June 23rd- an unseasonable storm
An
unseasonably deep depression for June tracked towards the UK on the morning of the 23rd June,
its central pressure bottoming out at 982mb. First affected were SW Ireland, SW England and the Channel Islands where winds
gusted to 50mph as heavy rain drove in from the Atlantic. The strong winds then moved
further NE as the low approached landfall and battered coastal and exposed areas of England and Wales, bringing down trees
and part of the West Pier at Brighton. Some parts of the South were left without power as the storm continued to rage on.
Heavy rain spread from the south to give all areas
a thoroughly wet and miserable day, worst affected were parts of Ireland
where up to 40mm was recorded during the 24hr period to 18Z. The rain also forced on the covers and washed out the whole days
play at Wimbledon where the bad weather forced a ‘People's Sunday’ because of
the backlog of games. One other result that showed itself later was the large amount of salt that came ashore near the south
coast in the winds. Together with the wind this affected many trees and bushes on their windward sides as they suffered
severe leaf burn within a few days.
Highest wind gusts recorded on 23rd June
|
Station |
Max wind
(mph) |
|
Solent MRSC, Hamps |
66 |
|
Langdon Bay |
65 |
|
St. Catherines Point |
63 |
|
Culdrose |
62 |
|
Alderney, CI |
60 |
|
Pembrey Sands |
58 |
|
Jersey AI, CI |
58 |
|
Isle Of Portland |
58 |
|
Mumbles |
58 |
|
St. Athan |
58 |
High rainfall totals 24 h to 18Z on 23rd June
|
Station |
Rainfall
(mm) |
|
Ballypatrick Forest |
49.0 |
|
Leek Thorncliffe |
46.0 |
|
Bingley |
43.0 |
|
Capel Curig |
38.0 |
|
Lough Fea |
36.0 |
|
Castlederg |
35.0 |
|
Sennybridge |
35.0 |
|
St. Angelo |
35.0 |
|
Liscombe |
34.0 |
|
Eskdalemuir |
33.0 |
Synoptic
chart:
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/archive/2004/brack/bracka20040623.gif
