Storm St Jude batters the UK
At least 15 people died when Storm St Jude tracked across the UK and Western Europe.
Storm batters parts of Western Europe
20 October 2014 06:00 UTC–22 October 06:00 UTC
An Atlantic storm, the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo, brought high winds and heavy rain to parts of Europe, including the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands.
Last Updated
05 May 2023
Published on
20 October 2014
At least two people died in the UK after the first Atlantic storm of the autumn hit and gusts in excess of 113km/h were recorded in a number of places. The gale force winds and heavy rain also caused travel disruption, with some train and ferry services being cancelled.
In Ireland the maximum gust was 93km/h at Casement Aerodrome near Dublin and in the Netherlands gusts of more than 100km/h were recorded in Friesland.
The Airmass RGB animation shows the storm's progress as seen by Meteosat-10, each hour from 20 October 06:00 UTC to 22 October 06:00 UTC. The main cloud structure passes over Ireland and the UK during the early hours of 21 October, with the associated strong winds.
The ASCAT image shows the winds as seen by the Metop satellites. Yellow areas show average winds of about 70km/h (Gale Force 8), orange 80km/h (Strong Gale Force 9).
Additional content
Hurricane Gonzalo: Two dead as strong winds batter Britain (The Telegraph)
Storm causes localised flooding in Rotterdam but little damage (Dutch News)
