The Big Wobble by Gary Walton 15 February 2020
Monster Bomb Cyclone: Storm "Dennis The Menace" Hurricane Force Colossus To Rival The Most Intense North Atlantic Storms on Record: The third named storm of 2020 in just six weeks (Another storm expected next weekend)
Storm Dennis "The Menace," is rolling toward Ireland and the UK and will bring more flooding for the storm-weary Brits with another month's worth of rainfall this weekend accompanied with hurricane-force winds.
According to Meteorologist Craig Ceecee, Storm Dennis is comparable to a category 5 hurricane, with winds approaching 160 mph, almost 260 kmh. Thousands of homes are in danger of being flooded in Ireland and the UK this weekend.
The UK is preparing for the second weekend of weather disruption, as experts warn Storm Dennis could inflict more damage than Ciara, which flooded hundreds of homes last weekend. Severe weather warnings are in place for most of the UK - and forecasters say a month's worth of rain could fall in some places. It comes after Storm Ciara flooded hundreds of homes last weekend.
Dennis is actually two storm systems which have joined forces to make Dennis one of the strongest "Bomb Cyclone" ever seen in the North Atlantic.
A powerful cyclone is combining forces with another intense storm currently that has pounded Iceland and Greenland, bringing extreme waves and hurricane-force winds. This storm will take aim at northwestern Europe this weekend, just days after Storm Ciara pounded several countries with high winds and torrential rain and killed at least eight people. Right now, Storm Dennis, named by the U.K. Met Office, has rapidly intensified over the North Atlantic Ocean and is located between the U.K, and Iceland. The other storm is bringing strong winds to Greenland. Storm Dennis has become a bomb cyclone, meaning it rapidly strengthened as it moved across the North Atlantic Ocean. The central pressure in Dennis dropped more than 50 millibars in 24 hours, from 987 millibars early Friday to 936 millibars as of early Saturday. Additional intensification is possible. Weather News
Dennis the menace is the 3rd named storm of 2020 in the Atlantic and we are just 6 weeks in, and the 4th named storm of the 2019/20 season.
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