2024 was an uprecedented year for the UK weatherwise with more named storms than ever before in one single year.
Some affected different parts of the country while others were nationwide.
It all began on January 2 – not long into the new year – with Storm Henk.
Storm Henk
This storm caused power outages, severe disruption to road and rail transport and flooding problems.
One man died in Gloucestershire after a tree fell on his car, and a woman in south-east London was also injured by a falling tree.
Hundreds of properties located near the River Severn in the West Midlands were flooded, in some cases for the fourth time of the winter.
There was also flooding in York as the River Ouse burst its banks, and properties were also flooded in Wales.
Storms Isha and Jocelyn
Storm Isha – on January 21 and 22 – brought widespread strong winds, particularly across the northern half of the UK,
Gusts ranged between 69 to 81mph and there was a 99mph wind recorded in Northumberland.
There was widespread transport disruption to road, rail and air.
All train services across Scotland were suspended.
Dozens of flights were re-routed or cancelled with some flights to the UK diverted to France, Germany or the Netherlands.
Ferry services were also cancelled and disrupted.
Storm Jocelyn arrived just days later but caused less disruption.
Storms Kathleen, Lilian and Ashley
These storms caused less disruption than the year’s previous ones but still left their mark.
Storm Kathleen in April mainly led to flight cancellations (including at Birmingham International) and ferry disruption.
Storm Lilian in August came just before the bank holiday weekend. Tens of thousands of homes experienced power cuts. Stages at the Leeds music festival were closed and tents damaged and Creamfields in Cheshire was also delayed.
Storm Ashley in October mainly affected the north and west. Ferry services in western Scotland and Northern Ireland and dozens of flights were cancelled. Although primarily in the north, the Great South Run in Portsmouth was also cancelled.
Storm Bert
Storm Bert in November brought high winds, heavy rain and snow in some parts of the country.
Although some impacts were reported from the strong winds and snow, the heavy rain brought the greatest impacts with localised flooding in all regions of the UK.
Bert also brought flooding to areas, including in Worcestershire – there was flooding in Tenbury Wells and 50 children needed rescuing in Evesham when a coach crashed.
The centre of Tenbury Wells was flooded when a wall collapsed under pressure from a local brook.
It also led to a number of Christmas events being cancelled, including those in Bromsgrove and Catshill.
Sadly, there were also a number of deaths reported due to Storm Bert.
Storm Darragh
The big one of the year – particularly in north Worcestershire – was Storm Darragh earlier this month.
Gusts of 93mph wreaked havoc with the worst disruption in south Wales, Western England and Northern Ireland.
Thousands of homes were left without power across the country – including in areas of North Worcestershire.
Falling trees brought chaos to road and rail and the Cross City Line from Birmingham New Street to Redditch and Bromsgrove was out of action for several days, meaning rail replacement buses had to ferry commuters to and from work, pupils and students to school and college, shoppers and anyone wanting to get out and about during their leisure time.
Click here for all our updates for Storm Darragh when thousands of homes in Bromsgrove, Rubery and south Birmingham were left without power and road and rail was disrupted.
Elsewhere in the country, two men were killed by trees falling on their vehicles on their vehicles as strong winds and heavy rain battered the UK.
