Storm waves crashing against a harbour wall

UK storm season 2019/20

The 2019/20 storm season saw six storms named over the year with Storm Ellen being named by Met Éireann in August 2020.

The first named storm was Storm Atiyah on 6 December 2019 bringing gusts of up to 80 mph across western Ireland, Wales and southwest England.

 

A-Z of named UK storm names 2019/20

Name Date named Date of impact on UK and/or Ireland
Atiyah 06 December 2019 08 - 09 December 2019
Brendan 11 January 2020 13 - 14 January 2020
Ciara 05 February 2020 08 - 09 February 2020
Dennis 11 February 2020 15 - 16 February 2020
Jorge

7 February 2020 (Named by AEMet)

28 February - 01 March 2020

Ellen 18 August 2020 19 - 20 August 2020
Francis 24 August 2020 25 August 2020

Unused storm names 2019/20

Name

Storm Gerda
Storm Hugh
Storm Iris

Storm Jan

Storm Kitty
Storm Liam
Storm Maura
Storm Noah
Storm Olivia
Storm Piet
Storm Roisin
Storm Samir
Storm Tara
Storm Vince
Storm Willow