OPINION (ETH) – The crazy and extreme weather continues to be seen across the World as now England has just witnessed history unfold as the deadly winter “Bomb Cyclone” that ripped across Britain on Sunday, producing extensive wind damage and rainfall also prompted the largest number of weather warnings and alerts ever recorded in a single day for the UK. According to the Met Office, Britain’s meteorological service. Storm Dennis was expected to dump 5 1/2 inches of rain in south Wales before gradually tapering off.
According to a report from Fox News, The weather service issued a rare “red warning” for life-threatening flooding in that region. Numerous rescues were reported throughout the area. The storm was dubbed a “bomb cyclone” after rapidly intensifying near Iceland Friday before slamming Britain over the weekend.
Bomb cyclones drop some 24 millibars (or atmospheric pressure) over a 24-hour span, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. A typical range in millibars is around 10 to 15. The National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Center said Storm Dennis deepened by 40 millibars in 24 hours, becoming one of the five strongest non-tropical cyclones on record in the North Atlantic. MORE
