Storm Eunice
Eunice on 17 February
TypeEuropean windstorm
Formed14 February 2022
Duration14th Feb - 19th Feb
Dissipated19 February 2022
(Exited to sea on 18 February, 12.30pm GMT, second landfall 12pm CET)
Highest gust196 km/h (122mph), recorded in Isle of Wight as of 3:30PM GMT
Casualties7, 8 injured as of 19:25PM GMT
Power outages690,000 at peak (in UK, France and Ireland)[1][2][3]
Areas affectedUK, Ireland, Denmark, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Lithuania
Part of the 2021–22 European windstorm season

Storm Eunice, also known as Storm Zeynep in Germany and Storm Nora in Denmark, was a storm in Europe. With maximum wind speeds of 122 mph, on the Isle of Wight, it was the strongest storm on record to hit England.[4]

Eunice was the fourth named storm of the 2021-22 European wind storm season. It was the most damaging for the season, with 530 thousand power outages for the UK and Ireland.[1][5] It came just hours after Storm Dudley.

Highest wind gust per country

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Country Gust Location Date
 United Kingdom 196 km/h The Needles, Isle of Wight 18 February
 Guernsey 184 km/h Albecq 18 February
 Jersey 176 km/h St. Clement 18 February
 Ireland 172 km/h Fastnet Lighthouse 17 February
 Denmark 146 km/h Højer 18 February
 France 176 km/h Cap Gris Nez 18 February
 Belgium 144 km/h Knokke-Heist 18 February
 Netherlands 145 km/h Cabauw 18 February
 Luxembourg 130 km/h Wincrange 18 February
 Germany 146 km/h Brocken 18 February
 Poland 162 km/h Łeba 19 February
 Lithuania 116 km/h Klaipėda 19 February

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "UK weather live - Storm Eunice updates: Major incidents declared and new warnings issued as man killed amid record 196 km/h (122mph) winds, power station tower collapses and lorries blown over". Sky News. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ↑ 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. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tempête Eunice : au moins huit morts en Europe, l'alerte levée dans les cinq départements français" (in French). Le Monde. 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Halliday, Josh; Morris, Steven; Rodrigues, Jason; Greenfield, Patrick (18 February 2022). "Storm Eunice live: winds of up to 122mph recorded as millions urged to stay indoors amid Met Office red weather warning". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. ↑ 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. Retrieved 18 February 2022.




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