Hurricane that made landfall in france?

[HalloweenGale]

i heard there was hurricane in 1993 that made landfall in france? is this true and which one was it?

[P.K.]

They did have a big storm, I don't think it was a hurricane though. (It did have hurricane force winds if I remember right) I'll see if I can find anything.

Edit - Nothing in any of my books. It must have been extratropical though.

[HurricaneBill]

The only hurricane I can think of that made it all the way to Europe was Hurricane Debbie in 1961.

Debby made landfall on Ireland as a Category 1 with sustained winds of 80 mph. I think it was a close call in regards to if she was still a hurricane. I think she had already begun to undergo the transition to extratropical but still had tropical characteristics.

[WeatherNole]

You're probably thinking about Hurricane Floyd in 1993, but it wasn't tropical by that time.

http://members.cox.net/wxr/hurrsum.txt

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FLOYD DEVELOPED ON 7 SEPTEMBER OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC. IT ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 50 MPH OVER THE FOLLOWING THREE DAYS ON A TRACK WHICH TURNED FROM NORTHWARD TO EAST-NORTHEASTWARD. FLOYD REACHED HURRICANE STRENGTH LATE ON THE 9TH SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF NOVA
SCOTIA. IT LOST ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON THE 10TH...AND EVENTUALLY HIT FRANCE AS A VIGOROUS EXTRATROPICAL STORM.

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Mike

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[P.K.]

The only hurricane I can think of that made it all the way to Europe was Hurricane Debbie in 1961.

Debby made landfall on Ireland as a Category 1 with sustained winds of 80 mph. I think it was a close call in regards to if she was still a hurricane. I think she had already begun to undergo the transition to extratropical but still had tropical characteristics.

I've seen a page from the Irish Met Office that says they were just remnants of Debbie and were therefore extratropical.

Hurricane Dog in 1950 was listed as extratropical before it reached Ireland. - http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atlantic/1950/DOG/track.dat

[GbrNole]

there was some kind of tropical type system that passed over southwest england back around 1986 or so. noone was prepared and the storm which dropped a few roofs and was responsible for a handful of deaths.

met's in the UK likened the effects of the storm to a minimal hurricane.

it was actually quite surprising since we brits are accustomed to brisk winds upwards of 50mph.

the greatest damage was in and around the clevedon area with st. brandons school losing its roof.

[P.K.]

Don't you mean 1987? I wouldn't say no one was prepared, Sir Michael Fish did warn of very strong winds on his weather forecast that evening. They just weren't expecting it to bomb.

http://www.meto.gov.uk/education/historic/1987.html

It wasn't a hurricane, just a deep low pressure. A gust of 106kts was reported in Norfolk. (A gust of 119kts was reported in France) So it was hurricane strength, but not a hurricane.

[GbrNole]

that would be the one!

nice digging PK. i flew into exeter airport that evening just before the storm rolled in. i was just in a little 15 seater and it was about the most hairy flight i've ever taken.

the winds caused the plane to bank about 45 degrees to the right as we were making our final approach probably 200 feet off the ground.

the seat still smells.... :p

[P.K.]

lol - Looks like it was much worse at 4am in Exeter

I got asked about this on here the other day so I thought it was a good idea to bookmark the page.

[GbrNole]

where in england are you?

spent my last few years there living about 15 miles from yeovil and working in bristol before heading over here to florida just so i could take in a real hurricane

[P.K.]

I'm in Watford. Not looking too bad here for the weekend. http://129.13.102.67/pics/brack2.gif

[KWT]

Actually there was also a extra tropical here in the UK during 1986,Charley hit with 50-60Mph gusts and 100MM of rain,although it was extra-tropical.

1987 was indeed special,as it had some very high wind gusts and had a central pressure that would be more akin to a category-3 hurricane.

the thing that made it worse was the fact that the day before was a very wet day,this made the trees even more unstable and when they came up against these 90Mph gusts,they toppled.

(and besides it did get help,from the reamants of hurricane Flyod in 1987)

[P.K.]

I wasn't aware of the 1986 one, I'll have to have a look at the old charts. Just how much weather did I miss when I was young??