Storm Darragh deemed 'not a storm' by insurance company who refused to pay out man who had his house damaged by 53mph winds before U-turning
"The company insisted that because wind speeds in Kidderminster reached only 53mph, rather than the required 55mph threshold, the weather event did not meet their definition of a storm."
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has confirmed that a storm is officially defined as "a period of violent weather defined as wind speeds with gusts of at least 48 knots (55mph)."