Generational storm building in Atlantic

[Jamie H]

Wasn't 100% sure where to post this, but the general weasther buffs might find it interesting!

An area of low pressure is undergoing explosive cyclogenesis as it crosses an unusually strong jet stream (as a result of the sharp temperature gradient between the artcic cold and tropical warmth on the east coast of the USA), and is set to move over Ireland and northerm parts of the United Kingdom overnight and through tomorrow.

More information here from the UKMO here, including regarding red 'danger to life' warnings: Red weather warnings issued with damaging winds forecast for Storm Éowyn

The storm will be so strong that the NOAA Hurricane Hunters have flown to Ireland to record data, with N42RF 'Kermit' tracking what is expected to be the equivalent of a category 2 hurricane.

'Hurricane Hunters plane' flying Irish skies helping with Storm Eowyn warnings

Brave scientists will gather invaluable data from the high tech craft

www.galwaybeo.ie

Oh and there's another, mercifully weaker storm developing for Sunday evening too!

 

[Jamie H]

GOES-East animation of the developing cloud head here: GOES-East - Sector view: Northern Atlantic - GeoColor - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR

 

[Jamie H]

Good in depth video from the UKMO here.

This is likely a storm with a sting jet which will bring the most extreme winds.

Sting jet - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[John Farley]

Here is a story from the BBC. Pretty impactful storm with an all-time wind record in Ireland, all trains shut down in Scotland and parts of northern England, and somewhere near a million customers without power across the British Isles.

Storm Éowyn: One dead and more than a million without power

A man died when a tree fell on his car in Ireland, as 100 mph gusts hit parts of the UK.

www.bbc.com

 

[Jamie H]

It had an impressive 52mb pressure drop in 24 hours and its lowest pressure was 939mb, which would make it the third lowest pressure on record for Ireland.