The Storm
Doris
On 23rd
February 2017 Storm Doris attack the UK. Overnight and into the morning of the 23rd February,
Storm Doris underwent explosive cyclogenesis labelling it a weather bomb. The centre of the storm moved
rapidly through Northern Ireland in the early hours, across northern England
and out into the North Sea by the early afternoon.
The storm brought heavy snow
to Scotland during the morning rush hour causing widespread disruption
particularly to transport including the closure of the M80, one of Scotland's
busiest motorways.
Strong winds and gusts were
experienced across the UK particularly in North Wales where a gust of 94 mph
was recorded at Capel Curig.
Tributes have been paid to a
woman who was killed by flying debris during Storm Doris, which wreaked havoc
across the UK.
Tahnie Martin, who worked at the
University of Wolverhampton, died on Thursday after she was struck by wooden
debris while walking past a cafe in Wolverhampton
city centre.