] On 8 December, the body of a 66-year-old man, who had been reported missing earlier that day, was found in a river near Mesnil-Mauger; the incident is believed to be flood-related.
[12] The unloaded 120-metre barge AMT Challenger, without crew, ran aground on a beach at Sotteville-sur-Mer; it had broken free from its tug while sheltering near the Isle of Wight on 6 December, and been drifting in the English Channel in British and then French waters for two days, defying all attempts to reconnect.
[21] Multiple ships got into trouble in the North Sea on 6 December, namely the cargo vessel 'Valday' which was drifting rudderlessly and had to be towed to Rotterdam after several attempts: one of which left a crew member injured.
The Kidsgrove tornado also affected Talke at around 5 p.m. on 5 December and uprooted 150 trees in Clough Hall Park, took roof tiles off homes and took down fences.
[25] The next day, a suspected tornado struck Outwood, Wakefield, and damaged roofs and cars, shattered a greenhouse and smashed windows.
[28] Numerous sporting events scheduled for 7 December were cancelled or postponed due to the storm: all domestic football and rugby matches in Wales, including the Championship game between Cardiff City and Watford; the Premier League Merseyside derby; and horse races in Aintree and Chepstow.
[32] On 8 December, former rugby union player Tom Voyce was reported missing having not returned home from an evening with friends, prompting a search by Northumbria Police; they recovered his car from the flooded River Aln and believe he attempted to cross Abberwick Ford but was pulled away by the strong current.
[41] Floods were reported in many parts of North Yorkshire, including Kirkbymoorside, Nunnington and Pickering; people were rescued from their vehicles after becoming trapped in floodwater in Danby and Marton.
[44] The Ballylumford Power Station had to suspend production after one of its chimneys was damaged,[45] and a loyalist mural in Mount Vernon was destroyed by high winds.
[47] A Stena Line ferry which had departed Cairnryan in Scotland just before 1 a.m. was stranded off the west coast of Northern Ireland after it was unable to berth at Belfast until 5 p.m.[48] In Wales, Dyfed-Powys Police declared a major incident in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and Powys.