page_title: Cyclone Oratia
hierarchical_section_title: Cyclone Oratia
caption_attribution_description: English: Storm "Oratia" over the Europe October 2000
context_page_description: Cyclone Oratia, was an unusually deep European windstorm which affected Western Europe early in the year for a storm of this type.
  The storm was the fiercest to hit Britain in October since the Great Storm of 1987, with wind gusts reaching 109 mph, and gusting at up to 90 mph over much of the south of England. Its barometric pressure fell to 941 hPa, over the North Sea making it one of the deepest lows recorded in the country in October. The lowest land-based pressure observation reached 951.2 hPa at RAF Fylingdales, which is not lower than the UK record October value of 946.8 hPa observed at Cawdor Castle on 14 October 1981. Three tornadoes were reported from this storm. The storm contributed to the ongoing Autumn 2000 western Europe floods.
context_section_description: Cyclone Oratia, (Tora in Norway) was an unusually deep European windstorm which affected Western Europe early in the year for a storm of this type.
  The storm was the fiercest to hit Britain in October since the Great Storm of 1987, with wind gusts reaching 109 mph (175 km/h), and gusting at up to 90 mph (140 km/h) over much of the south of England. Its barometric pressure fell to 941 hPa (27.8 inHg), over the North Sea making it one of the deepest lows recorded in the country in October. The lowest land-based pressure observation reached 951.2 hPa (28.09 inHg) at RAF Fylingdales, which is not lower than the UK record October value of 946.8 hPa (27.96 inHg) observed at Cawdor Castle on 14 October 1981. Three tornadoes were reported from this storm. The storm contributed to the ongoing Autumn 2000 western Europe floods.
caption: Oratia on 30 October
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