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France http://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2014/01/31/intemperies-grandes-marees-en-vue-a-l-ouest_4357551_3244.html
France http://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2014/01/31/intemperies-grandes-marees-en-vue-a-l-ouest_4357551_3244.html

http://blogs.diariosur.es/tormentas-y-rayos/2014/01/31/la-ciclogenesis-explosiva-se-dirige-a-las-islas-britanicas-prevision-del-tiempo-fin-de-semana/


===Winter Storms 2013-2014===
===Winter Storms 2013-2014===

Revision as of 20:01, 31 January 2014

http://www.ioc-sealevelmonitoring.org/station.php

Storm Xaver

Scotland

River Ness in Inverness and River Dee in Aberdeen burst their banks [1] Banff, Scotland Community centre evacuated as roads cut off by waters.[2]

Overtopping and defence failure on Yare to west of Norwich Seahouses http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3772539 Ferriby http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3771916 Breached Seawall http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3778734 There are 130 members of the Civil Defence and 30 soldiers deployed 25,000 sandbags to explain and take other preventive measures, according to Minister of Interior Joëlle Milquet ( CDH ) helped prevent serious damage. [10]

The Belgian Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models on 4 December 2013 gave a severe storm surge warning from Thursday 05/12 afternoon until Friday 06/12 noon, a severe storm with northwesterly winds locally reaching 11 to 12 Bft will strike the whole North Sea and push seawater towards the Belgian coastline. Depending on the meteorological forcing used, our models currently forecast high waters ranging between 6.01m and 6.35m TAW at Ostend on Friday 6/12/2013 03:00 local time (02:00 UTC). In comparison, the high water during the historical storm of 31/01/1953 and 01/02/1953 was estimated at 6.66m TAW at Ostend. On the basis of our forecasts and those of the OMS station, the Flemish administration MDK issued an official bulletin for dangerous storm surge.[3]

North East England http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10863405.One_flood_warning_still_in_place_as_clean_up_continues/ http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/teesvalley/middlesbrough/10860422.Homes_and_businesses_flooded_as_storm_surge_strikes_North_East_communities/ http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/10860422.Homes_and_businesses_flooded_as_storm_surge_strikes_North_East_communities/

Scarborough and Filey initial estimates of costs £1 million to council.[4]

Spurn point lifeboat station and humber pilot likely to be without mains power until March 2014, with crews having to travel to Grimsby on the south bank of the Humber for crew changes, after an 800m section of the peninsular and road was breached by the storm, and road washed away.[5]

Damage estimated to cost North Norfolk over 1 million GBP major damage to sea walls at Sheringham, Mundesley, Walcott and Bacton.[6]

Wind

Wind power

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-05/near-record-wind-helps-renewables-supply-a-third-of-german-power http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/20/germany-ireland-uk-set-new-wind-generation-records/


island of Sylt cut off

[7]

Along the German coast East Frisian and North Sea coast sea levels to 3m above datum.

Cryosat measure surge in Kattegat.[8]

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat station in Wells was flooded during yesterday's storm surge. It was one of nine RNLI lifeboat stations flooded or damaged by the weather.[9]

Spring tide

Nordic Storms 2013

large area of high pressure positioned over Europe, westerly flow Atlantic, along which storms develop.

Hilde/Eino 15-18 November

Oskari 1 December

Xaver 5-7 December

(see main article)

Ivar/Seija 12 December

Zaki and Adam 14-15 December

Faroes saw winds over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) not as bad as thought to Western Isles of Scotland.[10] Damage to school roof in Faroes.http://www.in.fo/news-detail/news/odnin-avhasad-a-hesum-sinni/


However, it is far from certain that extreme wind gusts by Oyndarfjörður being approved as new Faroese record. The anemometer is in a valley at 250 meters above sea level surrounded by over 700 meters high on each side. This is the strong southerly winds through the valley, as through a funnel - and thereby given the extreme wind speeds. Highest mean wind was measured at 41.5 m / s The so far preliminary record holder Mykines measured during the night storm winds of 45 m / s By comparison, the strongest winds during the hurricane in October in Denmark 53.5 m / s, while the storm 'Bodil' 5 December this year featured 44 m / s in gusts.[11]

http://vejret.tv2.dk/artikel/id-73100073:f%C3%A6r%C3%B8erne-i-skudlinjen-to-storme-p%C3%A5-%C3%A9t-d%C3%B8gn.html http://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/trafik/ECE6336975/ekstremt-vindstoed-ramte-faeroeerne/

Bernd 18- December

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/12/20/wicked-storm-may-threaten-united-kingdom-approaching-christmas-eve/ Ferry delays on 18 December Shetland.http://www.shetnews.co.uk/newsbites/7765-more-ferry-delays Sting jet http://www.reactionsnet.com/RMSArticle/3291370/Windstorm-Bernd.html

Met Eireann issued red warnings for wind 9:00am 18 December to Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo.

It will become stormy later today and for a time tonight, in coastal counties of Connacht and west Ulster, with severe southwest winds with mean speeds of 70 to 90km/h and damaging gusts of 120 to 150km/h, strongest in exposed coastal areas. Very high seas also.

Issued:Wednesday 18 December 2013 09:00 Valid:Wednesday 18 December 2013 15:00 to Thursday 19 December 2013 03:00


STATUS ORANGE

Wind Warning for Cavan and Clare It will become stormy for a time later this afternoon and evening, with severe southwest winds, gusting 100 to 120 km/h, strongest in exposed areas.

Issued:Wednesday 18 December 2013 10:00 Valid:Wednesday 18 December 2013 15:00 to Wednesday 18 December 2013 23:59


STATUS YELLOW

Wind Warning for Leinster, Monaghan, Roscommon, Tipperary and Waterford Very windy later this afternoon and evening with very strong and blustery south veering southwest winds and gusts of 90 to 110km/h Valid 1500 to 2400h

Issued:Wednesday 18 December 2013 10:00 Valid:Wednesday 18 December 2013 15:00 to Wednesday 18 December 2013 23:59

Norwegian_Meteorological_Institute Torsdag morgen og formiddag ventes det sterk vind på kysten og utsatte steder i Rogaland, Hordaland og Sogn og Fjordane. Risiko for høy vannstand i Sogn og Fjordane. Kraftig vind fra sørøst i fjellet. Rogaland:Torsdag morgen og formiddag ventes det søraust liten og kan hende full storm på kysten og i fjellet. Det ventes også vindkast på omkring 20-25 m/s i innlandet. Hordaland: Torsdag morgen og formiddag ventes det søraust liten og kan hende full storm på kysten og i fjellet. Det ventes også vindkast omkring 20 m/s i innlandet. Sogn og Fjordane:Torsdag morgen og formiddag ventes det sør-søraust liten storm på kysten og i fjellet i sør. Det ventes også vindkast på omkring 15-20 m/s i innlandet. Varsler for strekningen Fedje til Stad: Risiko for høy vannstand, estimert til ca 50 cm over høyden oppgitt i tidevannstabellene, er ventet sent torsdag formiddag. Mer informasjon om tidevann og vannstand finnes på sehavniva.no Oppland og Sør-Trøndelag: Fra tidlig torsdag morgen sørøst periodevis liten storm i fjellet. Torsdag ettermiddag minkende.

UK Met Office Issued at: 1059 on Wed 18 Dec 2013

Valid from: 2100 on Wed 18 Dec 2013

Valid to: 0800 on Thu 19 Dec 2013

Severe gale force winds will affect parts of Northern Ireland, western, central and northern Scotland. A swathe of storm force winds will progress northwards with time, perhaps clipping the far north of Northern Ireland before moving north to affect the western Isles and skirting western and northwestern fringes of mainland Scotland.

Gusts of 70 to 80 mph are expected within the Amber warning area, and to around 90 mph in some of the more exposed locations in western Scotland and the Western Isles. Such winds will lead to very large waves with some coastal over-topping likely. Some heavy rain is also expected. The rain and the strongest winds will clear early on Thursday, giving way to blustery and wintry showers.

The public should be prepared for disruption to transport and possibly power supplies. A rapidly deepening area of low pressure will pass close to northwest UK later on Wednesday and during the first part of Thursday. There is still some uncertainty about the exact track of the swathe of strongest winds and peak gusts, but in combination with heavy rain and some coastal flooding, the storm has the potential to bring some significant disruption.

Electricity generation

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10542388/Wind-farms-handed-5-million-to-switch-off-turbines-as-thousands-of-homes-left-without-power.html

Dirk

La "perturbation tempétueuse", selon les termes de Météo France. "Stormy disturbance" http://www.ouest-france.fr/tempete-la-vigilance-orange-etendue-14-departements-1814798

http://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2013-12-21-15h40/tempete-entre-noel-et-le-jour-de-l-an---le-point-ce-samedi-23595.php

924 hPa-http://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2013-12-25-16h15/nouveau-coup-de-vent-vendredi-23646.php 228 km/h Iraty -http://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2013-12-26-12h33/bilan-de-la-tempete-dirk---jusqu-a-228-km-h-en-france-23643.php

http://www.euronews.com/2013/12/25/tales-of-lucky-escapes-amid-europe-s-storm-and-wind-damage/ http://www.euronews.com/2013/12/27/bad-weather-puts-a-damper-on-christmas-in-south-of-uk/ http://www.angers.maville.com/actu/actudet_-tempete-dirk-20-000-foyers-toujours-sans-electricite-en-france_fil-2457696_actu.Htm

927 hPa http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/ncep-charts/hires/20131224/gdas.sfc.mslp.thk.nh.anl.12.20131224.gif SRRS Analysis and Forecast Charts Requested Links Chart Type: No Hemp Surface Analysis Dates Selected: 12/24/2013 to 12/25/2013 ncep-charts/hires/20131224/gdas.sfc.mslp.thk.nh.anl.00.20131224.gif ncep-charts/hires/20131225/gdas.sfc.mslp.thk.nh.anl.00.20131225.gif ncep-charts/hires/20131224/gdas.sfc.mslp.thk.nh.anl.12.20131224.gif ncep-charts/hires/20131225/gdas.sfc.mslp.thk.nh.anl.12.20131225.gif

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=228#commenttop

http://www.networkrail.co.uk/news/2013/dec/travel-update-monday-23-and-tuesday-24-december/ http://www.networkrail.co.uk/timetables-and-travel/delays-explained/high-winds/

Criticism of power companies, Yalding Kent, delays in reconnecting power. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/public-anger-grows-at-energy-companies-handling-of-christmas-power-cuts-crisis-9027552.html substation in flood img -http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3789878 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-25547326

In the Netherlands damage to Philips Stadium Endhoven, cladding panels blown off in wind. Breda roof blown off, damages around Brabant nl -http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/204323542/Storm+houdt+huis+in+Brabant,+dak+waait+van+flat+De+Windvanger+op+geparkeerde+auto%E2%80%99s+in+Breda.aspx

The AA said that on Christmas Eve it rescued 603 cars deep in floodwater, often after motorists failed to heed warnings.-http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/30/home-insurance-claims-fall-weather http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/12/20/wicked-storm-may-threaten-united-kingdom-approaching-christmas-eve/

http://www.english.rfi.fr/visiting-france/20131225-storm-spoils-christmas-thousands-french-families

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/weather-news/news/ch/fa4ba773bfffcbcf3c58da1f07b404ec/article/christmas_storms.html

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jan/08/emergency-blackout-helpline-christmas-storms

Aftermath

Total number of homes range between ...460,000 (of which 75,000 powerless for 24hrs or more)[12] ...300,000 cut off at some point over the holidays. SE worst hit N Wales and Cumbria also severely affected. 1200 homes flooded[13] In total more than 150,000 homes had their power cut by the storm in the UK, with 50,000 homes without power for 5 days.[14][15] House of Commons Energy Select Committee 21 January 2014 critical of the speed at which UK power networks responded, however the company responded that it was now much quicker than it had been in the past at responding to incidents.[15] Mark Mathieson, managing director of SSE's electricity networks, told the committee on 21 January that: "It was just the impact of the event. It was a massive event. Certainly we haven't seen damage like this in the south back from the early 90s and even back to the great storm of 1987.[15] said that "tried and tested" plans made by the power companies struggled as wind speeds escalated significantly, and predictions failed to estimate the duration of strong winds which resulted in greater damage, coupled with the national reach of the storm which prevented regional distribution companies relying on mutual aid from other regions.[14]

Comparison to NZ Storm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lacunae/14 2013 New Zealand winter storm http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/hong-kong-billionaire-li-kashing-pulls-630m-out-of-uk-power-9036964.html

Continental Europe

Strong frontal system from the storm passed over continental Europe.

Alps saw initiation of strong Fohn with christmas thaw and several warmth records broken.

A peak was at the French station Iraty listed in the Pyrenees with 228 km / h. [1] In the highlands of Scotland, 180 km / h [4] In the English Channel were on 24 up to 148 km / h (92 mph ) measured. [14] The storm grew in the Swiss Alps to over 200 km / h, from the MeteoSwiss Föhnorkan called ( Gütsch Andermatt to 2287 m peak wind 208 km / h, 3 . highest value since 1981). [13] area, it came to heavy rain, for example in Boscombe Down, Salisbury Plain UK, 66.7 liters within 24 hours (the greatest there ever recorded 24-hour rainfall), [14] in Münster 37 l/24 h [15]

Parallel recorded about half of all monitoring stations in Germany the warmest 24 December since records began, [3] also Binningen in Basel Country 17.1 ° C (the Föhnregionen of Switzerland 5-8 degrees above normal), [10] Salzburg measured at the northern Alpine boundary with 15.6 ° C the mildest 25 December, [16] [3] even in Moscow was registered with 3.5 ° C, the warmest day of December for over 100 years. [3] [17] The low disintegrated 27 . of the month at North Norway [18] His occlusion but had already for Boxing day (26) formed over the Alps a wake vortex, which is as powerful - nameless - Mediterranean Deep trained, and in northern Italy to severe storms and in the Alps huge amounts of snow ( Northern Ticino , Misox to 120 cm/24 h, [5] East Tyrol to 80 cm [19] ) led - in San Bernardino . was the most intense snowfall since measurements began in 1952 [5]

Erich

Stormy weather is expected to hit later today after Met Éireann issued a severe weather warning for the whole country. The most severe weather warning - code red - has been issued for counties Clare, Galway, Kerry, Mayo, Waterford and Wexford.-http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/1226/494759-met-eireann-storms/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/1227/494857-weather/ Met O Amber warning of wind in noth west, north east, north wales, southern sco

In Northern Ireland two pensioners house set on fire after electricity pole brought down in strong winds.[16]

In London Regent street closed as firefighters secured dangerous christmas decorations.[17]

In France Erich isobars effects incommensurate with those of Cyclone Dirk.[18]

Erich caused further flooding in western Hainault Belgium in the region of Ath, Frasnes-lez-Anvaing, Beloeil and Bernissart.[19]

M62 ouse bridge closed to high sided vehicles restrictions on the Humber bridge delays of 1 hours East Coast north of Grantham

Gatwick Express

Network Rail, rain flooding, landslips 2 or 3 large slips

First Capital Connect no trains on Boxing day.

Power cut compensation ofgem 24 hours continuously then 24 for every 12 hours after capped at £200, payable from local Distribution network operator energy network in area not the supplier.

power cuts after Erich -http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Power-companies-criticised-flood-response/story-20372723-detail/story.html almost triple compensation-http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/28/christmas-storms-power-company-boost-compensation-weather 663 Kent, 97 surrey, 326 Sussex still w/out power 28th The line from London to Portsmouth via Haslemere is blocked by four landslips near Liphook, and will stay closed over the weekend. The track at Ockley, between Horsham and Dorking, is also closed after a serious landslip.


accused of poor communication, industry responded by saying health and safety issues in flooded areas with reconnecting power supplies to customers.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25537098

http://naturaldisastersnews.net/disaster-news/natural-disasters-events-archive-of-all-natural-disasters-news/windstorms/1882-2013-12-26-27-windstorm-erich-affects-ireland-and-uk#.UsL4svlta-4

Felix & Gerhard

(Bridlington, Orange alert in southern Scotland.) and fronts associated with , and further rainfall.

Croyde Bay near Braunton north Devon woman 27 year old man swept out to sea on Loe Bar Porthleven Cornwall new years eve

woman resuced from sea who later died. Fronts associated with low Felix II across UK on the 30 December, brought rain and winds

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-25548920 http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/29/gales-heavy-rain-christmas-weather-forecast

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-25553048 http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/30/uk-braced-further-floods-storms-weather http://www.itv.com/news/story/2013-12-30/uk-storm-flood-weather-rain-wind/

http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/weather-seven-airlifted-to-safety-in-borders-1-3250719

Felix II fronts and Gerhard devon floods http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-25567237 1st Jan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-25566391 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/10545706/Two-people-feared-drowned-in-New-Year-sea-tragedies.html

http://www.dft.gov.uk/mca/mcga07-home/newsandpublications/press-releases.htm

2 jan man found

2 Jan Cobra Meeting Owen Patterson Defra. Env minister said country was as ready as could be. said local councils, env agency Minister warns power companies to be on alert.

river towy in already full on 2 Jan. Env Agency 12 severe flood warnings in place, urging public to stay away from the coastal paths. to peak 3am Scilly then make way along south coast.

Anne

not exceptional weather wise, normal winter storm but after a succession of storms-nothing worse, even less severe than Dirk. 950 mb expected 60-70 mph gusts high spring tide and low pressure and water coming down river systems Devon and Cornwall

-strong westerly air flow over Celtic Sea on 2 January along which Anne low moved, remains of Gerhard and Felix lows to north of Scotland.

rain on Saturday high tides and warnings for west and southern coasts of England and Wales. Highest tide of year, storm waves,

Environment agency advised those close to the coast to consider moving out http://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/10206 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3800453 Barnstaple park flooded. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3800099 crashing waves Newcastle norn iron http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3800653 Stour river flood http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3800659 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3800793 Kinnel flood blood red Dumfries and Galloway taken 30 dec http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3800725 stour mill http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3800775 same http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3800961 Heysham

Mechelen be http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/videozone_ENG/140104_mechelen

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-25634199

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/258895-storm-surge-brings-high-winds-and-downpour-causing-travel-disruption/

Christina

Forecast

Eight Atlantic coastal departments of France along the Bay of Biscay placed on orange alert by Meteo France 6 January.[20]

explosively deepening for Sunday?

good for surfers- http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/press-release/huge-winter-storm-expected-to-produce-more-xxl-waves-for-europe_105457/ related to USA event-http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/international/europe/2014/01/monster_waves_slam_into_uk_after_us_storm

http://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/9765-historic-swell-hits-europe-with-60-foot-waves http://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/9764-black-swell-prepares-to-storm-uk-ireland-and-portugal http://magicseaweed.com/news/Atlantic-Code-Red-Incoming/5954/

not as severe on Irish west coast as Anne.[21] http://nautisme.lefigaro.fr/actualites-nautisme/meteo---env.-2/2014-01-07-12-16-15/hauteurs-de-vague-remarquables-sur-le-bassin-atlantique-13088.php waves in Portugal and spain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8FdkMqlzco

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25624704

high temps in nl and es http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2605 http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Storms-changed-coastline-forever-according-Exeter/story-20431096-detail/story.html

Cornwall County Council evacuated storm watchers from Portreath on 6 January.[22] Damage in Cornwall with 65 properties flooded in the county, 20 in Looe, mostly business properties. Severe damage to coastal defences around the county which the council initially estimated would cost £2 million.

  • the lower wall at the canal entrance in Bude
  • Portreath harbour wall and pier
  • Newquay Fistral beach where the Surfing Centre has been badly undermined
  • Newquay Towan beach where the hole in the sea wall has become approximately twice as bad

landslips at

  • St Ives Porthmeor Beach
  • Long Rock coastal defence
  • Portreath Harbour Wall and Quay
  • Porthcurnick sea wall
  • Swanpool coastal path
  • Porthleven sea wall
  • Perranporth Beach
  • Newquay Fistral, Towan and harbour areas
  • Bude breakwater and harbour areas
  • Seaton Beach
  • Kingsand

Councillor Stuart Hughes of Devon county council These latest storms have again highlighted the shortcomings of the Bellwin funding system, which will mean we’ll be left with another hefty repair bill. We may not reach the required £1.7 million threshold and even if we did, only temporary repairs and clean-up carried out within the required timescale would qualify for Government support.[23]

Ireland
A map of Ireland showing traditional county borders and names with Northern Ireland counties colored tan, all other counties colored greenCounty KerryCounty AntrimCounty LondonderryCounty DownCounty ArmaghCounty LouthCounty TyroneCounty WexfordCounty DublinCounty WicklowCounty MonaghanCounty DonegalCounty FermanaghCounty WaterfordCounty CorkCounty LimerickCounty ClareCounty CarlowCounty KilkennyCounty LaoisCounty TipperaryCounty MeathCounty KildareCounty CavanCounty LeitrimCounty SligoCounty RoscommonCounty GalwayCounty LongfordCounty WestmeathCounty OffalyCounty MayoCounty Mayo
The 32 traditional counties of Ireland

McCarthy Mór Tower House, locally known as Ballinskelligs Castle was left in danger of collapse after being undermined during the storm.[24]

In Cork city, the River Lee burst her banks this morning. Morrison's Island, Union Quay, Wandesford Quay were impassable, but the floodwater is receding.[25]

In Gorey, Wexford a summer home was severely damaged following cliff erosion causing a partial collapse washed out to sea.[26]


East Link Bridge Dublin taking on water but still passable.[25] Localised flash flooding from heavy thundery rain.[25]





The Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL) – the lighthouse authority – have initiated a helicopter inspection of the coastline from Tuskar Rock in the southeast to Inishtrahull off Donegal, following confirmation that six lighthouses sustained structural damage in the hurricane-force winds and Atlantic swell.[27]

France

8,500 fixed telephone lines problems since dirk. Groupana breton insurer €10 million with 6,300 claims mostly in Brittany in the two weeks up to 7 January. Two boats sank in the harbour of Doëlan in Clohars-Carnoët. Nantes ring road partially flooded. 15 towns in Finistere to request natural disater declaration. Quiberon to Belle-Ile-en-Mer sailings cancelled.[28]

Water-filled temporary dam installed at Pontivy (Morbihan) to protect homes from flooding.[29]

One casualty in Spain, 2 missing France. video along europe coast links.[30] Six metre high waves at Biarritz surf school with children inside damaged and children injured. Sea front damage to sea walls around the city/town Casino damaged and erection of temporary sand dike to protect the coastal defences. Homeless man missing.

Iberia and Morocco

Portugal also saw high waves and destruction, worries over coastal erosion...[31] giant wave in Foz do Porto destroyed several cars.[32]

Waves and destruction even to Morocco waves upto 8 m.[33][34] Mohammedia-http://www.aujourdhui.ma/galerie-video/videos/deferlement-de-vagues-au-port-de-mohammedia-lundi-6-janvier-2014/365 Casablanca http://www.leseco.ma/maroc/17105-ain-diab-surpris-par-une-vague-devastatrice


http://www.meteo-paris.com/actualites/vagues-meurtrieres-sur-les-cotes-atlantiques-07-janvier-2014.html

27 year old woman swept away in Biarritz.[20]

Aftermath

possibility of applying to the EU solidarity fund, must be done in 10 days...

EU solidarity fund help.http://www.seankelly.eu/news-and-events/191-eu-to-aid-ireland-s-storm-damage-costs-public-private-infrastructure-mep-kelly-confirms-ireland-is-encouraged-to-apply-for-funding

Subsequent Weather

fronts of Kaat 25 January squall line http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/saturdays-squally-weather-and-reports-of-tornadoes/

http://rgsweather.com/2014/01/31/recent-storms-genuine-rotation-or-media-spin/

Lilli Irish record wave height 26 Jan http://www.met.ie/news/display.asp?ID=237 and http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/major-storm-to-hit-the-uk-and/22352943

wettest in UK, however parts of Northern Norway experienced the driest January for more than 100 years.http://www.yr.no/nyheter/1.11507060 January brought forset fires to Norway, following wet period in November 2013, when the jet stream steering low pressures across Scandinavia. Omega high blocking atlantic flow across the country, but stalling low pressure systems to the west of the United Kingdom and Ireland. and bringing southerly flow to the South of Norway with Østlandet, Sørlandet and Rogaland seeing three times the usual precipitation for January.

Blocking high over Scandinavia and low pressures to West of UK and Ireland, flow from south to Central Europe, bringing warm weather, and initiating Fohn, with moisture laden winds up from the Mediterranean which brought floods to Southern France and Italy and Switzerland due to orographic precipitation. Alpine front.

France, Italy, Balkans flooding.http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/deadly-flooding-strikes-france-1/22304578 and http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/flooding-rainfall-for-france-a/22152929

http://www.rms.com/Catastrophe/Catupdates/CatSummary?event_id=4064 http://www.weathercast.co.uk/weather-news/news/ch/80bb41c34d87543b2459b2ead6aa294a/article/stormy_conditions_in_france.html

Nadja

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/weather-alert-goes-national-clare-cork-and-dublin-prepare-flood-defences-621259.html Leon Brown, forecaster for The Weather Channel, said heavy rain will set in on Friday before the entire country is lashed by fierce gales, torrential rain and thunderstorms at the weekend. He said: “This is potentially a very significant weather system. We will be calling this Storm Brigid, since it will hit Ireland first on February 1 [St Brigid’s Feast Day in Ireland].-http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/456709/Vicious-48-hour-Storm-Brigid-to-bring-new-chaos-to-the-UK and http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/456975/Storm-Brigid-rages-towards-Britain-bringing-150MPH-KILLER-winds-heavy-rain-and-SNOW

France http://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2014/01/31/intemperies-grandes-marees-en-vue-a-l-ouest_4357551_3244.html

http://blogs.diariosur.es/tormentas-y-rayos/2014/01/31/la-ciclogenesis-explosiva-se-dirige-a-las-islas-britanicas-prevision-del-tiempo-fin-de-semana/

Winter Storms 2013-2014

Ravilious http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/shortcuts/2014/jan/03/why-is-the-british-weather-so-bad-right-now?commentpage=1 Met Off http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/uk-weather-how-stormy-has-it-been-and-why/ BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25626065 MgGinty http://www.itv.com/news/2014-01-06/why-has-britain-been-battered-by-a-series-of-storms/ Dutton http://blogs.channel4.com/liam-dutton-on-weather/weeks-stormy/5573

http://theconversation.com/explainer-what-causes-winter-storms-21863 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/12/31/sudden-stratospheric-warming-could-it-lead-to-a-very-cold-january-in-d-c/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/12/31/sudden-stratospheric-warming-could-it-lead-to-a-very-cold-january-in-d-c/

http://science.time.com/2014/01/06/climate-change-driving-cold-weather/ http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/06/britain-wild-weather-rain-storms-floods http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/latest-wave-of-flooding-in-ireland-and-uk-a-taste-and-warning-of-things-to-come-1.1646314

Xaver 1.1bn usd 800m eur, Dirk 500m usd 360m eur, total 2.25bn. http://www.postonline.co.uk/post/news/2321540/european-windstorms-caused-most-december-damage

http://www.air-worldwide.com/Publications/AIR-Currents/2013/Shhh----The-Quiet-2013-Atlantic-Hurricane-Season/ http://www.artemis.bm/blog/2014/01/09/perils-to-investigate-six-more-european-windstorm-events/ http://www.artemis.bm/blog/2014/01/08/losses-mount-in-worst-european-winter-storm-season-since-1990/

"The anti-correlation between hurricane frequency and European windstorm activity during the following winter provides a potential opportunity for insurers looking to diversify their portfolios geographically." [35]

With respect to North Atlantic/European climate statistically significant correlations have been found between summer and autumn snow cover on the northern hemisphere and the NAO in the following winter.[36]

According to data from the Rutgers Global Snow Lab, the Northern Hemisphere snow cover extent during November was 13.42 million square miles, 310,000 square miles above the 1981–2010 average of 13.11 million square miles, and the 16th largest November snow cover extent in the 48-year period of record. The North American monthly snow cover extent was the third largest on record, behind November 1985 and 1996. The Eurasian November snow cover extent was below average and the 18th smallest on record. The average Northern Hemisphere snow cover extent during autumn was 7.54 million square miles, 710,000 square miles above the 1981–2010 average of 6.83 million square miles. This was the sixth largest snow cover extent during the autumn season for the Northern Hemisphere and the largest since 2002. North America had its seventh largest autumn snow cover extent, while Eurasia had its 10th largest.-http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/

sedan 1990 http://www.artemis.bm/blog/2014/01/08/losses-mount-in-worst-european-winter-storm-season-since-1990/

Met Eireann December http://www.met.ie/climate/MonthlyWeather/sum1.pdf

Storms and flooding: Insurance claims reach £426m, says ABI -http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25928490

In Iceland The air pressure was unusually high in March and unusually low in December, but there was no new absolute monthly deviation record... The lowest pressure of the year was measured at the station Dalatangi on the eastern coast 19 December, 942.6 hPa.[37] *see also for Dirk*

norway wet dec -http://met.no/Tropevarme+i+mai+og+sommer+i+september.b7C_xdjM5v.ips dec http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/2013/12#introduction

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