2021–22 European windstorm season

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2021–22 European windstorm season
First storm formed4 October 2021 (2021-10-04)
Last storm dissipatedSeason ongoing
Strongest storm1Franklin
952 hPa (28.1 inHg)
Strongest wind gustMalik
236 km/h (147 mph; 127 kn)
Total storms18
Total damage>€1.83 billion
($2.08 billion) / (£1.53 billion)
Total fatalities73 dead, 25 injured, 3 missing
1Strongest storm is determined by lowest pressure and maximum recorded non-mountainous wind gust is also included for reference.

The 2021–22 European windstorm season is the seventh instance of seasonal European windstorm naming in Europe. This is the third season in which the Netherlands will participate, alongside the meteorological agencies of Ireland and the United Kingdom (Western Group). The new season's storm names were released on 1 September 2021. Storms that occur up until 31 August 2022 will be included in this season. The Portuguese, Spanish, French and Belgian meteorological agencies will again collaborate too, for the fifth time, joined by the Luxembourg meteorological agency (South-western Group). This is the first season when Greece, Israel and Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean group), and Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Malta (Central Mediterranean Group) name storms which affect their areas.

Background and naming[]

Main article: Winter storm naming in the United Kingdom and Ireland

In 2015, the Met Office and Met Éireann announced a pilot project to name storm warnings as part of the "Name our Storms" project for wind storms and asked the public for suggestions.[1] The meteorological offices produced a full list of names for 2015–2016 through to 2017–2018, common to both the United Kingdom and Ireland, with the Netherlands taking part from 2019 onwards. Names in the United Kingdom will be based on the National Severe Weather Warning Service, when a storm is assessed to have the potential for an Amber ('be prepared') or Red ('take action (danger to life)') warning.

There are multiple regional naming lists: one created by the national meteorological agencies of the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands, another created by the equivalent agencies from France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Luxembourg. This season sees the addition of two groups in southern and south eastern Europe, grouped along the Mediterranean. As in previous years, former Atlantic hurricanes will retain their names as assigned by the National Hurricane Center of the United States.[2]

From the autumn of 2021 the names issued by other meteorological services will also be included on the charts of the Berlin Wetterkarte and Free University of Berlin using the prefix "int." under the EUMETNET umbrella.[3]

Western Group (United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands)[]

The following names were chosen for the 2021–2022 season in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands.[4]

  • Arwen
  • Barra
  • Corrie
  • Dudley
  • Eunice
  • Franklin
  • Gladys (unused)
  • Herman (unused)
  • Imani (unused)
  • Jack (unused)
  • Kim (unused)
  • Logan (unused)
  • Méabh (unused)
  • Nasim (unused)
  • Olwen (unused)
  • Pól (unused)
  • Ruby (unused)
  • Seán (unused)
  • Tineke (unused)
  • Virgil (unused)
  • Willemien (unused)

South-western Group (France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Luxembourg)[]

This will be the fifth year in which the meteorological agencies of France, Spain and Portugal will be naming storms that affect their areas. This naming scheme partially overlaps that used by the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands, as storms named by the other group of agencies will be used reciprocally.[5]

  • Aurore
  • Blas
  • Celia
  • Diego (unused)
  • Evelyn (unused)
  • Fabio (unused)
  • Georgia (unused)
  • Hans (unused)
  • Isabel (unused)
  • Jean-Louis (unused)
  • Konstantina (unused)
  • Lucas (unused)
  • Marjane (unused)
  • Nikolai (unused)
  • Odalys (unused)
  • Paris (unused)
  • Rada (unused)
  • Stefano (unused)
  • Taimi (unused)
  • Vladimir (unused)
  • Wallis (unused)

Eastern Mediterranean Group (Greece, Israel and Cyprus)[]

This will be the first year in which the meteorological agencies of Greece, Israel and Cyprus will be naming storms that affect their areas. This naming scheme partially overlaps that used by the France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Luxembourg, as storms named by the other group of agencies will be used reciprocally.[6][7]

  • Helios (unused)
  • Irit (unused)
  • Kalypso (unused)
  • Lavi (unused)
  • Meliti (unused)
  • Nikias (unused)
  • Ora (unused)
  • Paris (unused)
  • Raphael (unused)
  • Semeli (unused)
  • Thomas (unused)
  • Urania (unused)
  • Vion (unused)
  • Xenios (unused)
  • Yasmin (unused)
  • Zefyros (unused)

Central Mediterranean Group (Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Malta)[]

This will be the first year in which the meteorological agencies of Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Malta will be naming storms or former cyclones that affect their areas. Storms or Cyclones named by the other group of agencies will be used reciprocally.[8]

  • Apollo
  • Bianca
  • Ciril (unused)
  • Diana (unused)
  • Enea (unused)
  • Fedra (unused)
  • Goran (unused)
  • Hera (unused)
  • Ivan (unused)
  • Lina (unused)
  • Marco (unused)
  • Nada (unused)
  • Ole (unused)
  • Pandora (unused)
  • Remo (unused)
  • Sandra (unused)
  • Teodor (unused)
  • Ursula (unused)
  • Vito (unused)
  • Zora (unused)

Northern Group (Denmark, Norway and Sweden)[]

The naming strategy for the Northern group (Denmark, Norway and Sweden)[9] is slightly different than the other groups, as names are not announced beforehand to prevent the names being used before a storm formally qualifies.[10] Storms or former Cyclones named by the other group of agencies will be used reciprocally, unless the names used in other groups are not pronounceable in the local language. However if a Northern group storm is used to overwrite another storm like Eunice It will not be added to the overall total of storms within the 2021–22 European windstorm season as they are the same storms with different names. This is why Nora's is not present below. This was the case for storm Eunice, which was named Nora in Denmark.[11]

  • Malik

Season summary[]

All storms named by meteorological organisation in Europe from their respected forecasting areas. As well as Atlantic hurricanes and storms that transitioned into a European windstorm and retained its name as assigned by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida:

Storm EuniceStorm MalikStorm ElpisStorm BarraStorm ArwenStorm BlasCyclone ApolloStorm AuroreStorm BallosStorm Athina

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Storms[]

Storm Athina[]

Storm Athina
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Area affectedGreece, Italy
Date of impact4–9 October 2021
Maximum wind gustUnknown
Lowest pressure1,006 hPa (29.7 inHg)
FatalitiesUnknown
Power outagesUnknown
DamageUnknown
Main article: Storm Athina

A depression formed on 4 October in the western Mediterranean and was named Christian by the Free University of Berlin.[12] It was named Storm Athina by Hellenic National Meteorological Service on 6 October[13] and intensified when it arrived in southern Italy on 8 October.[14] The system then passed into the Ionian Sea before dissipating on the 9th.

In central Italy, Athina caused record rainfall in Liguria with 496 mm in Savona in just 6 hours, breaking the record of 472 mm in November 2011.[15] The main roads of the island of Corfu turned into rivers, the basements were flooded, power outages occurred, small landslides occurred and firefighter interventions were required with the storm front rains preceding the system.[16]

Storm Ballos[]

Storm Ballos
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Ballos as on 15-10-2021
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Area affectedGreece
Date of impact13–16 October 2021
Maximum wind gustUnknown
Lowest pressureUnknown
Fatalities2 total
Power outagesUnknown
DamageA balcony collapsed in the Athens suburb of Halandri.
Main article: Storm Ballos

Storm Ballos was named by Hellenic National Meteorological Service on 13 October,[17] heavy rain and floods in Athens on October 15 and some of the islands have been reported.[18] Heavy rain was predicted for 15 October in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace[19] and a red alert with heavy rain and severe thunderstorms in North Aegean islands (meteoalarm).[20]

Storm Aurore[]

Storm Aurore
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Storm Aurore south of Ireland on 20 October.
Area affectedUK, France, Czech Republic, Poland, Netherlands, Germany and Russia
Date of impact20–23 October 2021
Maximum wind gustWinds of over 175 km/h (109 mph; 94 kn) were reported in France[21]
Lowest pressure970 hectopascals (29 inHg)
Fatalities6
Power outages>525,000
DamageHeavy rain and strong gusty winds above 128 km/h (80 mph; 69 kn) in the Channel Islands.
Main article: Storm Aurore

A storm, named Hendrik by the Free University of Berlin on 16 October, developed over the northern Atlantic Ocean.[22] Another developing low south of Ireland was called Aurore by Meteo France on 20 October.[23] 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 and eastern Germany.[24][25] The system reached northern Russia on 22 October and dissipated in northern Siberia the next day.[26]

Aurore/Hendrik brought widespread gusts of 100 to 120 km/h (62 to 75 mph; 54 to 65 kn) from northern France to eastern Germany and beyond, reaching speeds of 175 km/h (109 mph; 94 kn; 49 m/s) in Fecamp in Normandy.[21] Fallen trees disrupted train service in several countries.[21] Two tornadoes touched down in the Netherlands,[27] in Brittany (France), three possible tornadoes were reported in Plozévet, Riec-sur-Belon and Kernascléden.[28] and in Germany, another tornado touched down near Kiel.[29]

Four people were killed in Poland.[30] One death was reported in Germany.[31] and another in the United Kingdom.[32] Around 250,000 clients lost electricity in France and 275,000 in the Czech Republic.[33][34]

Former Cyclone Apollo[]

Former Cyclone Apollo
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Former Cyclone Apollo off the eastern coast of Sicily on 29 October.
Area affectedItaly, Tunisia, Algeria, Malta, Libya and Turkey
Date of impact24 October – 2 November 2021
Maximum wind gust103 km/h (64 mph; 56 kn)
Lowest pressure994.4 hPa (29.36 inHg)
Fatalities6 Dead, 2 Missing
Power outagesUnknown
DamageUnknown
Main article: Cyclone Apollo

Former Cyclone Apollo was a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone that affected many countries on the Mediterranean coast, especially Italy and Libya. The storm killed at least 5 people and left 2 others missing due to flooding from the cyclone, in the countries of Tunisia, Algeria, Malta, and Italy, where the worst of the effects have been felt, especially on the island of Sicily.[35][36][37] Around 22 October 2021, an area of organized thunderstorms formed near the Balearic Islands, with the disturbance becoming more organized and developing an area of low pressure around 24 October.[38] On the next day, the low started to develop a low-level circulation center, and moved into the Tyrrhenian Sea. On 28 October, the system organized even further and intensified, which prompted forecast offices in Europe to name the low. Italy's Servizio Meteorologico named the storm Apollo (which was then adopted by the Free University of Berlin).[39] On 29 October 2021, a ship in the Mediterranean Sea passed through Apollo and measured a peak wind speed of 104 km/h (29 m/s; 56 kn) and a pressure of 999.4 hPa (29.51 inHg), indicating that Apollo is still strengthening.[40] After Apollo made its closest approach to Sicily during the overnight hours of October 29, Apollo appeared to have begun to weaken as its convection waned and its low-level circulation became exposed on visible satellite imagery on 30 October 2021, on 31 October 2021, Apollo made landfall near Bayda and stayed inland until emerging over the Mediterranean a few hours later. Then, on 2 November, it dissipated off the coast of Turkey.

Heavy rain from the cyclone and its precursor caused heavy rainfall and flooding in Tunisia, Algeria, Southern Italy, and Malta, killing 5 people and leaving 2 other people missing.[37][41][42] The flooding was especially severe in the provinces of Catania and Siracusa, in Eastern Sicily.[35][36]

Storm Blas[]

Storm Blas
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Blas impacting Sicily on 14 November.
Area affectedAlgeria, Balearic Islands and East coast of Spain, South of France, Morocco, Sardinia, Sicily
Date of impact5–18 November 2021
Maximum wind gust140 km/h (87 mph; 76 kn)
Lowest pressure1,010 hPa (30 inHg) [43]
Fatalities9
Power outagesUnknown
DamageUnknown
Main article: Storm Blas

On November 5, the Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET) started tracking a low near the Balearic Islands and named it Blas.[44] An orange alert was issued for these islands, for coastal phenomena and rain. The north of Catalonia was declared an Orange Zone, as strong winds blew inland from the Spanish Navarre and Aragon.[45] Météo-France has also issued a yellow alert for Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales for wind, as well as Corsica for rain.[45]

As the system stalled between Sardinia and the Balearic Islands on November 8, AEMET predicted a strengthening for the next two days and maintained its alerts.[46] At 00:00 UTC on 11 November, the system was again very close to the Balearic Islands.[47] After striking the islands again, the storm then slowly weakened while drifting back towards the southeast.[48] On 14 November, the cyclone turned northward, moving over Sardinia and Corsica, before curving back southwest on 15 November and moving over Sardinia again, while strengthening in the process.[49][50] On 16 November, Blas turned eastward once again, passing just south of Sardinia and moving towards Italy, before dissipating over the Tyrrhenian Sea on 18 November.[51][52][53][54]

On November 6, gusts of 75 km/h (21 m/s; 40 kn) were recorded at Es Mercadal and 95 km/h (26 m/s; 51 kn) at the lighthouse of Capdepera in the Balearic Islands where waves of 8 m (26 ft) hit the coast.[55][56][45][57] Menorca was cut off from the world after the closure of the ports of Mahón and Ciutadella.[45] On November 9 and 10, Blas again brought high winds and heavy rain to the Balearic Islands, causing at least 36 incidents, mostly flooding, landslides and blackouts. A crew member had to be rescued after his sailboat's mast broke, leaving the boat adrift 80 km (43 nmi) west of Soller.[58]

On November 6, a waterspout was reported in Melilla, a Spanish enclave on the coast of Morocco.[45] In France, gusts of 140 km/h (39 m/s; 76 kn) were noted on November7 at Cap Béar, as well as 111 km/h (31 m/s; 60 kn) in Leucate and 100 km/h (28 m/s; 54 kn) in Lézignan-Corbières.[59]

The storm caused severe weather on the Algerian coast with exceptional rainfall. On November 9, a building collapsed in Algiers following torrential rains on the city, causing the deaths of three people.[60] On November 11, the heavy rain continuing on Algiers caused another landslide on houses in the Raïs Hamidou neighborhood, causing the deaths of three other persons.[61]

From November 8 to 11, convective bands associated with the storm caused 3 deaths in Sicily.[62]

Storm Arwen[]

Storm Arwen
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Area affectedUK, Ireland, France, Norway, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, Northern Spain
Date of impact25–27 November 2021
Maximum wind gust177 km/h (110 mph; 96 kn)[63]
Fatalities3 direct, 1 indirect
Power outages225,000[64]
DamageStructural damage and overturned lorries, loss of power in UK and France.
Main article: Storm Arwen

Storm Arwen was named by the Met Office on 25 November 2021.[65][66] Red warnings for wind were issued for north-eastern parts of the UK, as well as extensive amber and yellow warnings for much of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and most of England. Dangerous waves were also forecasted causing disruption to ferry services.[67] At 17:00 UTC on 26 November, Network Rail closed the rail lines north of Berwick-upon-Tweed and LNER stopped running trains north of Newcastle.[68] More than 120 lorries were stuck in heavy snow on the M62 in Greater Manchester, with the motorway shut by police while ploughs and gritters led the rescue effort.[69] The storm closed the entire Tyne and Wear Metro network which said in statement "this is the worst winter storm to hit metro in 41 years of operations".

Dozens of crashes were reported by police agencies across the UK, many roads were closed due to fallen trees, snow or ice, and more than 130,000 homes were without power on a cold night in the north.[69]

A man in the Northern Irish town of Antrim died when a falling tree hit his car.[70] Another man was hit and killed by a falling tree in Cumbria[71] and a third man died after his pick-up truck was struck by a falling tree in Aberdeenshire.[72]

The live broadcasts and filming of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! on 26, 27 and 28 November at Gwrych Castle in Wales were affected as a result of the storm.[73]

Storm Barra[]

Storm Barra
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Barra on 7 December.
Area affectedUK, Ireland, France, Spain
Date of impact5–9 December 2021
Maximum wind gust156 km/h (97 mph; 84 kn)
Lowest pressure957 hPa (28.3 inHg)
Fatalities3
Power outages56,000[74]
DamageStructural damage and overturned lorries, loss of power in UK and France.
Main article: Storm Barra

Storm Barra was named by the Met Éireann and the Met Office on 5 December 2021.[75] Met Éireann confirmed the storm was named after the BBC Northern Ireland weatherman Barra Best.[76][77] The storm brought strong winds and rain across much of Ireland and the UK on 6 and 7 December, with the rain turning to snow across northern England and Scotland. Winds were recorded up to 43 m/s (97 mph) of the coast of southern Ireland.[78]

Storm Carmel[]

Storm Carmel
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Area affectedGreece, Cyprus, Israel
Date of impact16–22 December 2021
Maximum wind gust107 km/h (66 mph; 58 kn)
Fatalities4 dead, 1 Injured
Power outagesUnknown
DamageUnknown
Main article: Storm Carmel

Storm Carmel was named by the Hellenic National Meteorological Service on 16 December 2021.[79] In Israel, a person died due to a car crash, and three more died of hypothermia, bringing the death toll to four while a man suffered serious injuries from a falling tree.[80] Flood warnings were put in place in Israel and snow fell in the mountains.[81]

Storm Diomedes[]

Storm Diomedes
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Area affectedGreece
Date of impact10–14 January 2022
Fatalities1 dead, 1 missing
Power outagesUnknown
DamageUnknown

Storm Diomedes was named by the Hellenic National Meteorological Service on 10 January 2022.[82] The storm dropped snowfall and heavy rainfall to Greece, causing some rivers to overflow.[83][84]

Storm Elpis[]

Storm Elpis
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Area affectedGreece, Cyprus, Israel, Turkey
Date of impact21–27 January 2022
Fatalities3 dead, 18 injured
Power outagesUnknown
DamageUnknown
Main article: Storm Elpis

Storm Elpis was named on 21 January 2022. The Hellenic National Meteorological Service reported that a land spout occurred on Andros due to the storm.[85] Elpis is expected to impact Israel on January 26.[needs update][86] The storm also killed 3 people, with 18 injured after thousands were trapped in a snowstorm in Turkey.[87]

Storm Malik[]

Main article: Storm Malik
Storm Malik
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Area affectedUK, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic
Date of impact28–30 January 2022
Maximum wind gust236 km/h (147 mph; 127 kn)
Lowest pressure965 hPa (28.5 inHg)
Fatalities7
Power outages810,000[88]
DamageTotal yet to be determined; structural damage and loss of power across Europe

On 28 January, Storm Malik was named by the Danish Meteorological Institute (a part of the Northern Europe storm naming group),[9][89][90] after the Greenlandic name that also means "wave".[91] In Finland and Germany, which are not part of the storm naming groups,[9] it was named Valtteri by the Finnish Meteorological Institute,[92][93][94] while the Free University of Berlin named the same system as Nadia.[95]

Three fatalities were reported due to Storm Malik in the United Kingdom: a 60-year-old woman in Aberdeen, Scotland and a 9-year-old boy in Staffordshire, England. Both were hit by falling trees.[96][97] A 32-year-old man died in a traffic accident related to the storm in Scotland.[98] In Denmark, a 78-year-old woman died from injuries sustained when a door she opened was caught by the wind and she fell.[99] In Germany, a person in Beelitz was killed when hit by a poster that had come loose and in Poland a person was killed when a tree fell on a moving car in Wejherowo County. In the Czech Republic, a worker died after being buried by a wall.[88] More than 680,000 people were left without power in Poland and in the United Kingdom around 130,000 lost power.[88]

In Sweden around 40,000 households lost power, mostly in the south. Two teenagers were also injured in the southern Swedish region of Scania when their car was hit by a falling tree. In the city of Malmö, many facade panels from the Turning Torso building fell. In the Västra Hamnen (The West Harbour) area a crane from a construction site got overturned and landed close to a bus stop full of people however nobody was injured. A second crane got overturned in the city of Malmö and landed on parked cars. Another crane got overturned in the city of Södertälje south of Stockholm and landed on a hospital but only caused slight damage to windows in the ICU section. Many trees fell throughout southern Sweden. Many trees also fell in Norrtälje, a town north of Stockholm which was hit by another similar storm back in January 2019 called Alfrida.[citation needed]

The storm caused damage to the Lithuanian coast as well, with local authorities calling it the "worst storm since Cyclone Anatol in 1999".[100] The storm reached winds of 93 km/h (26 m/s; 50 kn) with gusts of 125 km/h (35 m/s; 67 kn). The storm did not cause any fatalities, but considerably damaged infrastructure and protective dunes along the Curonian Spit.[101]

Storm Corrie[]

Storm Corrie
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Area affectedUnited Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands
Date of impact29 – 31 January 2022
Maximum wind gust150 km/h (93 mph; 81 kn)
Lowest pressure986 hPa (29.1 inHg)
Fatalities0
Power outagesUnknown
DamageStructural damage and overturned lorries, loss of power across most of Northern Europe

Storm Corrie was named on 29 January 2022 by the Met Office.[102] Storm Corrie prompted Amber wind warnings to be issued for the northeast of Scotland. A peak gust of 42 m/s (93 mph) was recorded on the east coast of Scotland. A wider yellow warning was issued for most of the east coast of England down to the north coast of Norfolk.

In the Netherlands, the combination of Storm Corrie and a high tide forecast in the North Sea led to the decision to close the Oosterscheldekering.[103]

Storm Dudley[]

Storm Dudley
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Area affectedUnited Kingdom, Germany, Poland, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Lithuania
Date of impact14 – 19 February 2022
Fatalities9 deaths, 5 injuries
Power outages225,000
DamageTo be determined; structural damage and overturned lorries, loss of power in several areas in Europe

Storm Dudley was named on 14 February 2022 by the Met Office.[104] An amber warning was issued towards parts of Scotland and Northern England on Wednesday, 16 February.[105] The same system has been named by the Free University of Berlin as Ylenia.[106] On February 17, a tornado confirmed by the European Severe Storms Laboratory touched down in Poland causing damage to buildings.[107][108][109] A man in Western Poland near Gorzów Wielkopolski died when a tree fell on his car.[110] Another two men were killed when a crane fell on them in Kraków and two other people were seriously injured in the same accident. caused by a tornado.[111] At least 11 tornadoes were spawned by Dudley in Poland.[112][113] Three people died in Germany, two in Lithuania and one in the United Kingdom.[114][115][116]

Storm Eunice[]

Main article: Storm Eunice
Storm Eunice
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Area affectedUnited Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Denmark, France, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Russia, Belarus
Date of impact14 – 20 February 2022
Maximum wind gust196 km/h (122 mph; 106 kn)
Fatalities17 deaths, several injured
Power outages3,100,000[117][118][119][120]
Damage>€1.83 billion[121][122]

Storm Eunice was named on 14 February 2022 by the Met Office. An amber weather warning was issued on 16 February for Southern England, The Midlands and parts of Northern England.[123] The same day, the Free University of Berlin named the extratropical cyclone as Zeynep.[106] A red weather warning was subsequently issued on 17 February for parts of south-west England and south Wales, meaning a danger to life from flying debris.[124] A second, rare red warning was issued for the south-east of the United Kingdom including London, Kent, Essex, and Suffolk.[125] On the Isle of Wight, wind gusts of up to 122 mph were recorded, making it the strongest wind gust ever recorded in England.[126][127]

At least 17 fatalities have been recorded due to Storm Eunice. A person was killed in County Wexford, Ireland by a falling tree,[126] while a woman died in London, England after a tree fell on her car; several other people were injured by flying debris and falling trees in the UK.[128] Elsewhere in the UK, a man died in Merseyside after debris hit his windscreen and another man died in Alton, Hampshire after his pick-up truck collided with a tree.[128][129] In mainland Europe, 14 deaths occurred: five in the Netherlands, two in Belgium,[130][131] four in Poland,[132] and three in Germany.[133][134][135][136]

Storm Franklin[]

Storm Franklin
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Area affectedUnited Kingdom, Ireland, France, Netherlands, Germany
Date of impact20 – 22 February 2022
Fatalities2 (in France)
Power outages>29,000
DamageTo be determined; loss of power in some areas across Europe

Storm Franklin (Antonia by the FUB in Germany) was named on 20 February 2022 by the Met Office.[137] It was expected to bring strong winds to Northern Ireland in the early hours of 21 February, with wind speeds reaching 100–125 km/h (60-80 mph) and likely causing power cuts, damage to buildings, flying debris and danger to life.[138] The Met Office announced that, since 2015 when storm-naming began in the United Kingdom, it was the first time that three named storms had been declared in a seven-day period.[139]

Met Éireann issued several Status Orange wind warnings for western and northern counties, with strong winds, rain, sleet and localised flooding expected.[140]

On 21 February, Le Monde reported on the death of a couple near the English Channel in Manche (Bricqueville-sur-Mer).[141]

Over 29,000 homes and businesses were reported to be without power in Ireland.[142]

Storm Bianca[]

Storm Bianca
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Area affectedItaly, Greece
Date of impact25 February–2 March 2022
Fatalities0
Power outagesUnknown
DamageTo be determined

Storm Bianca was named on 25 February by the Italian meteorological service, and later affected Greece from 26-28 February. [143][144]

Storm Filippos[]

Storm Filippos
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Area affectedGreece, Turkey
Date of impact8 - 13 March 2022
Fatalities0
Power outagesUnknown
DamageTo be determined

Storm Filippos was named on 8 March by the Greek meteorological service.[145] The storm was characterised by a cold wave and snowfall in Greece. On March 13 the lowest temperature recorded was -16,8°C at Mavrolithari, Phocis.[146]

Storm Celia[]

Storm Celia
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Area affectedPortugal, Spain, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya
Date of impact13 – 19 March 2022
Fatalities0
Power outagesUnknown
DamageTo be determined

Storm Celia was named on 13 March because of its impacts across Portugal, Spain and Morocco, including heavy rain and accumulation of Saharan dust in parts of Spain.[147] The same system was named Elke by Germany's FUB.[148]

The Saharan dust was deposited as far north as south-eastern England due to storm being centred over north Africa and the anti-cyclonic winds carrying the sand north.[149]

Other systems[]

  • On 23–24 September, a storm named "Tim" by the Free University of Berlin (FUB), caused the death of two people in Germany and Poland.[150][151]
  • In early November 2021, the remnants of Atlantic Tropical Storm Wanda were absorbed into the cold front of a mid-latitude storm, called "Stephane" by the FUB, moving towards the United Kingdom and Ireland.[152] On 9 November, Stephane affected the Northern European Countries and caused heavy snowfall and rainfall.
  • On 19 November, a storm called "Volker" by FUB moved across Poland killing one and injuring two. One person remains missing.[153][154]
  • Strong gusts up to 130 km/h (36 m/s) connected to the passage of the cold front of a system named "Benedikt" by FUB caused severe damage in Istanbul. Damage also occurred in other parts of Turkey, Greece, Ukraine and in parts of Russia.[155][156][157] Two people have been injured in Sevastopol, Ukraine.[158] At least seven people died in Turkey and 46 got injured.[159][160][161]
  • On 1 December, a storm named "Daniel" by the FUB moved across northern Germany killing one person.[162]
  • On 11 January, Storm Gyda formed and affected Norway.[163] This storm was named "Elsa" by the FUB.[164]

Season effects[]

Storm Dates active Highest wind gust Lowest pressure Fatalities (+missing) Damage Affected areas
Athina 4 – 9 October 2021 Unknown 1,006 hPa (29.7 inHg) None > €70 million Greece, Italy
Ballos 13 – 16 October 2021 Unknown 1,005 hPa (29.7 inHg) 2 Unknown Greece
Aurore 20 – 23 October 2021 175 km/h (109 mph; 94 kn) 970 hPa (29 inHg) 6 €25,000 United Kingdom, France, Czech Republic, Poland, Netherlands, Germany and Russia
Apollo 24 October – 2 November 2021 104 km/h (65 mph; 56 kn) 994.4 hPa (29.36 inHg) 6 (2 missing) €250 million Italy, Tunisia, Algeria, Malta, Libya, Turkey
Blas 5 – 18 November 2021 140 km/h (87 mph; 76 kn) 1,010 hPa (30 inHg) 9 Unknown Algeria, Balearic Islands and East coast of Spain, South of France, Morocco, Sardinia, Sicily
Arwen 25 – 27 November 2021 177 km/h (110 mph; 96 kn) 973 hPa (28.7 inHg) 3 Unknown United Kingdom, Ireland, France,
Barra 5 – 9 December 2021 156 km/h (97 mph; 84 kn) 957 hPa (28.3 inHg) 3 Unknown United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain
Carmel 16 – 22 December 2021 107 km/h (66 mph;58kn) Unknown 4 Unknown Greece, Israel, Cyprus
Diomedes 10 – 14 January 2022 Unknown 1,010 hPa (30 inHg) 1 (+1 missing) Unknown Greece
Elpis 21 – 27 January 2022 110 km/h (68 mph;59kn) 1,010 hPa (30 inHg) 3 Unknown Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Turkey
Malik 28 – 30 January 2022 236 km/h (147 mph; 127 kn) 965 hPa (28.5 inHg) 7 Unknown Ireland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia
Corrie 29 – 31 January 2022 150 km/h (93 mph; 81 kn) 1,005 hPa (29.7 inHg) None Unknown Ireland, United Kingdom, Netherlands
Dudley 14 – 19 February 2022 Unknown 965 hPa (28.5 inHg) 9 Unknown United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Czech Republic
Eunice 14 - 20 February 2022 196 km/h (122 mph; 106 kn) 960 hPa (28 inHg) 18 > €1.83 billion Ireland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Russia, Belarus
Franklin 20 - 22 February 2022 Unknown 952 hPa (28.1 inHg) 2 Unknown Ireland, United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands, Germany
Bianca 25 February–2 March 2022 Unknown Unknown None Unknown Italy, Greece
Filippos 8– 13 March 2022 Unknown Unknown None Unknown Turkey, Greece
Celia 13–19 March 2022 Unknown Unknown None Unknown Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya

Coordination of storms named by European meteorological services[]

2021–22 named storms table (dates of impact and/or when warnings are issued for, not cyclone duration)
Tim (FUB),[150][151] 23–24 September 2021
Athina (Gre),[165] Christian (FUB),[12] 2–10 October 2021
Ballos (Gre),[166] 13–16 October 2021
Aurore (Fr),[167] Hendrik (FUB),[22] 16–23 October 2021
Apollo (It), Nearchus (Gre) 24 October–2 November 2021
Blas (Es),[168] 5–14 November 2021
Stephane (FUB),[152] which absorbed the moisture of the remnants of Tropical Storm Wanda, 9 November 2021
Volker (FUB),[153][154] 19 November 2021
Arwen (UK),[169] Andreas (FUB),[170] 25–28 November 2021
Benedikt (FUB),[171] 28–30 November 2021
Daniel (FUB),[162][172] 1–3 December 2021
Barra (IRE),[75] Harry (FUB),[173] 5–9 December 2021
Carmel (Gre),[174] 16–22 December 2021
Diomedes (Gre),[82] Doreen (FUB),[164] 10–14 January 2022
Gyda (No),[175] Elsa (FUB)[164] 11–14 January 2022 (an atmospheric river event).
Elpis (Gre),[86] 21–27 January 2022
Malik (Dk),[9] Valtteri (Fi),[176][92][93] Nadia (FUB),[95] 28–30 January 2022
Corrie (UK),[177] Odette (FUB),[95] 29–31 January 2022
Dudley (UK), Ylenia (FUB),[106] 14–19 February 2022
Eunice (UK), Zeynep (FUB),[106] Nora (Dk),[178] 14–20 February 2022
Franklin (UK), Antonia (FUB),[179] 20–22 February 2022
Bianca (It),[143][144] 25 February–2 March 2022
Filippos (Gre),[145][146] 8–13 March 2022
Celia (Es),[147] Elke (FUB),[148] 13-19 March 2022

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