8th/9th December 1993 gale

[Weather-history]

The evening of 8th December 1993 was a stormy one for much of England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a vigorous low tracked across Scotland. I remember it being very windy that night here.

Forecast by Penny Tranter

Maximum gust in mph

Aberporth: 95.4

St Catherine's Point: 85.7

Leeds Weather Centre: 81.6

Odiham: 80.4

Valley: 79.4

Cardiff Weather Centre: 78.2

London Weather Centre: 75.9

Nottingham: 75.9

Bedford Airport: 74.9

Bristol: 74.7

Aldegrove: 71.3

Withering: 70.7

Stansted: 70.2

[Snowyowl9]

Yep major storm here from that gales plenty of water about that day then storms that night took 60 slates of on our buildings wind was more NW by then....