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===Storm Aurore==
==Storm Aurore==
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Revision as of 21:39, 21 October 2021

2021–22 European windstorm season
First storm formed4 October 2021
Last storm dissipatedSeason Ongoing
Strongest storm1Ballos
Total storms3
Total damageUnknown
Total fatalities7
1Strongest storm is determined by lowest pressure and maximum recorded non-mountainous wind gust is also included for reference.

The 2021–2022 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. 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, joined by the Luxembourguish meteorological agency. This is the first season when Greece, Israel and Cyprus 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 two main naming lists: one created by the national meteorological agencies of the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands, and another created by the equivalent agencies from France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Luxembourg. Additionally, former Atlantic hurricanes will retain their names as assigned by the National Hurricane Center of the United States.[2]

Also, some of these storms may be of tropical origins. For example, ex-Hurricane Lorenzo of 2019 made landfall in Ireland and the United Kingdom. All details on tropical storms and hurricanes can be found on the National Hurricane Centre.

United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands

The following names were chosen for the 2021–2022 season in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands.[3]

  • Arwen (unused)
  • Barra (unused)
  • Corrie (unused)
  • Dudley (unused)
  • Eunice (unused)
  • Franklin (unused)
  • 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)

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.[4]

  • Aurore (active)
  • Blas (unused)
  • Celia (unused)
  • 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)

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.[5][6]

  • Athina
  • Ballos
  • Carmel (unused)
  • Diomedes (unused)
  • Elpis (unused)
  • Filippo (unused)
  • Genesis (unused)
  • 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)

Season summary

Storms

Storm Athina

Storm Athina
Area affectedGreece, Italy
Date of impact04 – 09 October 2021
FatalitiesUnknown
Power outagesUnknown
DamageUnknown

A depression formed on October 4 in the western Mediterranean and was named Christian by the Free University of Berlin.[7] It was named Storm Athina by Hellenic National Meteorological Service on October 6[8] and intensified when it arrived in southern Italy on October 8.[9] 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 of November 2011.[10] 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.[11]

Storm Ballos

Storm Ballos
Area affectedGreece
Date of impact13 October 2021 - Unknown
Fatalities1 total
Power outagesUnknown
DamageA balcony collapsed in the Athens suburb of Halandri.

Storm Ballos has been named by Hellenic National Meteorological Service on 13th October, [12] heavy rain and floods in Athens (Αθήνα) on October 15 and some of the islands have been reported.[13] Heavy rain is predicted for 15. October in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace[14] and a red alert with heavy rain and severe thunderstorms in North Aegean islands (meteoalarm).[15]

Storm Aurore

Storm Aurore
Area affectedUK And France
Date of impact20 October 2021 - Currently Active
Fatalities4
Power outages250,000[16]
DamageHeavy Rain And Strong Gusty Winds Above 128Km in the channel islands

Storm Aurora has been named by Meteo France on 20th October. [17] The Storm is known as Hendrik in Germany where it brought widespread maximum gusts of 100km/h. Two tornadoes touched down in the Netherlands. [18] 4 People have been killed in Poland. [19]

Other systems

On September 23 and 24 a Storm, named Tim by Berlin University, caused the death of two People in Germany and Poland. [20][21]

Season effects

Coordination of storms named by European meteorological services

References

  1. ^ Cotgrove, Dee (2018-01-08). "Name Our Storms: Improving Communication of Severe Weather in the UK". American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 2021-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "UK Storm Centre". metoffice.gov.uk. Met Office. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. ^ Sewell, Katie (2021-09-02). "Storm names 2021: Met Office announce new names - List in FULL". Express. Retrieved 2021-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Aurore, Jean-Louis, Odalys... Découvrez le nom des tempêtes 2021-2022".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Naming regional extreme weather events a decision taken by Cyprus, Greece, Israel".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "EMY names meteorological systems".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Deutscher Wetterdienst (October 4, 2021). "Analyse 20210-10-04 00 UTC" (in German). Free University of Berlin. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  8. ^ Hellenic National Meteorological Service [@EMY_HNMS] (October 6, 2021). "Έκτακτο Δελτίο Επικίνδυνων Καιρικών Φαινομένων - Καιρικό Σύστημα "ΑΘΗΝΑ" (Extraordinary Bulletin of Dangerous Weather Phenomena - Weather System "ATHENS")" (Tweet) (in Greek). Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Deutscher Wetterdienst (October 8, 2021). "Analyse 20210-10-08 00 UTC" (in German). Free University of Berlin. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  10. ^ T. Kolydas (October 6, 2021). "Κακοκαιρία "ΑΘΗΝΑ": Ανάλυση εκτάκτου δελτίου επικίνδυνων καιρικών φαινομένων (Bad weather "ATHENS": Analysis of the emergency bulletin of dangerous meteorological phenomena)" (in Greek). Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  11. ^ "Corfu: Storm "Athena" causes power outages, flooding phenomena". Keeptalkinggreece.com. October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  12. ^ "https://twitter.com/EMY_HNMS/status/1448188193015275520". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Griechenland: Unwetter sorgen für heftige Überschwemmungen (German language), Morgenpost.de, October 15, 2021.
  14. ^ meteoalarm (EUmetnet) - Red warning for East Makedonia, 2021-10-15]
  15. ^ meteoalarm (EUmetnet) - North East Aegean Islands, 2021-10-15
  16. ^ "DIRECT. Storm Aurore : des dizaines de milliers de foyers sans électricité, d'importants dégâts". OuestFrance. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  17. ^ "https://twitter.com/VigiMeteo France/status/1450748885173932032". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "https://twitter.com/thenimbus/status/1451142387527528450". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-10-21. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  19. ^ "Sturmtief fegt über Europa hinweg". stern.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  20. ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska. "Drzewo spadło na auto. Nie żyje 59-latek". olsztyn.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  21. ^ NDR. "Vermisster Segler tot aus der Müritz geborgen". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-21.
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