2013-14 Atlantic winter storms in Europe
The first storm of this period was named Bernd. The storm was also named Emily after Emily Brontë the author. She died on December 19 165 years ago. She also wrote the book Wuthering Heights. Met Éireann (Ireland) gave red warnings for wind at 9:00am on December 18 to many counties in Ireland including Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. The United Kingdom Met Office gave orange warnings for the Highlands, Western Isles, Strathclyde and Northern Ireland.