Storm Eunice

What was the date of Storm Eunice?

• February 2021

• February 2022

• January 2021

• January 2022

In addition to Storm Eunice, other storms that happened at the same time of year were called... (select all that apply)

• Storm Dudley

• Storm Gertrude

• Storm Franklin

• Storm Harry

True or false? 'A strong polar vortex created low pressure in the Arctic and a fast jet stream

• True

• False

Wind speeds reached...

• 70mph

• 100mph

• 170mph

• 200mph

How many people died?

• 3

• 13

• 30

• 300

What were the effects of Storm Eunice? Select all that apply.

• Homes and farmland flooded

• The roof was torn off the O2 arena in London

• The HM Coastguard issued an urgent appeal for people to stay away from the coast

• 1.5 million homes were left without electricity for 72 hours

What were the responses to Storm Eunice? Select all that apply.

• Dolphins and marine mammals became stranded around the Welsh coast

• London Fire Brigade declared a major incident - they received 2000 calls in one day

• The Met Office issued rare 'red warnings' for many coastal areas

• Insurance pay outs for damage were estimated between £200-350 million

In addition to Storm Eunice, you learned about the Beast from the...

• North

• East

• South

• West

When did the Beast from the East happen?

• February 2018

• February 2019

• December 2018

• December 2019

Which of the following facts about the Beast from the East are economic?

• Major disruption to transport

• Risk to life

• £1 billion cost of damage per day

• Schools and businesses forced to close