Storm Emma (2018)

March 2018 Western European Blizzard
TypeExtratropical cyclone, European windstorm, Winter storm, Blizzard
Formed26 February 2018
Dissipated5 March 2018
Maximum snowfall
or ice accretion		63 centimetres (25 in) Little Rissington[1]
DamageAt least 3[2]
Areas affectedWestern Europe

Storm Emma, also called Ulrike, was a deep depression which was part of the 2017–18 European windstorm season. As it interacted with Anticyclone Hartmut, a cold wave, Emma's warmer damp air rode over the cold air that had been over Western Europe for a few days, leading to heavy snow falls of up to 57 centimetres (22 in).[3] It brought a renewed push of cold air to much of the United Kingdom with temperatures falling as low as −11 °C (12 °F) in Nairnshire.[4][3] The worst affected areas were southwest England and southern Wales.[5]

  1. ^ "Little Risington Synop Report". ogimet.com.
  2. ^ Beast from the East meets storm Emma, causing UK's worst weather in years, The Guardian, March 2, 2018
  3. ^ a b "British_weather_in_March.htm". trevorharley.com.
  4. ^ Greenfield, Patrick (26 February 2018). "UK braces for extreme weather as Met Office warns of snow".
  5. ^ "Storm Emma to bring up to 50cm of snow". BBC News. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-05-05.