1968 Scotland storm

1968 storm in Scotland March 2025 March 2025 DailyWeatherReportSynopticmap15Jan1968.png Synoptic chart of storm by Met Office 12 January 1968 18 January 1968 Extratropical cyclone 956 mb inHg on 134 mph km/h onDestroyed by a devastating blow EVENT: Hurricane Low Q, January 1968 http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/destroyed-by-a-devastating-blow-event-hurricane-low-q-january-1968-1.162880 20 March 2012 Herald Scotland 5 January 2002 Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, Denmark £30 million (1968 GBP)The Great Storm of 1968 http://www.sunnygovan.com/PLACES/Gal5/GreatStormOf1968.html SunnyGovan 20 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090415234556/http://www.sunnygovan.com/PLACES/Gal5/GreatStormOf1968.html 15 April 2009 28 56 The 1968 Hurricane (or Hurricane Low Q) was a deadly storm that moved through the Central Belt of Scotland during mid January 1968. It was described as Central Scotland's worst natural disaster since records began and the worst gale in the United Kingdom.The Glasgow 'Hurricane' http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?ARCHIV=0&LANG=en&MENU=Extra&JJ=2008&MM=01&TT=21&FILE=extra_ne.tit Weatheronline 20 March 201220 dead: Scots start mop-up https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9XwQAAAAIBAJ&pg=5233,2231819&dq=glasgow+storm&hl=en 20 March 2012 The Age 17 January 1968 Some said that the damage resembled what happened during the Clydebank Blitz in 1941.New Killer Gusts Rush Britain https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KxsqAAAAIBAJ&pg=7332,47151&dq=glasgow+storm&hl=en 20 March 2012 The Milwaukee Journal 16 January 1968 September 2017 20 people died from the storm, with 9 dead in Glasgow.Great Glasgow Storm – Monday 15 January 1968 http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/media/pdf/o/5/Great_Glasgow_Storm_-_15_January_1968.pdf Met Office 20 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140227072049/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/media/pdf/o/5/Great_Glasgow_Storm_-_15_January_1968.pdf 27 February 2014 700 people were left homeless.Winds Batter Scotland; Toll Is 20 – Glasgow Hard Hit – Snow Falls in Mideast Storms Lash Europe, Mideast; Scotland Hard Hit https://www.nytimes.com/1968/01/16/archives/winds-batter-scotland-toll-is-20-glasgow-hard-hit-snow-falls-in.html 20 March 2012 The New York Times 16 January 1968 Such high wind speeds in an urban area were equivalent to those witnessed in Paris during Cyclone Lothar in 1999.Cusack Stephen The "Glasgow Hurricane": A Fifty-year Retrospective http://www.rms.com/blog/2018/01/12/the-glasgow-hurricane-a-fifty-year-retrospective/ www.rms.com 17 January 2018 12 January 2018 A 134 mph km/h on wind gust was recorded at Great Dun Fell in Westmorland, England.July 2022 At the time this was the strongest wind gust ever recorded in the United Kingdom,High Winds Threaten Britain https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ViArAAAAIBAJ&pg=6395,105166&dq=glasgow+storm&hl=en 20 March 2012 Reading Eagle 16 January 1968 though this was superseded in 1986 when a 173 mph km/h on gust was recorded at Cairn Gorm.Weather extremes http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/ Met Office 20 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120403174157/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/ 3 April 2012 The term hurricane is a misnomer as it refers to tropical cyclones originating in the North Atlantic or North Pacific. However the winds were 'hurricane force'. Meteorological history The origins of this violent storm appear to be from a cold front near Bermuda on 13 January 1968. The system moved north of the Azores the next day and still appeared as a shallow low pressure area. In the next 24 hours, this low explosively deepened 50 millibars (1½ inches) to 956 mb inHg on and passed over Central Scotland.Tranter Penny Galvin Jim Fifty years on from the Great Glasgow Storm… What have we learned from powerful storms since then? Weather February 2018 73 2 39–45 10.1002/wea.3218 2018Wthr...73...39T 126101063 The storm continued to move over Northern Europe before dissipating on 18 January 1968. Impact Scotland 15 January 1968 began as a mild day, then temperatures grew cooler as the day progressed. The highest temperature on that day was 11.8 C F at St. James's Park, London and the lowest was 5.1 C F on at Lerwick, Shetland. The most rainfall on 15 January in the British Isles was 24.9 mm in on at South Barrule. In Glasgow alone, over 300 houses were destroyed and 70,000 homes were damaged. Due to the strong winds, half of Glasgow's council houses were damaged. Many people evacuated what were then Europe's tallest flats as they began swaying.Glasgow's Devastating Hurricane http://balornock.eveningtimes.co.uk/area/glasgows-devastating-hurricane.html 20 March 2012 Evening Times https://archive.today/20130420065918/http://balornock.eveningtimes.co.uk/area/glasgows-devastating-hurricane.html 2013-04-20 dead Officials said at least seven ships sank or went adrift in the river Clyde causing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage. Off the east coast of Scotland, a drilling rig called Sea Quest was set adrift in rough seas. Over a thousand mature trees were downed in the Central Belt, as well as power lines. In total, the storm felled 30 sq. mi. (8,000 hectares) of forest across Scotland (2 million cu. yd.; 1.6 million cubic metres of timber).Growing in the wind 21 January 1988 https://books.google.com/books?id=S98wCLGKYg4C&q=forestry+comission+gales+1976+january&pg=PA43 New Scientist 3 November 2012 A Glasgow police spokesman said that it was 'absolute havoc' in the city.Snow Storms and Wind Cause Misery in Europe https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4rcrAAAAIBAJ&pg=4272,1402097&dq=europe+storm&hl=en 20 March 2012 Lawrence Journal-World 15 January 1968 Electrical power also failed in Glasgow, leaving the whole city in darkness.Storms Bring Death and Chaos https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4D0jAAAAIBAJ&pg=3649,2641026&dq=europe+storm&hl=en 20 March 2012 The Montreal Gazette 16 January 1968 England and Wales In England and Wales, a five-day freeze ended with some roads flooded by up to 3 ft cm -1 on of water.Killer Storms Pound Europe, Batter Mideast https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oQwxAAAAIBAJ&pg=587,2982739&dq=glasgow+storm&hl=en 20 March 2012 The Modesto Bee 15 January 1968July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Large waves pounded the English Channel coastline. Wind speeds Measuring station Wind gust Great Dun Fell 134 mph km/h on Tiree 118 mph km/h on Bell Rock 111 mph km/h on Cairn Gorm 107 mph km/h on Leuchars 106 mph km/h on Turnhouse 104 mph km/h on Prestwick Abbotsinch 103 mph km/h on Copenhagen 92 mph km/h on Source: Met Office and the Danish Met Service Rest of Europe In Denmark, officials in Copenhagen said that eight people died in the country from the storm.Second Gale Nears U.K. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pJZlAAAAIBAJ&pg=2547,8927&dq=uk+storm&hl=en 20 March 2012 The Sun (Vancouver) 16 January 1968 Aftermath After the storm moved away, the death toll continued to rise. 30 people died in accidents during subsequent house repairs. On 16 January 1968, about 150 troops from Edinburgh came to Glasgow to help with the clean-up operation. There was little national press coverage of the storm, despite it affecting most of northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. An interest-free loan of £500,000 was given by the Labour Government to the affected areas. Singer Frankie Vaughan began to raise funds for the victims of the storm by holding a special concert at Alhambra Theatre in Glasgow. After the devastation of the storm in the area, the Glasgow City Council quickly imposed a new policy to improve housing in the city. See also Great Sheffield Gale, which caused similar devastation in Sheffield in 1962 Cyclone Lothar (1999), notable for the prolonged high winds it brought to Paris References External links Hansard: Scotland (Storm Damage) Storm Damage Glasgow 1968: You Tube Tranter Penny J. Galvin Fifty years on from the Great Glasgow Storm… What have we learned from powerful storms since then? Weather 73 2 39–45 2018 10.1002/wea.3218 2018Wthr...73...39T 126101063 collapsed Category:European windstorms Category:1968 in Scotland Category:Weather events in Scotland Category:1968 in Denmark Category:Meteorological events in 1968 Category:1968 disasters in the United Kingdom Category:January 1968 in Europe