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'Weather bomb' Doris wreaks havoc in the United Kingdom

Doyle Rice
USA TODAY
Spikes protrude from a umbrella as a woman struggles against the wind on the seafront at Seaham, in north east England as storm Doris batteres the area with 100 mph gusts.

A potent storm lashed the United Kingdom with wind, rain and snow Thursday, causing one death and widespread travel chaos.

A woman hit by a piece of flying debris in Wolverhampton died, the BBC reported. The weather closed highways, halted trains and delayed or canceled dozens of flights at London's Heathrow Airport. The airport told the Associated Press it canceled about one in 10 flights.

The storm, named Doris, strengthened rapidly as it crossed the nation, undergoing what's referred to as "bombogenesis" by meteorologists.

Capel Curig, Wales, recorded a wind gust of 94 mph Thursday morning, and winds peaked at 72 mph in Liverpool, AccuWeather reported.

Thousands of homes lost power in Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and northern England, the BBC reported. The storm also lashed portions of the Netherlands.

Inspired by how the U.S. names hurricanes, the British Met Office, the equivalent of the U.S. National Weather Service, started naming big storms in 2015.

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