Storm Darragh

Storm Darragh
Storm Darragh on 7 December 2024
Meteorological history
Formed5 December 2024
Dissipated9 December 2024
Extratropical cyclone
Highest gusts96 mph (154 km/h) at Berry Head
Lowest pressure977 hPa (mbar); 28.85 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities4
  • United Kingdom: 3
  • France: 1
Injuries7+
  • United Kingdom: 4
  • France: 2
  • Netherlands: 1
Areas affectedBelgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Power outages2,319,950+
  • United Kingdom: 1,874,950+
  • Ireland: 395,000+
  • France: 50,000+

Part of the 2024–25 European windstorm season

Storm Darragh (known as Storm Xaveria in Germany) was a powerful extratropical cyclone which severely impacted Ireland and the United Kingdom in December 2024. The fourth named (using the western group naming list) storm of the 2024–25 European windstorm season, Darragh was named by the UK Met Office on 5 December 2024.