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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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During the last days of May, western and central parts of Europe from France to Poland and Hungary was hit by events of severe convection and heavy rainfall.
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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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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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