One year on from three major storms and Wrexham Council has issued advice to residents amid forecasts a similar weather event - which led to 2018's Beast from the East - might be on the way.

The Met Office said a major Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) - a sudden jump in temperatures which can trigger a large area of blocking high pressure - may occur late this month or in early March.

In 2018, such an event led to the Beast from the East, which blanketed the North East with snow and shut down hundreds of schools.

The Met Office has stressed the SSW will not necessarily mean a repeat of the Beast from the East.

They said for the next week or so, it is likely to lead to "changeable conditions" with temperatures milder than average.

But at the end of the month and into March, forecasters said: "A period of colder or much colder temperatures remains a small possibility and could bring spells of wintry weather."

A Wrexham council spokesperson said: “In Wrexham, we have a record of responding very well to weather forecasts and do this routinely every day of the year and especially during the winter.

"If and when we have forecast of significant weather we will roll out our well tested routines and processes and we will communicate timely and relevant advice to our residents via local media outlets and on our social media. Our advice to residents is to always stay alert to warnings and to follow the appropriate advice.”

This time last year, Storm Dudley, Eunice and Franklin affected buses, schools, trains and other services across Flintshire and Wrexham in February of last year.

The three storms affected the UK within the space of a week which is the first time this has occurred since storm naming was introduced in 2015/2016.

Storm Eunice saw two rare red weather warnings placed across several areas of England and Wales as the storm brought major weather impacts.

READ MORE: Storm Eunice hits North Wales 

Four people sadly died in the UK and Ireland as a result of falling trees and over a million homes were left without power as strong winds brought down trees, with ongoing power cuts lasting several days. 

The hat-trick of storms began on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 16, 2022, with Storm Dudley, this was then followed by Storm Eunice which hit the UK the hardest.

The Met Office issued an amber weather warning for Wrexham and Flintshire throughout Storm Eunice which came into force from 3am on Friday 18, 2022 until 9pm that day.

Shortly after this Storm Franklin made its presence felt from Sunday, February 20, 2022 into Monday, February 21. 

Several schools and businesses closed due to the impacts of the storm across Flintshire and Wrexham. 

As gusts of up to 90mph raged across the UK, on February 18, 2022, North Wales Police Roads Policing Unit advised residents to heed weather warnings. 

 

Schools in Wrexham and Flintshire moved to online learning as a precautionary measure against Storm Eunice.

READ MORE: STORM EUNICE: Schools in Wrexham and Flintshire closed

In addition, all household recycling centres were closed and all recycling and waste collections were suspended. 

The storm also brought country parks across the area to a close including Wepre Park, Greenfield Valley park and Bellevue Park.  

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Several power cuts affected properties across Flintshire in areas such as Mold, Nannerch, Caerwys and Broughton. 

Major events such as the Village Bakery Wrexham Half Marathon which was due to take place on Sunday, February 19, 2022, were called off due to the strong winds.

The North Wales coastline saw huge waves powered by 75mph winds.The Leader: Waves in Anglesey on February 18 2022.Waves in Anglesey on February 18 2022. (Image: Anthony Ward)