Storm Bella

Storm Bella

Area affected Ireland, United Kingdom, France, Scandinavia, Netherlands

Date of impact 25 – 31 December 2020

Maximum wind gust 106 mph (171 km/h) Needles, Isle of Wight [47]

Lowest pressure 956 millibars (28.2 inHg)

Power outages 54,000+

Storm Bella was named on 25 December by the Met Office. It hit the UK and the Netherlands,
bringing wind gusts of up to 73 mph (117 km/h) or more.[48] There is also the threat of flooding,
which has forced many people to evacuate their homes.[49] The system was notably large, since
the low pressure covered most of the area between Greenland's east coast and Norway's west
coast and the area between Svalbard and Scotland on 25 December. The Norwegian coast was
affected, causing much of the region to have a White Christmas. After making landfall, the
weakening system turned north, and eventually dissipated in Central Scandinavia.

Storm Filomena
Main article: Storm Filomena

Storm Filomena
 Area affected Iberian Peninsula, Morocco

Date of impact 5–13 January 2021

Fatalities 4+

Damage unknown

Storm Filomena was named by AEMET (Spanish: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología) on 5

January.[50] It started as one system that split into two systems[51] and hit Spain and Portugal back
to back from 6 to 9 January. Near the coasts, wind gusts of up to 50 mph (80 km/h) occurred, as
well as 1–2 in (2.5–5.1 cm) of rain. Further inland and in higher elevations, snowfalls of up to
2 ft (0.61 m) occurred, with areas of the city of Madrid receiving snow accumulation of up to
24 in (61 cm). According to AEMET, Filomena was the largest snowstorm in Spain since 1971.
In the mountains, wind gusts of up to 75 mph (121 km/h) accompanied the large snow totals.[52]
[53]
Due to the unprecedented amount of snowfall, some unsuspecting motorists were trapped on
the roads for hours. 4 deaths have also been reported; two in Malaga due to flooding, and two
homeless men who froze to death. One was in Madrid, the other in Calatayud. On 9 January,
another 8 in (20 cm) of snow fell in Madrid.[54] The system began to get very disorganized on
January 12, and was absorbed by a system named Dimitrios (see below), by the 13th.