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Storm Dudley

From 14 to 19 February 2022, a European windstorm struck the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, The Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania. The storm was named Storm Dudley by the UK Met Office on 14 February 2022.[2] The storm caused 225,000 people to lose power, killed nine people, and spawned 24 tornadoes across Europe. The storm occurred just before the stronger and more impactful Storm Eunice, which caused over 3.1 million power outages,[3][4][5][6] 17 fatalities, and over €1.83 billion in damage.[7][8]

Storm Dudley
TypeTornado outbreak, European windstorm
Duration14 – 19 February 2022
Highest gust166 km/h (103 mph), North Walsham.
Tornadoes
confirmed		24
Max. rating1F2 tornado
Duration of
tornado outbreak2		8 hours, 14 minutes
Fatalities9 deaths, 5 injuries
Damage$863 million (2022 USD), €794 million (2022 Euros) [1]
Power outages225,000
Areas affectedUnited Kingdom, Germany, Poland, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Lithuania
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale
2Time from first tornado to last tornado

Meteorological history

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Storm Dudley, along with Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin, formed by a sting jet, a narrow band of winds that can create narrow and intense winds in a small area. It was also partly due to a large polar vortex in the Arctic that formed these storms. The storm trio isn't particularly rare for the area, as it has happened before.[9] The storm also brought a very rare formation of mammatus clouds, and brought wind gusts of 81 miles per hour (130 km/h) in Capel Cruig, Wales, 74 miles per hour (119 km/h) in Yorkshire and 71 miles per hour (114 km/h) in Drumalbin, Scotland.[10]

Preparations and impacts

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United Kingdom

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The United Kingdom saw one fatality due to Storm Dudley.[11] Dudley was expected to bring winds of 60 to 70 miles per hour (97 to 113 km/h), which caused travel restrictions. The Environment Agency issued 38 flood alerts for the UK.[12] In Yorkshire, a falling power line electrocuted 13 dogs.[13] During the cleanup of Storm Dudley, Storm Eunice struck, further compounding the damage.[14] PwC estimated the insurance losses for the storm to be between £40 million and £75 million.[15]

Germany

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Storm Dudley causes three deaths in Germany,[16] and spawned winds up to 152 kilometres per hour (94 mph) in the country.[17] The Elbe River flowed 2 meters (6.6 ft) higher than normal, and a ferry had its windows shattered.[18] The storm also spawned one tornado in Germany, in Brandenburg, which was rated as an F1/T3 tornado.[19]

Poland

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The storm produced a very intense squall line of severe thunderstorms that moved through Poland, producing damaging straight-line winds and numerous embedded tornadoes. A man in Western Poland near Gorzów Wielkopolski died when a tree fell on his car.[20] Meanwhile, a tornado in Kraków caused a 20 meters (66 ft) long crane to collapse, killing two people and injuring two others. Another tornado in Sierosław injured one, and an F2 tornado in Wójcice injured two. Overall, 23 tornadoes were confirmed in Poland.[19]

Lithuania

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Storm Dudley killed two people in Lithuania due to strong winds.[21]

Tornado outbreak

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Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
4 0 7 13 0 0 0 24
List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, 17 February 2022
F# T# Location District/
County		 Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/Damage
Germany
F1 T3 Casekow Brandenburg 53°13′N 14°12′E / 53.21°N 14.20°E / 53.21; 14.20 (Brandenburg (17 Feb, F1)) 00:46 1.1 km, max. width 70m This high-end F1 tornado damaged multiple buildings in and around Casekow. Homes in town sustained considerable roof damage, farmhouses were badly damaged outside of town, and horse stables were destroyed. Roof and solar panels were lifted and thrown, with parts shredded to pieces. Heavy damage occurred in a small wooded area, with many trees debranched and snapped.
Poland
F1 N/A Skwierzyna Lubuskie 52°34′N 15°31′E / 52.57°N 15.52°E / 52.57; 15.52 (Lubuskie (17 Feb, F1)) 02:00 ( /- 5 min.) Unknown Roofs of homes were damaged and windows were blown out. Large tree branches were snapped, and pieces of wood were thrown and impaled into a building's insulation layer.
F2 N/A Izdebno Wielkopolskie 52°40′N 16°10′E / 52.67°N 16.17°E / 52.67; 16.17 (Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)) 02:24 1.1 km Significant damage to a local forest was reported, and drone photos showed that a large swath of trees was flattened in a convergent pattern.
F2 N/A Sucharzewo Wielkopolskie 52°09′N 16°50′E / 52.15°N 16.83°E / 52.15; 16.83 (Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)) 03:03 Unknown Significant damage to houses and outbuildings occurred, with some structures largely destroyed. A brick cowshed collapsed, killing a bull inside. Swaths of trees were mowed down in forested areas, and some debarking was noted.
FU N/A Krzykosy Wielkopolskie 52°15′N 18°50′E / 52.25°N 18.83°E / 52.25; 18.83 (Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, FU)) 03:11 Unknown Power transmission lines and trees were downed, and residences sustained roof damage. At least one building was unroofed entirely.
F2 N/A Młodzikowice Wielkopolskie 52°07′N 17°14′E / 52.12°N 17.24°E / 52.12; 17.24 (Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)) 03:18 0.9 km A masonry outbuilding and a garage were largely destroyed, along with the roof of a cowshed with 50 cows living inside the building. Large trees were snapped in a convergent pattern in forested areas.
F2 T4 Grzywna Szlachecka, Kuczwały Kujawsko-Pomorskie 53°08′N 18°38′E / 53.14°N 18.64°E / 53.14; 18.64 (Kujawsko-Pomorskie (17 Feb, F2)) 03:22 600m Masonry outbuildings were destroyed, and vehicles were also damaged. Homes sustained roof, insulation, and window damage, and some buildings had damage to walls.
F2 T4 Nowe Miasto nad Wartą Wielkopolskie 52°05′N 17°24′E / 52.09°N 17.40°E / 52.09; 17.40 (Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)) 03:25 1.7 km, max. width 240m A swath of large trees were snapped and uprooted in a convergent pattern as this tornado moved through forested areas.
F2 N/A Lgów Wielkopolskie 52°06′N 17°32′E / 52.10°N 17.54°E / 52.10; 17.54 (Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)) 03:32 Unknown Severe damage occurred in Lgów, where homes had their roofs torn off, outbuildings were destroyed, and debris was scattered throughout the community. Cars had windows blown out and were damaged by flying debris, and numerous large trees were snapped in a forest outside of town.
F2 N/A Kosewo Wielkopolskie 52°24′N 17°57′E / 52.40°N 17.95°E / 52.40; 17.95 (Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)) 03:34 0.1 km max. width 100 m A very brief but strong tornado downed trees in a convergent pattern and tossed boats at Lake Powidzkie. A residential building was heavily damaged, and sustained damage to its windows and insulation layer.
F2 T5 Dobrzyca, Sośnica Wielkopolskie 52°24′N 17°57′E / 52.40°N 17.95°E / 52.40; 17.95 (Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)) 03:42 Unknown Significant structural damage occurred in Dobrzyca, where numerous homes had their roofs destroyed or torn off, and some sustained loss of their upper-floor exterior walls. Power lines were downed, streets were strewn with debris, and vehicles were also damaged. Large trees were snapped in and around town.
F2 N/A Stara Ciświca Wielkopolskie 52°01′N 17°59′E / 52.01°N 17.98°E / 52.01; 17.98 (Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)) 03:50 ( /- 15 min.) Unknown Homes and a church had roofing torn off. Several outbuildings were destroyed, and others had walls partially collapsed. Some ducks were killed at a duck farm in the area, and many trees were uprooted and snapped.
F1 T3 Żurawin Wielkopolskie 52°05′N 18°11′E / 52.08°N 18.18°E / 52.08; 18.18 (Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F1)) 03:55 ( /- 15 min.) Unknown A house had its metal roof blown off, with wooden beams and metal sheets blown at least 150 metres away from the structure. A few trees were also damaged.
F2 N/A Tykadłów, Żelazków, Zborów, Podzborów Wielkopolskie 51°51′N 18°11′E / 51.85°N 18.18°E / 51.85; 18.18 (Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)) 04:00 ( /- 5 min.) Unknown Extensive damage occurred as this tornado impacted multiple villages, where homes and other structures had their roofs destroyed, and some had walls collapsed. Cars and buildings had their windows blown out, and many trees were snapped or uprooted. A soccer field was damaged as well.
F1 T3 Laski Wielkopolskie 52°00′N 18°34′E / 52.00°N 18.57°E / 52.00; 18.57 (Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F1)) 04:09 Unknown Trucks and trailers were overturned, and roofs were almost entirely torn off from residential buildings, with debris left deposited in nearby trees.
F1 T3 Łęka Wielkopolskie 52°08′N 18°38′E / 52.13°N 18.64°E / 52.13; 18.64 (Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F1)) 04:10 ( /- 5 min.) Unknown Roofs were damaged or destroyed in the village as a result of this high-end F1 tornado. In one case, a wooden beam was found speared into a building. Trees in a nearby forest were downed in a convergent pattern.
F1 T3 Lipicze Górne, Ziemięcin Łódzkie 52°08′N 18°33′E / 52.13°N 18.55°E / 52.13; 18.55 (Łódzkie (17 Feb, F1)) 04:12 Unknown Roofs of outbuildings were destroyed, and at least two had walls partly collapsed. Parts of sheet metal and wooden beams from a building were blown off and scattered 100–150 metres away. Trees were downed in a local forest as well.
F2 N/A Słomków Kościelny Wielkopolskie 52°00′N 18°40′E / 52.00°N 18.66°E / 52.00; 18.66 (Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)) 04:13 Unknown A summer house was completely destroyed, and a nearby car was overturned and heavily damaged.
F2 N/A Wójcice, Smaszków Łódzkie 51°39′N 18°28′E / 51.65°N 18.47°E / 51.65; 18.47 (Łódzkie (17 Feb, F2)) 04:15 ( /- 5 min.) Unknown Numerous houses, outbuildings and trees sustained severe damage in both villages. A greenhouse was damaged, large masonry outbuildings were destroyed, and homes had their roofs torn off. Power transmission and communication lines were downed, and trees were snapped or uprooted. A 65-year-old woman sustained head injuries from a falling roof truss, and her 16-year-old grandson was injured by flying glass.
F1 T3 Aleksandria Łódzkie 51°37′N 18°29′E / 51.61°N 18.48°E / 51.61; 18.48 (Łódzkie (17 Feb, F1)) 04:20 ( /- 5 min.) Unknown Several buildings in close proximity to each other were considerably damaged. Trucks and trailers were overturned, and walls were partly collapsed.
F2 N/A Różyce Grochowe, Sulimy, Mrożewice Łódzkie 51°58′N 19°11′E / 51.97°N 19.19°E / 51.97; 19.19 (Łódzkie (17 Feb, F2)) 04:30 ( /- 5 min.) 3 km Structures in multiple villages sustained major roof damage, with debris scattered over 400 metres away. Large masonry outbuildings were almost fully destroyed and an area of forest was flattened, with many large trees snapped or uprooted.
FU N/A Sierosław Łódzkie 51°30′N 19°37′E / 51.50°N 19.62°E / 51.50; 19.62 (Łódzkie (17 Feb, F2)) 05:05 ( /- 5 min.) Unknown Almost every building in Sierosław suffered some degree of damage, some of which had their roofs torn off, including a few that sustained damage to their brick exterior walls. Farms in the area were significantly damaged, and metal truss electrical transmission towers were blown over. Two trucks were overturned outside of town, and one of the drivers sustained injuries.
FU N/A Kraków Małopolskie 50°01′N 20°03′E / 50.02°N 20.05°E / 50.02; 20.05 (Małopolskie (February, FU)) 8:05 ( /- 5 min.) Unknown 2 deaths – A large construction crane was toppled to the ground, killing two construction workers. The roof of a supermarket was heavily damaged, with debris from the building strewn throughout the area. Some cars were damaged by flying roof debris, and two people were injured.

Highest wind gust per country

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Country Gust Location Date
  Belgium 112 km/h Zeebrugge 16 February
  Czech Republic 160 km/h Boskovice 17 February
  Denmark 130 km/h Frøslevlejren 17 February
  France 164 km/h Calais 16 February
  Germany 153 km/h Großer Arber 17 February
  Guernsey 156 km/h Saint Anne 16 February
  Ireland 148 km/h Waterford 16 February
  Jersey 154 km/h Saint John 16 February
  Luxembourg 102 km/h Lac de la Haute-Sûre 17 February
  Netherlands 116 km/h Lauwersoog 17 February
  Poland 146 km/h Kikół 17 February
  United Kingdom 166 km/h North Walsham 16 February

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap, Aon, April 2022
  2. ^ ⚠️ Yellow weather warning UPDATED ⚠️#StormDudley will bring strong winds to the north of the UK Wednesday 1500 – Thursday 1800 Latest info 👉 http://bit.ly/WxWarning Stay #WeatherAware⚠️ #TwoStorms, UK Met Office, Twitter, 14 February 2022
  3. ^ Storm Franklin hits UK with flooding and high winds, BBC News, 21 February 2021
  4. ^ Neville, Steve; Hoare, Pádraig; Clarke, Vivienne (18 February 2022). "Storm Eunice: 80,000 without power with most extensive damage in West Cork and Kerry". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Cztery osoby nie żyją, setki tysięcy odbiorców bez prądu po wichurach" [Four dead, hundreds of thousands without power after storms]. tvn24.pl (in Polish). 19 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Sturm "Zeynep" richtet im Norden große Schäden an | MDR.DE".
  7. ^ Hughes, Tammy (19 February 2022). "Storm Eunice: Damage could cost £360m as hundreds of thousands still without power". www.standard.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Schätzung: "Zeynep" kostet Versicherer über 900 Millionen Euro" [Estimate: "Zeynep" costs insurers over 900 million euros]. Die Zeit (in German). Zeit Online. 19 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  9. ^ In Trio of storms hitting Western Europe, role of climate change is complicated, Mongabay, 22 February 2022
  10. ^ Met Office explains why Storm Dudley caused odd cloud formations 'like a painting', Mirror, 16 February 2022
  11. ^ Salisbury, Tammy Hughes, Josh (17 February 2022). "Storm Dudley: Lorry driver killed after falling from HGV". www.standard.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Storm Dudley: Thousands of people lose electricity due to damage, BBC News, 17 February 2022
  13. ^ Storm Dudley: Falling power line kills 13 dogs in North Yorkshire, BBC, 17 February 2022
  14. ^ Storm Eunice looms as Storm Dudley clear-up continues, BBC News, 17 February 2022
  15. ^ "Costs of Storm Dudley could reach up to £75 million - PWC UK".
  16. ^ "Sturm - Drei Tote durch Orkantief Ylenia - Beeinträchtigungen im Zugverkehr dauern an". Die Nachrichten (in German). Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  17. ^ Storm Ylenia (Dudley) wreaks havoc across northern Europe, leaving at least 5 people dead, Watchers, 18 February 2022
  18. ^ Scary video shows giant wave shattering ferry windows, New York Post, 17 February 2022
  19. ^ a b European storm database, European Severe Weather Database
  20. ^ @Lubuska_Policja (17 February 2022). "Orkan Dudley..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ "Ant važiuojančio automobilio greta Marijampolės užvirtus medžiui našlaičiais liko 5 vaikai". www.lrytas.lt. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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