page_title: Storm Abigail
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Storm Abigail / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Track map of Storm Abigail of the European windstorms of 2015. The points show the location of the storm at 6-hour intervals. The colour represents the storm's maximum sustained wind speeds as classified in the Beaufort wind scale (see below). Beaufort scale 1-7≤38 mph≤62 km/h 8-11 (gale-force)39–73 mph63–118 km/h 12 (hurricane force)≥74 mph≥119 km/h Unknown
context_page_description: Storm Abigail was the first storm to be officially named by the Met Office of the United Kingdom and Met Éireann of the Republic of Ireland, on 10 November 2015. It brought high winds, rain, lightning, and wintry showers across the north and northwest of Scotland.
context_section_description: On 10 November, a Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office said: "There remains some uncertainty regarding the exact extent and timing of strongest winds but current forecasts suggest that this storm could have some medium impacts such as disruption to transport and so a warning has been issued and the first storm has been named as Abigail."
  On 12 November, local ferries were affected by bad weather with many services cancelled. It was announced that every school in the Western Isles and Shetland were to be closed to pupils on 13 November. The storm left more than 20,000 homes without power, according to energy company SSE.
  The Scottish Environment Protection Agency also warned of the risk of flooding due to the storm, as the weather system was anticipated to create a storm surge along the south-west and west coast, due to coincidence with a high tide.
caption: Path of Storm Abigail
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