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On the 28 October a wind storm hit north-western Europe. In total 14 people were killed across Europe (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24705734). The main affected countries where France, UK, The Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.
In Denmark the higher highest ever wind gust (for Denmark) was measured on Kegnäs on Als (53 m/s).
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- The difference in wind speeds between e-suite and o-suite. This has been further evaluated with the ENS reforecasts. Comparing the 99th percentile of the wind speeds and wind gusts for October (in total 1920 forecasts), we see some signs of lower extreme winds in the e-suite. However, the magnitude of the difference is small (about 1 m/s0 and it is hard to verify whether the change is good or bad.
7. Additional material
The figures above show forecasts from 28 October 00 UTC (0 to 24 hour forecasts).