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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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201702 - Rainfall - California
A major storm was responsible for the floods in California on 17-19 February (strong winds were reported as well). This was not the first event of the season and California has been battered by anomalous wet weather. The week before more than 150K people were forced to abandon their homes due to a problem with a crack in Lake Oroville's dam as a result of excessive water. The anomalous wet season came after several years of drought conditions in California.

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201701 - Cold spell, snowfall - Europe
During the first week of January the north-eastern central and south-eastern part of Europe was hit by a cold spell resulting in temperatures below 40C in Sweden and Finland and temperatures below 30C far down on the continent. In connection, many countries in southern and south-eastern Europe (e.g Italy, Greece and Turkey) were hit by severe snowfall.

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201701 - Rainfall - Thailand
In the beginning of January severe and unseasonal rainfall hit southern Thailand, with daily rainfall reaching above 600 mm (5 January)  for the worst station. At least 21 people have been killed due to the rain.

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