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Storm Katie – Rapid cyclogenesis and damaging winds of Easter Monday 2016
Author(s) -
Ramsdale Steven,
Kelly Jason
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
weather
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.467
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1477-8696
pISSN - 0043-1656
DOI - 10.1002/wea.2986
Subject(s) - storm , cyclogenesis , climatology , winter storm , snow , meteorology , spring (device) , environmental science , history , cyclone (programming language) , geography , geology , engineering , mechanical engineering , field programmable gate array , embedded system
Storm Katie was the 11th officially named storm of the winter and spring seasons of 2015/16, affecting primarily southern parts of England on Easter Monday (28 March 2016). The potential for disruptive winds was identified at a relatively long lead time, with communication to this effect being made by the Met Office 7 days before the storm arrived in the UK. This article looks at the forecasts and warnings in advance of the storm, examines the evolution of the system with a brief discussion on the application of conceptual models and then rounds up with the impacts from the associated wind, rain and snow.