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QUIZ: How well do you remember extreme Irish weather events?

Maybe they will name a storm after you some day.

EVEN TAKING INTO account our Covid-warped sense of the passage of time, it seems hard to believe that the Big Snow aka The Beast from the East aka An Torathar ón Oirthear was so long ago.

With some chatter of snow next week, many of us will be casting our minds back to the ghosts of storms long gone. And of course, issues of climate are often at the forefront of our minds (if you’d like to follow The Journal’s climate coverage, sign up for our monthly Temperature Check newsletter).

Extreme weather events tend to take on a life of their own in the Irish cultural psyche, but how well do you remember them? Take our quiz to find out.

What storm prompted Teresa Mannion's unforgettable "Don't make unnecessary journeys" broadcast.
Storm Ophelia
Storm Emma

Storm Desmond
Storm Barra
What was the official name given to The Beast from the East?
Cyclone George
Cold Front Hjelmund

Hurricane Dividal
Anticyclone Hartmut
In 2014, Storm Darwin did the most damage of any storm since 1839. What kind of storm was it?
Violent storm
Hurricane-force storm

Snow storm
Strong gale storm
Which of these names is NOT on the list of storm names for 2023?
Algernon
Hendrika

Khalid
Wouter
What year did the man slip on the ice?
2008
2009

2010
2011
What is the name given to the night of exceptional weather in 1839?
The frozen flood
The night of the big wind

An báiste foréigneach
The week we got soaked
2022 saw Ireland experience its highest temperature on record since 1887. What was that temperature?
31°
33°

35°
37°
The 2008 floods, which caused many rivers to burst their banks, fell during which month?
February
May

August
November
What does NECG stand for?
National Extreme Climatology Group
National Emergency Coordination Group

National Event Contingency Guidelines
Northern European Climate Grade
Which of these supermarkets was famously destroyed by a JCB in 2018?
Aldi
Lidl

Tesco
Spar
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Man who slipped on the ice
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