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New Addition (4 Oct 2022):  An examination of model performance for two ECMWF model cycles, centring on the fatal flash floods that occurred around the High Fens area of Germany / Belgium (by Tim Hewson).

1. Impact

On 14 July parts of western Germany and Belgium was hit by extreme rainfall, leading to flash-floods and rapid raise of the water in middle-sized rivers like Meuse. Approximately 200 people were killed in the event. Also Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg  was hit.

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