2024–25 European windstorm season

[21] On 14 September 2024, red alerts, indicating "intense meteorological phenomena", were issued in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland and 19 people were killed as a result of the floods.

[26] On 17 September 2024, a firefighter died in Foggia when his service car was swept away by a raging torrent on state road 90 connecting San Severo to Apricena.

[47][permanent dead link‍] Torrential rain on the evening and night of 3–4 October caused floods and landslides in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, 27[48] people died, burying houses and blocking off roads and railways.

Weather and civil protection officials, who had predicted winds of up to 75 mph (120 kilometres per hour) and heavy rain, placed the coast on a yellow alert as waves reached up to seven metres (23 feet) high.

"[57] Spanish weather officials issued an orange alert for the north and northwest of the country, warning of winds up to 87 mph (140 kilometres per hour) in the Asturias region.

Strong gusts caused delays and cancellations in rail and air services, park closures, collapsed roofs, and damage from fallen trees.

[58] Meanwhile, in southern France, a storm swell in the Mediterranean near the port city of Sète overturned three boats, killing one amateur sailor and leaving another in critical condition, according to Herault department authorities.

[60][failed verification – see discussion] Also in Spain, there were orange rain warnings in force for south-western parts around Seville where 12-hour accumulated precipitation was expected to reach 100 millimetres (3.9 in) in places.

[62][failed verification – see discussion] In Spain, parts of the A-7 motorway between Cancelada in Estepona and San Pedro Alcántara in Marbella were flooded due to torrential rainfall early on 14 October.

Speed restrictions are in place on rail lines across Scotland due to the high winds, while flights continued to be impacted at Aberdeen Airport this morning.

[75] In Sweden, strong winds brought by Storm Jakob left more than 12,000 people without power on Friday, and have led to train, bus and ferry services being cancelled.

The primary reason for these disruptions is the risk of falling trees onto the railway tracks caused by strong winds and heavy rainfall associated with the stormy weather.

Significant snowfall, with accumulations of up to 30 cm in some areas, and strong winds, with gusts reaching 25 meters per second, caused numerous accidents, forced the cancellation of flights and ferry services, and even led to the collapse of a sports hall in Espoo.

A separate orange warning was issued on 22 November for heavy snowfall across the coastal region of Västerbotten County, where accumulations of up to 70 cm were recorded in the vicinity of Bygdsiljum.

A yellow warning of rain was also issued which included parts of Angus, Clackmannanshire, Perth and Kinross, Stirling, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Dumfries and Galloway, and the Scottish Borders.

[98][failed verification – see discussion] For Ireland, similar impacts are expected from Storm Bert, with Met Éireann issued yellow wind and rain warnings for the whole country.

[108][109][failed verification – see discussion] [bare URL image file] Due to the small size of the storm, impacts were felt in the Netherlands and United Kingdom.

[116] In the morning hours of 1 December, the heaviest rainfall was recorded in Central Macedonia, in the regional units of Chalkidiki, Imathia and Pella, and the island of Rhodes.

[120] A state of emergency was declared for a month in Rhodes, with the heaviest hit areas being Ialysos, Pastida, Maritsa, Kalythies, Damatria and Faliraki, where a bridge was damaged,[121] and the municipal units of Myrina, Atsiki, and Nea Koutali in Lemnos.

[126][failed verification – see discussion] On the morning of Friday 6 December, the Met Office upgraded this to a red weather warning for the Welsh coast from Anglesey to the Severn Estuary and round to Somerset between 3am GMT and 11am GMT on Saturday, with gusts of 90 mph [140 km/h] or more possible over coasts and hills of west and south Wales...funnelling through the Bristol Channel with some very large waves on exposed beaches[127][failed verification – see discussion] and amber warnings in place until 9pm more broadly.

[142] Laois - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service For the United Kingdom, a yellow wind warning was issued for south-western parts of Scotland, eastern Northern Ireland and west Wales where 60 mph were expected.

[154][failed verification – see discussion] Storm Bianca was named by Free University of Berlin on 14 December 2024[146] Severe weather warnings where issued by the German Met Office (Deutscher Wetterdienst).

Deutscher Wetterdienst says, these extreme winds pose significant risks, including falling trees, power lines, and debris, as well as potential structural damage to buildings.

[155][failed verification – see discussion] Although there were no weather warnings in force for the United Kingdom for this system, a large area of rainfall moved over the southern half of England and Wales were localised impacts were possible.

Heavy snowfall previously caused widespread disruption, including airport closures at Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds Bradford.

The arrival of Storm Gabri was anticipated to bring intense and abundant precipitation to Calabria, Sicily, and eastern Sardinia, including heavy rain, showers, and thunderstorms.

The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere issued orange wind and coastal event warnings for the Azores Archipelago Ocidental G and Central parts.

[202][203] Additional areas likely to be affected include Tayside and Fife, Grampian, Highlands and Eilean Siar, Northern Ireland, Orkney and Shetland, southwest Scotland, Lothian Borders, and Strathclyde.

[214] Places affected were Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital in Bangor and the communities of Bethesda, Tregarth, Llanbedr, Blaenau Ffestiniog and Menai Bridge on Anglesey.

It's then possible that a further spell of heavy rain may develop and affect parts of England and Wales on Sunday evening, clearing early Monday and should this be the case a few places may see as much as 80 mm of rainfall in total.