Storm waves crashing against a harbour wall

UK storm season 2018/19

The 2018/19 storm season saw eight storms named over a period of eight months.

The first named storm was Storm Ali on 19 September 2018 bringing gusts of up to 90 mph across Northern Ireland, Scotland, northern England and parts of north Wales. 

The strongest gusts of the season were recorded during Storm Ali with 91mph recorded at Killowen in County Down. Exposed areas saw even higher gusts with Cairngorm Summit recording 105 mph and the Tay Road Bridge recording a gust of 102 mph.

A-Z of named UK storm names 2018/19

Name Date named Date of impact on UK and/or Ireland
Ali 18 September 2018 19 September 2018
Bronagh 20 September 2018 20 - 21 September 2018
Callum 10 October 2018 12 - 13 October 2018
Deirdre 14 December 2018 15 - 16 December 2018
Erik 07 February 2019 08 - 09 February 2019
Freya 01 March 2019 03- 04 March 2019
Gareth 11 March 2019 12-13 March 2019
Hannah 26 April 2019 27 April 2019

Unused storm names 2018/19

Name

Storm Idris

Storm Jane

Storm Kevin
Storm Lily
Storm Max
Storm Niamh
Storm Oliver
Storm Peggy
Storm Ross
Storm Saoirse
Storm Tristan
Storm Violet
Storm Wyn