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On this space we collect material for evaluation of severe/extreme weather events. The focus is on the meteorological conditions and the forecast performance. The amount of material differs from case to case, and we are not claiming to give the full picture of the cases here. Users are welcome to contribute with material for the cases by using the comment function in the bottom of each page. To suggest a new case to evaluate, please contact us at the email address given below. If you have any initial comments and material, please include them in the mail.

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201601 - Windstorm - Thor
On 29 January a severe windstorm swept from northern British Isles to Norway. It was named as Gertrude and in Norway as Tor. The storm managed to break the all-time wind speed measurement record setting a new value of 48.9 m/s at Krakenes lighthouse north of Bergen on the coast.

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201601 - Snowstorm - US east coast
On 22-24 January a severe blizzard hit the U.S east-coast and broke records in accumulated snowfall in several places. The amount was only mm from the record in Central Park (NYC) and broke the record on JFK. For Washington DC (Dulles) it ranks as the 2nd worst snowstorm. After the cyclone New Jersey was hit by coastal flooding.

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201511 - Windstorm - Gorm / Nils II / Clodagh (Ireland, UK, Denmark, Sweden)
A small but vicious frontal wave cyclone sped east across Scotland the N Sea on 29 November, and delivered extreme gusts to parts of Denmark and SW Sweden, with amber warnings in force in the affected areas, and red warnings in Germany. The storm system was also named "Nils II" by the Free University of Berlin, and "Clodagh" by Met Eirrean. Some damage and power outages also affected the UK and Ireland.

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