Storm Jorge named by AEMET (spain)

[Snowyowl9]

This has a been a great storm for cold snowing more or less all day even drifted,SSW gales squall when this next band of snow came in,this is unusual 1.6c.

 

 

 

[Dorsetbred]

How the heck Spain will feel this when even down here on the South Coast of the UK, it's really been a nothingness, I will never know...

[Zak M]

 

[Rob Emanuel]

On 27/02/2020 at 10:52, Dorsetbred said:

Given this farcical approach to naming storms, as Ellen was missed out because this is a southerly tracking low, do we go back to Ellen for the next one, that misses Ireland, and Iceland, and the Netherlands and Spain but means the MetO get to name it?

It's not farcical - France and Spain have had storms that have not impacted us so they are up to J.  The country it hits first gets to name it and the point of naming it is a psychological one to get people to take it more seriously.

http://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2019-2020

[Freeze]

38 minutes ago, Rob Emanuel said:

It's not farcical - France and Spain have had storms that have not impacted us so they are up to J.  The country it hits first gets to name it and the point of naming it is a psychological one to get people to take it more seriously.

http://www.aemet.es/es/conocermas/borrascas/2019-2020

This storm was nowhere near Spain, in fact here on the south coast it was by far the nicest day of the last 2 weeks or so 

[sjw2511]

On 29/02/2020 at 21:23, Freeze said:

This storm was nowhere near Spain, in fact here on the south coast it was by far the nicest day of the last 2 weeks or so 

Yep this was exactly my point

[Osamasbinsledgin]

Warning categories on Aemet - No scientific basis for this, just experience of 4 years, yellow warnings for costal effects, waves and wind tend to be overplayed I've travelled to see the waves (on Amber warning days) at good locations like Cabo de Palos only to be disappointed, very similar to a normal day at Lands end, however rainfall I find can be underplayed, an Amber risk can be quite easily turn red and huge quantities of rainfall can amount

[Jo Farrow]

Spain did have a lengthy spell of wet and windy weather across the country with various wind/wave warnings for the north coast. The main low was closer to Ireland/UK but Iberia still had notable weather for them in February.  Need to be quick off the mark.

UK or Ireland or Netherlands can still name Storm Ellen if it fits their criteria. It may affect other parts of Europe.