Cyclone Xaver

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Lacunae (talk | contribs) at 02:08, 6 December 2013 (→‎Road: Redheugh and Ouse bridge lorries overturned). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Cyclone Bodil
Storm Surge, Sheringham seafront, Norfolk, United Kingdom
TypeEuropean windstorm, extratropical cyclone, winter storm
Formed4 December 2013
DissipatedCurrently active
Highest gust142 miles per hour (229 km/h), Aonach Mor, Scotland[1]
Fatalities3 (2 missing)
Areas affectedUnited Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Isle of Man

Cyclone Bodil, or (SMHI: Sven, FU-Berlin: Xaver)[2][3] is a winter storm that is currently affecting northwestern Europe. Force 12 winds and heavy snowfall are predicted along the storm's path, warnings of a significant risk of storm surge leading to coastal flooding along the coasts of the North and Irish Seas have also been announced.

Names

Bodil was named by the Danish Meteorological Institute following a decision that the institute would name storms affecting Denmark following the St. Jude storm, which had retroactively been given the name Allen.[4] The Free University of Berlin gave the low the name Xaver, which had been previously given to the Berit storm of 2011. In Poland, the storm is named Ksawery, which is the Polish equivalent of Xaver[5]. The Swedish Meteorological Institute gave the storm the name Sven, after the name day of 5 December.[4] In the Netherlands the storm was known as the "Sinterklaasstorm", as December the 5 is traditionally celebrated as St. Nicholas Eve in the country.[6] Twitter users in the UK were using the hashtags #scotstorm, #Xaver and #UKstorm. the European Windstorm Centre, a UK-based forecaster gave the storm the name Cameron.[7]

Forecast

The low pressure system formed on December 4 off the west coast of Iceland and is expected to deepen explosively overnight. The UK Met Office issued an amber warning over Scotland and northern parts of England, where wind gusts may reach 90 miles per hour (145 km/h).[8] On 4 December the Environment Agency released a warning to communities along the East Coast of England to prepare for the most serious tidal surge in 30 years, with a significant threat of coastal flooding between 5–7 December.[9]

In the Netherlands, the provinces of Friesland, Groningen and North Holland were placed on Red Alert. Winds of Force 9 – 11 were forecast. The IJsselmeer and Waddenzee areas were also covered by the Code Red alert.[10]

Force 12 gusts are expected in Denmark.[11] In Sweden, the local meteorological institute has given a level 2 warning for central parts of the country due to heavy snowfall and formation of snow drifts.[12]

An extreme weather warning has been given to coastal areas of northwestern Germany due to 85 miles per hour (137 km/h) wind gusts.[13] Meteorologists in Germany likened the storm's development to that seen during the North Sea flood of 1962 in which 340 people lost their lives in Hamburg, saying that improvements in sea defences since that time would withstand this storm surge.[14]

Preparation

An oil platform has been evacuated northeast of Aberdeen due to the upcoming storm.[15] East Coast trains announced Thursday 4 December that they expected to run a revised timetable the next day due to the storm.[16] Scotrail planned to not run trains before 7:00 am on 5 December and expected around 20 routes to be closed, with Network Rail advising passengers to expect delays in Scotland and northern and eastern England.[17] In Leeds roads surrounding the Bridgewater Place tower were set to be closed following a coroners ruling that the surrounding roads should be closed when wind gusts reach 45 miles per hour (72 km/h), following the death of a man after a truck was blown over by freak winds in 2011.[18] People living in Great Yarmouth were told to prepare to evacuate in case the River Yare flooded as a result of the storm.[19] In London, the Thames Flood Barrier was closed to protect the capital from surges along the River Thames.[20]

Impact

Transport

Rail

In Scotland, at 8 a.m. on 5 December Glasgow Central Station was evacuated after the storm after the glass roof was broken from flying debris. Scotrail later cancelled all services in Scotland due to debris including "trampolines, hay bales and trees" falling on the train lines.[1] Rail Net Denmark announced that all rail transport would come to a halt for the afternoon of 5 December.[21] This is the first time all trains in the country have been cancelled.

Road

The Friarton Bridge, Perth Scotland was closed due to an overturned lorry as a result of the storm.[1] The Redheugh Bridge between Newcastle and Gateshead was also closed by an overturned lorry, leaving the route closed and traffic diverted.[22] Elsewhere the Ouse Bridge which carries the M62 motorway over the river Ouse was closed in both directions following a lorry overturning in the high winds.[23]

Sea

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company cancelled ferries to and from Douglas due to winds forecast to reach Force 9.[24]

Air

Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports were affected by the storm. In Norway, Stavanger Airport was closed to inbound and outbound flights by the storm winds.[25] Flights to and from Denmark were cancelled, with Billund Airport, Aalborg Airport and Copenhagen Airport all closed.

Energy disruption

20,000 houses also lost power in Scotland.[26] In Northern Ireland, 6,500 houses lost power.[27]

Storm surge

On entering the North Sea storm surges propagate with the tide down the East Coast of Scotland and England from north to south, then continue anticlockwise around the southern North Sea coast to the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.[28]

The surge caused the river Tyne in Newcastle to breach its banks, with reports of the Tees also flooding.

Floods in Whitby saw an electrical substation in the town reportedly exploding.[29] With Scarborough and Bridlington also seeing flooding along the sea front.

In Humberside, police declared a state of emergency as the river Humber reached a record height in the city of Hull at 5.8m.[30] Across the Humber, water overwhelmed the dock gates in Grimsby.[31]

Casualties

Denmark

In Lemvig, Jylland an elderly woman died after her car was blown off the road. A police vehicle which randomly passed by found the car in the carriageway. [32]. A three-year-old girl was hit by a door in the head - to be updated.

United Kingdom

In Bathgate, West Lothian a man died after his lorry was blown on top of two cars.[26] In Retford, Nottinghamshire a man died in a park when a tree was blown over.[33]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Storm with gales of up to 142mph batter Scotland causing disruption". STV. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.smhi.se/en/Weather
  3. ^ http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/6927/jlpt.png
  4. ^ a b Brandt, Anders (4 December 2013). "Bodil, Sven, Xaver, Bud - kær storm har mange navne". TV2 (in Danish). Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  5. ^ Gazeta.pl
  6. ^ "Hulpdiensten op scherp voor storm". De Telegraaf. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  7. ^ https://sites.google.com/site/europeanwindstormcenter/
  8. ^ "High wind warning for Scotland upgraded by Met Office". BBC. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Communities urged to prepare for worst east coast tidal surge in 30 years". Environment Agency. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Code rood voor storm" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 5 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Varsler: DMI". DMI. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  12. ^ "SMHI varningar". SMHI. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  13. ^ "Deutscher Wetterdienst - warnings". Deutscher Wetterdienst. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  14. ^ "Gale-Force Winds: Germans Brace for Major Winter Storm". Der Spiegel. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  15. ^ "Workers off Talisman Sinopec oil platform Buchan Alpha over bad weather forecast". BBC. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  16. ^ Clapham, Lucy (4 December 2013). "Risk of flooding along Norfolk coast and severe weather warnings issued across the east as winds of up to 80mph set to batter region". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  17. ^ "Wind and coastal flood warning for Scotland and England". BBC News. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  18. ^ "Roads around Bridgewater Place to be closed due to wind". BBC News. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  19. ^ "People in Great Yarmouth have been warned to be prepared to evacuate their homes". Eastern Daily Press. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  20. ^ "UK storm 'to bring flooding and strong winds'". BBC News. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  21. ^ Ertman, Berit (5 December 2013). "Banedanmark lukker for al togdrift". Jyllands Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  22. ^ Lawson, Ruth (5 December 2013). "Watch: Redheugh Bridge closed after lorry blown over". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  23. ^ "WEATHER UPDATES: M62 west of Hull closed after lorry crashes on Ouse Bridge Read more: http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/WEATHER-UPDATES-M62-west-Hull-closed-lorry/story-20266792-detail/story.html#ixzz2mektC2kf". Hull Daily Mail. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013. {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)
  24. ^ "Severe gales cancel Isle of Man ferry sailings". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  25. ^ "Storm cancels flights, ferries". Newsinenglish.no. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  26. ^ a b "Gales hit UK: 20,000 without power in Scotland". ITV. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  27. ^ "Strong winds leave 6,500 customers without power says NIE". BBC. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  28. ^ "Case Studies: Floods and Flooding". Met Office. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  29. ^ "Reports of sub station explosion in Whitby". ITV Calendar. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  30. ^ "Tides hit record levels in Hull". ITV Calendar. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  31. ^ "PHOTOS: Sea water breaks defences on Humberside". ITV Calendar. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  32. ^ "Bil væltede: Kvinde har mistet livet under stormen".
  33. ^ "Nottinghamshire man killed by falling park tree". BBC. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cyclone_Xaver&oldid=584785108"