2016–17 UK and Ireland windstorm season
The 2016–17 UK and Ireland windstorm season was the second instance of the United Kingdom's Met Office and Ireland's Met Éireann naming extratropical cyclones. Substantially less active than the previous season, the season succeeded the 2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season and preceded the 2017–18 European windstorm season.
| First storm formed | 19 November 2016 |
|---|---|
| Last storm dissipated | 3 March 2017 |
| Strongest storm1 | Barbara – 949 hPa (28.0 inHg) |
| Strongest wind gust | 106 mph (171 km/h; 92 kn) Margate, United Kingdom. (20 November) |
| Total storms | 5 |
| Total damage | ≥ £400 million (≥ €450 million) |
| Total fatalities | 5 |
| 1Strongest storm is determined by lowest pressure and maximum recorded non-mountainous wind gust is also included for reference. ← 2015–16 2017–18 (Europe) → | |
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