St Jude storm
 Christian making landfall in Denmark on 28 October 2013. | |
| Type | European windstorm Extratropical cyclone |
|---|---|
| Formed | 26 October 2013 |
| Dissipated | 31 October 2013[1] |
| Highest winds | |
| Highest gust | 120.8 miles per hour (194.4 km/h), Als, Denmark |
| Lowest pressure | Est. 965 mb (28.5 inHg) Obs. 967.6mb |
| Casualties | 17 dead, 1 missing |
| Areas affected | United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Russia |
The St. Jude Storm also known as Cyclone Christian,[2] was a severe European windstorm that hit Northwestern Europe from 27 October 2013[3] to 28 October 2013. The storm caused 17 deaths.[4] Winds of up to 80–90 mph (130–145 km/h) were forecast for southern England,[5] but the highest windspeed was in Denmark, where a gust of 120.8 mph (194.4 km/h) was recorded in the south of the country on the afternoon of 28 October, the strongest wind recorded in the country's history.[6] Damage occurred in Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.
Highest wind gust per country[change | change source]
| Country | Gust | Location |
|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom
|
164 km/h | Southend-on-Sea |
 France
|
176 km/h | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
 Belgium
|
146 km/h | Knokke-Heist |
 Netherlands
|
152 km/h | Vlieland |
 Germany
|
173 km/h | Sankt Peter-Ording |
 Denmark
|
194 km/h | Als |
 Sweden
|
180 km/h | Karlsborg |
 Norway
|
177 km/h | Verdens Ende |
 Finland
|
166 km/h | Kimitoön |
 Estonia
|
120 km/h | Vilsandi |
 Latvia
|
115 km/h | Cape Kolka |
 Russia
|
126 km/h | Primorsk |
References[change | change source]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christian (storm).
- ↑ "Analyse". wetterpate.de. Retrieved 1 November 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Analyse" [Analysis] (in German). wetterpate.de. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ↑ UK weather: Home insurance firms brace themselves for damage claims as freak storm heads for Britain - Mirror Online
- ↑ Storm lashes northern Europe leaving at least 17 dead
- ↑ Jones, Sam (27 October 2013). "Britain awaits worst storm in five years". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Ny dansk vindrekord målt på Als". Vejret. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
