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Storms are named by the Met Office and by the Dutch and Irish equivalents when they are judged to have the potential to cause disruption or damage.<\/p>\n
A low pressure system like Floris would not be that unusual during the autumn or winter months but it will have greater impacts during summer.<\/p>\n
But named storms in August are not that rare. <\/p>\n
Last year, Storm Lilian struck the UK on 23 August just before the bank holiday weekend, closing stages at the Leeds Festival and cancelling Heathrow flights.<\/p>\n
In 2023, Storm Antoni brought wet and very windy weather to south Wales and south-west England affecting events such as Brighton and Plymouth Pride. Less than two weeks later Storm Betty brought further disruption.<\/p>\n
In 2020 there were also two August storms – Ellen and Francis – that the Met Office describes as “two of the most notable August storms in the last 50 years.” <\/p>\n
These two storms brought wind gusts of 79mph and 81mph respectively with transport disruption, coastal flooding and power cuts. <\/p>\n
Check out the prospects for the rest of summer in our Monthly Outlook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n