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Tropical storms and hurricanes in Ireland since 1980

Landfalls in Ireland since 1980: 6 tropical systems, 1 of them at hurricane, typhoon or cyclone strength and 0 at category 3 or more. The strongest at landfall: Hurricane Ophelia (2017), 120 km/h.

6Landfalls
1Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones
0Category 3 or more
Jul 2020Tropical Storm Edouard
Edouard 2020Sebastien 2019Ernesto 2018Ophelia 2017Gordon 2006Lili 1996
Tropical storms and hurricanes in Ireland since 1980
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression

Landfalls by month

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Landfalls

DateStormsLandfall windNearby
9 July 2020TDTropical Storm Edouard56 km/hMillstreet · 8 km
26 November 2019TSTropical Storm Sebastien89 km/hBallymakeery · 4 km
19 August 2018TSTropical Storm Ernesto65 km/hBangor Erris · 11 km
16 October 2017C1Hurricane Ophelia120 km/hPortmagee · 3 km
21 September 2006TSHurricane Gordon102 km/hBallylongford · 5 km
28 October 1996TSHurricane Lili102 km/hMulranny · 11 km