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Royal Charter Storm
The Royal Charter Storm, also called the Royal Charter Gale, struck the Irish Sea and west coast of Britain in October 1859, destroying 133 ships and killing about 800 people.
Smokehouse Creek Fire
The Smokehouse Creek Fire was a February 2024 wildfire that burned over 1 million acres in the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma, the largest on record in Texas.
Spokane area fires
The Spokane area fires, also known as the Spokane Complex fires, are the major wildfire disasters of Spokane County, Washington, from the Great Fire of 1889 to 2026.
Squall
A squall is a sudden, strong increase in wind lasting minutes, often with a shower or thunderstorm; in nautical use it names the whole local storm.
Sting jet
A sting jet is a narrow, transient airstream of strong wind descending from the mid-troposphere in some extratropical cyclones, producing localized damaging surface gusts over 100 mph.
Storm Amy
Storm Amy was the first named storm of the 2025/26 European storm season, bringing record October winds, widespread power outages, and one death to Ireland and the UK.
Storm Arwen
Storm Arwen was a European windstorm that struck the UK and Ireland on 26 to 27 November 2021, killing three people and cutting power to over 1 million homes.
Storm Ciara
Storm Ciara, called Sabine in Germany and Elsa in Norway, was an extratropical cyclone that brought severe gales and flooding to Europe in February 2020.
Storm Ciarán
Storm Ciarán was the third named storm of the 2023/24 European windstorm season, bringing damaging winds and heavy rain to Britain, the Channel Islands, and France.
Storm damage
Storm damage: destruction from winds, hail, tornadoes, storm surge, and flooding. Covers damage mechanisms, Enhanced Fujita rating, assessment methods, insurance allocation, FEMA assessments, and billion-dollar loss trends.
Storm Daniel
Storm Daniel, also called Medicane Daniel, was a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone of September 2023 that hit Greece with record rainfall before dam collapses flooded Derna, Libya, killing thousands.
Storm Darragh
Storm Darragh, also known as Storm Xaveria, was a European windstorm that crossed Ireland and Britain in December 2024, cutting power to over 2.3 million UK customers.
Storm Desmond
Storm Desmond was an extratropical cyclone that affected Ireland and Britain from 4 to 6 December 2015, setting UK 24-hour rainfall records and flooding thousands of homes, chiefly in Cumbria.
Storm Éowyn
Storm Éowyn was a January 2025 windstorm that struck Ireland and the UK, setting Ireland's record wind gust at 114 mph and cutting power to over one million people.
Storm Eunice
Storm Eunice, also named Storm Zeynep, was a severe European windstorm of 18 February 2022 that set an England gust record of 122 mph at the Isle of Wight.
Storm Goretti
Storm Goretti, also known as Storm Elli, was an extratropical cyclone in January 2026 that brought 99 mph gusts to Cornwall and heavy snow to Wales and the Midlands.
Storm Harry
Storm Harry, also known as Cyclone Harry, was a Mediterranean cyclone in January 2026 that killed at least four people in Tunisia and caused over one billion euros in damage in Sicily.
Storm Kristin
Storm Kristin (Tempestade Kristin) was an extratropical cyclone that struck mainland Portugal on 28 January 2026, killing at least 13 people and leaving 450,000 without power.
Storm Samuel
Storm Samuel, known in its tropical-like phase as Medicane Jolina, was a high-impact European windstorm of March 2026 that formed over the central Mediterranean and affected Spain and North Africa.
Storm Vaia
Storm Vaia, also known as Storm Adrian, was an explosive Mediterranean cyclone that struck northeastern Italy in October 2018, causing the worst forest loss ever documented in the country.
Wildfires in 2026
The 2026 wildfire year saw record-low global fire emissions while Europe, western North America, and Chile suffered extreme seasons, with the EU burning nearly twice its 20-year average.
Woolsey Fire
The Woolsey Fire, also called the Woolsey wildfire, burned 96,949 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, California, in November 2018, destroying 1,643 structures and killing three civilians.
Yarnell Hill Fire
The Yarnell Hill Fire was a lightning-caused 2013 wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona, whose wind-driven flames killed 19 of 20 Granite Mountain Hotshots on June 30.