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Storm Amy Batters UK and Ireland, Brushes Northwest France With Gales and Rain

Forecasters link the storm’s rapid deepening to an unusually powerful Atlantic jet stream.

Overview

  • Irish authorities reported one death linked to the storm, with about 184,000 customers losing power and major travel disruption including 58 flight cancellations at Dublin and suspended rail between Dublin and Belfast.
  • Met Éireann and the UK Met Office recorded peak gusts around 148 km/h in Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the Met Office warning of winds near 150 km/h on exposed Scottish coasts and offshore waves reaching 10–12 metres.
  • MétéoFrance placed 55 departments under vigilance for Saturday, expecting 60–80 km/h gusts inland across the northwest, 70–80 km/h along the Channel and up to 100–110 km/h on exposed headlands, with conditions easing Sunday.
  • Meteorologists describe Amy as a "bomb cyclone" after a rapid pressure fall toward sub‑950 hPa values, a process supported by upper‑level winds exceeding 300 km/h over the Atlantic.
  • Forecasters note ongoing uncertainty in the precise track and local intensities and urge the public to follow updates from the Met Office, Met Éireann and MétéoFrance.