St Jude storm
Appearance
![]() Christian making landfall in Denmark on 28 October 2013. | |
Type | European windstorm Extratropical cyclone |
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Formed | 26 October 2013 |
Dissipated | 31 October 2013[1] |
Highest winds | |
Highest gust | 120.8 miles per hour (194.4 km/h), Als, Denmark |
Lowest pressure | Est. 965 mb (28.5 inHg) Obs. 967.6mb |
Casualties | 17 dead, 1 missing |
Areas affected | United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Russia |
The St. Jude Storm also known as Cyclone Christian,[2] was a severe European windstorm that hit Northwestern Europe from 27 October 2013[3] to 28 October 2013. The storm caused 17 deaths.[4] Winds of up to 80–90 mph (130–145 km/h) were forecast for southern England,[5] but the highest windspeed was in Denmark, where a gust of 120.8 mph (194.4 km/h) was recorded in the south of the country on the afternoon of 28 October, the strongest wind recorded in the country's history.[6] Damage occurred in Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.
Highest wind gust per country
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164 km/h | Southend-on-Sea |
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176 km/h | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
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146 km/h | Knokke-Heist |
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152 km/h | Vlieland |
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173 km/h | Sankt Peter-Ording |
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194 km/h | Als |
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180 km/h | Karlsborg |
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177 km/h | Verdens Ende |
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166 km/h | Kimitoön |
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120 km/h | Vilsandi |
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115 km/h | Cape Kolka |
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126 km/h | Primorsk |
References
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- ↑ "Analyse". wetterpate.de. Retrieved 1 November 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Analyse" [Analysis] (in German). wetterpate.de. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ↑ UK weather: Home insurance firms brace themselves for damage claims as freak storm heads for Britain - Mirror Online
- ↑ Storm lashes northern Europe leaving at least 17 dead
- ↑ Jones, Sam (27 October 2013). "Britain awaits worst storm in five years". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Ny dansk vindrekord målt på Als". Vejret. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.