Cyclone Lothar
Lothar is the name of a low-pressure system that resulted in a violent extratropical cyclone sweeping across Central Europe on December 26, 1999, causing major damage in France, southern Germany, and Switzerland. Wind speeds reached around 150 km/h in lower areas and more than 250 km/h on some mountains. Besides buildings and infrastructure, forests, such as the Black Forest in Germany, suffered major damage resulting in substantial economic loss. In the aftermath, the German Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst) was also criticised for not issuing a storm warning for Lothar in contrast to the weather services of other countries and private German services, apparently due to a software bug.
Throughout the affected region, 137 people were killed and damage was estimated at US$11.3 billion.[1][2]
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[edit] Highest winds
| Country | Place | Speed | Country | Place | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Ploumanach | 148 km/h | Switzerland[3] | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 134.6 km/h |
| Île de Groix | 162 km/h | Chasseral | 177.5 km/h | ||
| Rennes | 126 km/h | La Dôle | 201.2 km/h | ||
| Nantes | 126 km/h | Geneva | 103.7 km/h | ||
| Alençon | 166 km/h | Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard | 178.6 km/h | ||
| Rouen | 140 km/h | Évolène | 124.6 km/h | ||
| Chartres | 144 km/h | Lucerne | 141.5 km/h | ||
| Paris (Parc Montsouris) | 169 km/h | Zurich | 157.8 km/h | ||
| Paris Eiffel Tower | >216 km/h | Schaffhausen | 162 km/h | ||
| Orly | 173 km/h | Säntis | 229.7 km/h | ||
| Dijon | 126 km/h | Germany[4] | Weinbiet | 184 km/h | |
| Metz | 155 km/h | Stuttgart | 144 km/h | ||
| Nancy | 144 km/h | Karlsruhe | 151 km/h | ||
| Colmar | 165 km/h | Grosser Arber | 162 km/h | ||
| Strasbourg | 144 km/h |
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.emdat.be/disaster-list
- ^ http://www.dwd.de/de/FundE/Analyse/Wetterereignisse/Dezemberstuerme/Dezemberstuerme.htm]
- ^ (French)"Cartes des vents lors de la tempête Lothar". Institut suisse de météorologie (ISM). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927015810/http://www.meteosuisse.ch/web/en/research/good_to_know/e/orkan__lothar_.html. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ (German)"Rapports sur Lothar"]. Deutscher Wetterdienst (German weather service). http://www.dwd.de/de/FundE/Klima/KLIS/prod/spezial/sturm/orkan_lothar.pdf. Retrieved 2007-05-07.[dead link]
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