17/10/2026
39 years ago yesterday the infamous Great Storm of 1987 happened which had a wind gust equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane the term “rapidly intensifying” is a definition that was added to weather forecasts in the UK to label lows undergoing bombogenesis post the Great Storm below is a publication of the Great Storm by the United Kingdom Meteorological Office.
Cymraeg/Welsh
Ddoe, roedd hi’n 39 mlynedd ers y Storm Fawr enwog ym 1987 – digwyddiad a welodd chwythau gwynt oedd yn cyfateb i gorwynt Categori 3. Cyflwynwyd y term “dwysáu’n gyflym” i ragolygon tywydd yn y DU yn dilyn y Storm Fawr, er mwyn disgrifio systemau pwysedd isel sy’n mynd trwy broses o “fombogenesis”. Isod, ceir cyhoeddiad gan Swyddfa Meteorolegol y Deyrnas Unedig (y Met Office) sy’n ymwneud â’r Storm Fawr.
The Great Storm of 1987 affected many parts of the UK on the night of 15-16 October. Following the devastation it caused, find out how our approach has adapted and improved to give us more detail on potential future events.