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A strong European windstorm, Emma hit Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and Poland. At least 12 people died. The gusts reached 190 km/h (120 mph) in Eastern Alps, 170 km/h (110 mph) in Poland and 140 km/h (87 mph) in Germany and Czech Republic. The results were catastrophic. Klaus: 23–27 January 2009: 963 hPa (28.4 inHg) [99]
The name European windstorm reflects that these storms in Europe are primarily notable for their strong winds and associated damage, which can span several nations on the continent. The strongest cyclones are called windstorms within academia and the insurance industry. [ 2 ]
Buran (a wind which blows across eastern Asia. It is also known as Purga when over the tundra); Karakaze (strong cold mountain wind from Gunma Prefecture in Japan); East Asian Monsoon, known in China and Taiwan as meiyu (梅雨), in Korea as jangma (), and in Japan as tsuyu (梅雨) when advancing northwards in the spring and shurin (秋霖) when retreating southwards in autumn.
In Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute issued a yellow wind and snow warnings for western parts of the country where 10–25 cm of snow is expected and locally strong wind gusts around 27–36 m/s (40 mph (64 km/h) - 80 mph (130 km/h)) are expected from northwest, strongest wind near the coast and in mountain areas.
The 2023–2024 European windstorm season was the ninth season of the European windstorm naming in Europe. It comprised a year, from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024. This was the fifth season where the Netherlands participated (through KNMI), alongside the United Kingdom's Met Office and Ireland's Met Éireann in the western group.
The storm caused blizzard conditions in that area, with wind gusts of 64 km/h (40 mph; 35 kn) at times and 46–61 cm (18–24 in) of snowfall in some areas west of the city of Örnsköldsvik. The storm left 6,000 customers in Northern Sweden without power. Strong winds and rain were also present in Finland and Germany. [85] [86]
Passing over the south of England the following night, Aurore generated very strong south-westerly winds and heavy rains from Brittany to the Grand Est in France, then central Europe as it merged with Hendrik over western Europe. An orange alert for wind was issued by meteorological services in western Europe, and even red for parts of southern ...
According to the Beaufort scale of wind intensities, this storm had winds of hurricane force 12 (117 km/h [73 mph] or greater); as the term hurricane refers to tropical cyclones originating in the North Atlantic or North Pacific, the descriptor "great storm" has tended to be reserved for those storms in recent years reaching this velocity ...
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