Comment A massive group of storms has traveled a nearly 1,000-mile path across Europe, killing scores of people and wreaking havoc on the French island of Corsica and landmarks in Venice, before moving on to cause major wind damage in parts of Austria and Slovakia. According to the Associated Press, at least five people in France and two in Italy were killed by the vicious cluster of storms. Some experts believe that the group of storms can be classified as a derecho, a particularly destructive, widespread and long-lasting windstorm. Two children were reportedly killed by the same cluster of storms in Austria. The group of storms was moving extremely fast, increasing the wind risk. The intense series of storms hit the Corsican capital of Ajaccio on the southwest coast at 8:15am. local time on Thursday and then reached Cap Corse at the northeastern tip around 9:15 a.m., according to Meteociel. That’s a forward speed of about 70 mph. Preliminary wind gust reports in Corsica include: 140 mph (225 km/h) in Marignana, 128 mph (206 km/h) in L’Île-Rousse, 122 mph (197 km/h) in Calvi and 116 mph ( 206 km/h) in Calvi 188 km/h) in Bocognano, among others. Dramatic video from Corsica’s Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport shows the extreme devastation that 136 mph wind gusts, equivalent to the force of a Category 4 hurricane, can cause. The winds damaged an Airbus A319, a commercial jet that can to hold up to 156 passengers, with one of its wings bent by the storm, Airlive reports. At least five people were killed in and around the French island during the storm, according to the AP: a 13-year-old girl and a 46-year-old man were killed at two campsites. A 72-year-old woman died when a roof collapsed on her vehicle. and two people died at sea – a kayaker and a 62-year-old fisherman, whose bodies washed ashore after the storm. Several others were injured and at least a dozen people were treated at a hospital in Corsica, according to the report. Strong winds also left 45,000 people without power. Further down the system’s path, two people were killed in the Italian province of Tuscany when trees were uprooted from the ground, while several others were injured by falling trees at a campsite. In Venice, howling winds tossed tables and chairs like toys in the popular St. Mark’s Square, and chunks of brick were ripped straight from St. Mark’s bell tower, the city’s tallest structure. In Piombino, Italy, dramatic video of the storm shows a Ferris wheel spinning rapidly in the storm, the wheel’s carriages shaking out of control as howling winds took over the wheel’s operation. According to the AP, hail the size of walnuts caused significant damage in Italy’s Liguria region, breaking windows and destroying farmland already scorched by drought. The storm continued to bring intense lightning and strong winds even after parts of northern Italy. A video from Kranj, Slovenia, shows strong winds tearing off the roof of a large apartment complex, damaging cars parked underneath. In Austria, another amazing video shows high voltage power masts bent in half. According to a report by Austrian broadcaster ORF, at least 65,000 people in Styria, a province in the heart of Austria, lost power during the storm, which brought wind gusts of at least 139 km/h (86 mph). Elsewhere in Austria, at least two children were killed in the Carinthia region when strong winds toppled trees near a busy lake. The storm’s peak winds were apparently on par with some of the highest ever recorded outside the mountains in Europe. Such strong wind gusts in a widespread manner are unusual during summer in the region. The majority of extensive wind damage events occur from fall to spring, usually from strong midlatitude storm systems that dance along the jet stream. Some have speculated that the storm may meet the requirements of a derecho — an extensive and long-lasting windstorm at least 60 miles wide that leaves 400 miles of damage. Even then, a cluster of storms must have wind gusts of at least 58 mph along most of its length, with several gusts of at least 75 mph, according to the U.S. National Weather Service. About one large derecho forms in Europe annually or several on a small scale. According to research by scientists at the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL), most of these displacement storms have a much smaller and less intense footprint than Thursday’s track. The position and directional movement also appear to be somewhat unusual. It is reminiscent of a derecho that hit Germany, including Berlin, in July 2002. This group of storms was responsible for eight deaths and 50 injuries. The authors of a study on this derecho found that “severe convection can attain magnitude and intensity comparable to that in the United States.”

title: “Rare Powerful Storms Bring Strong Winds To Europe Killing Many Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-23” author: “Matthew Martinez”

Comment A massive group of storms has traveled a nearly 1,000-mile path across Europe, killing scores of people and wreaking havoc on the French island of Corsica and landmarks in Venice, before moving on to cause major wind damage in parts of Austria and Slovakia. According to the Associated Press, at least five people in France and two in Italy were killed by the vicious cluster of storms. Some experts believe that the group of storms can be classified as a derecho, a particularly destructive, widespread and long-lasting windstorm. Two children were reportedly killed by the same cluster of storms in Austria. The group of storms was moving extremely fast, increasing the wind risk. The intense series of storms hit the Corsican capital of Ajaccio on the southwest coast at 8:15am. local time on Thursday and then reached Cap Corse at the northeastern tip around 9:15 a.m., according to Meteociel. That’s a forward speed of about 70 mph. Preliminary wind gust reports in Corsica include: 140 mph (225 km/h) in Marignana, 128 mph (206 km/h) in L’Île-Rousse, 122 mph (197 km/h) in Calvi and 116 mph ( 206 km/h) in Calvi 188 km/h) in Bocognano, among others. Dramatic video from Corsica’s Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport shows the extreme devastation that 136 mph wind gusts, equivalent to the force of a Category 4 hurricane, can cause. The winds damaged an Airbus A319, a commercial jet that can to hold up to 156 passengers, with one of its wings bent by the storm, Airlive reports. At least five people were killed in and around the French island during the storm, according to the AP: a 13-year-old girl and a 46-year-old man were killed at two campsites. A 72-year-old woman died when a roof collapsed on her vehicle. and two people died at sea – a kayaker and a 62-year-old fisherman, whose bodies washed ashore after the storm. Several others were injured and at least a dozen people were treated at a hospital in Corsica, according to the report. Strong winds also left 45,000 people without power. Further down the system’s path, two people were killed in the Italian province of Tuscany when trees were uprooted from the ground, while several others were injured by falling trees at a campsite. In Venice, howling winds tossed tables and chairs like toys in the popular St. Mark’s Square, and chunks of brick were ripped straight from St. Mark’s bell tower, the city’s tallest structure. In Piombino, Italy, dramatic video of the storm shows a Ferris wheel spinning rapidly in the storm, the wheel’s carriages shaking out of control as howling winds took over the wheel’s operation. According to the AP, hail the size of walnuts caused significant damage in Italy’s Liguria region, breaking windows and destroying farmland already scorched by drought. The storm continued to bring intense lightning and strong winds even after parts of northern Italy. A video from Kranj, Slovenia, shows strong winds tearing off the roof of a large apartment complex, damaging cars parked underneath. In Austria, another amazing video shows high voltage power masts bent in half. According to a report by Austrian broadcaster ORF, at least 65,000 people in Styria, a province in the heart of Austria, lost power during the storm, which brought wind gusts of at least 139 km/h (86 mph). Elsewhere in Austria, at least two children were killed in the Carinthia region when strong winds toppled trees near a busy lake. The storm’s peak winds were apparently on par with some of the highest ever recorded outside the mountains in Europe. Such strong wind gusts in a widespread manner are unusual during summer in the region. The majority of extensive wind damage events occur from fall to spring, usually from strong midlatitude storm systems that dance along the jet stream. Some have speculated that the storm may meet the requirements of a derecho — an extensive and long-lasting windstorm at least 60 miles wide that leaves 400 miles of damage. Even then, a cluster of storms must have wind gusts of at least 58 mph along most of its length, with several gusts of at least 75 mph, according to the U.S. National Weather Service. About one large derecho forms in Europe annually or several on a small scale. According to research by scientists at the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL), most of these displacement storms have a much smaller and less intense footprint than Thursday’s track. The position and directional movement also appear to be somewhat unusual. It is reminiscent of a derecho that hit Germany, including Berlin, in July 2002. This group of storms was responsible for eight deaths and 50 injuries. The authors of a study on this derecho found that “severe convection can attain magnitude and intensity comparable to that in the United States.”

title: “Rare Powerful Storms Bring Strong Winds To Europe Killing Many Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-14” author: “Karen Micucci”

Comment A massive group of storms has traveled a nearly 1,000-mile path across Europe, killing scores of people and wreaking havoc on the French island of Corsica and landmarks in Venice, before moving on to cause major wind damage in parts of Austria and Slovakia. According to the Associated Press, at least five people in France and two in Italy were killed by the vicious cluster of storms. Some experts believe that the group of storms can be classified as a derecho, a particularly destructive, widespread and long-lasting windstorm. Two children were reportedly killed by the same cluster of storms in Austria. The group of storms was moving extremely fast, increasing the wind risk. The intense series of storms hit the Corsican capital of Ajaccio on the southwest coast at 8:15am. local time on Thursday and then reached Cap Corse at the northeastern tip around 9:15 a.m., according to Meteociel. That’s a forward speed of about 70 mph. Preliminary wind gust reports in Corsica include: 140 mph (225 km/h) in Marignana, 128 mph (206 km/h) in L’Île-Rousse, 122 mph (197 km/h) in Calvi and 116 mph ( 206 km/h) in Calvi 188 km/h) in Bocognano, among others. Dramatic video from Corsica’s Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport shows the extreme devastation that 136 mph wind gusts, equivalent to the force of a Category 4 hurricane, can cause. The winds damaged an Airbus A319, a commercial jet that can to hold up to 156 passengers, with one of its wings bent by the storm, Airlive reports. At least five people were killed in and around the French island during the storm, according to the AP: a 13-year-old girl and a 46-year-old man were killed at two campsites. A 72-year-old woman died when a roof collapsed on her vehicle. and two people died at sea – a kayaker and a 62-year-old fisherman, whose bodies washed ashore after the storm. Several others were injured and at least a dozen people were treated at a hospital in Corsica, according to the report. Strong winds also left 45,000 people without power. Further down the system’s path, two people were killed in the Italian province of Tuscany when trees were uprooted from the ground, while several others were injured by falling trees at a campsite. In Venice, howling winds tossed tables and chairs like toys in the popular St. Mark’s Square, and chunks of brick were ripped straight from St. Mark’s bell tower, the city’s tallest structure. In Piombino, Italy, dramatic video of the storm shows a Ferris wheel spinning rapidly in the storm, the wheel’s carriages shaking out of control as howling winds took over the wheel’s operation. According to the AP, hail the size of walnuts caused significant damage in Italy’s Liguria region, breaking windows and destroying farmland already scorched by drought. The storm continued to bring intense lightning and strong winds even after parts of northern Italy. A video from Kranj, Slovenia, shows strong winds tearing off the roof of a large apartment complex, damaging cars parked underneath. In Austria, another amazing video shows high voltage power masts bent in half. According to a report by Austrian broadcaster ORF, at least 65,000 people in Styria, a province in the heart of Austria, lost power during the storm, which brought wind gusts of at least 139 km/h (86 mph). Elsewhere in Austria, at least two children were killed in the Carinthia region when strong winds toppled trees near a busy lake. The storm’s peak winds were apparently on par with some of the highest ever recorded outside the mountains in Europe. Such strong wind gusts in a widespread manner are unusual during summer in the region. The majority of extensive wind damage events occur from fall to spring, usually from strong midlatitude storm systems that dance along the jet stream. Some have speculated that the storm may meet the requirements of a derecho — an extensive and long-lasting windstorm at least 60 miles wide that leaves 400 miles of damage. Even then, a cluster of storms must have wind gusts of at least 58 mph along most of its length, with several gusts of at least 75 mph, according to the U.S. National Weather Service. About one large derecho forms in Europe annually or several on a small scale. According to research by scientists at the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL), most of these displacement storms have a much smaller and less intense footprint than Thursday’s track. The position and directional movement also appear to be somewhat unusual. It is reminiscent of a derecho that hit Germany, including Berlin, in July 2002. This group of storms was responsible for eight deaths and 50 injuries. The authors of a study on this derecho found that “severe convection can attain magnitude and intensity comparable to that in the United States.”

title: “Rare Powerful Storms Bring Strong Winds To Europe Killing Many Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-07” author: “Mark Downs”

Comment A massive group of storms has traveled a nearly 1,000-mile path across Europe, killing scores of people and wreaking havoc on the French island of Corsica and landmarks in Venice, before moving on to cause major wind damage in parts of Austria and Slovakia. According to the Associated Press, at least five people in France and two in Italy were killed by the vicious cluster of storms. Some experts believe that the group of storms can be classified as a derecho, a particularly destructive, widespread and long-lasting windstorm. Two children were reportedly killed by the same cluster of storms in Austria. The group of storms was moving extremely fast, increasing the wind risk. The intense series of storms hit the Corsican capital of Ajaccio on the southwest coast at 8:15am. local time on Thursday and then reached Cap Corse at the northeastern tip around 9:15 a.m., according to Meteociel. That’s a forward speed of about 70 mph. Preliminary wind gust reports in Corsica include: 140 mph (225 km/h) in Marignana, 128 mph (206 km/h) in L’Île-Rousse, 122 mph (197 km/h) in Calvi and 116 mph ( 206 km/h) in Calvi 188 km/h) in Bocognano, among others. Dramatic video from Corsica’s Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport shows the extreme devastation that 136 mph wind gusts, equivalent to the force of a Category 4 hurricane, can cause. The winds damaged an Airbus A319, a commercial jet that can to hold up to 156 passengers, with one of its wings bent by the storm, Airlive reports. At least five people were killed in and around the French island during the storm, according to the AP: a 13-year-old girl and a 46-year-old man were killed at two campsites. A 72-year-old woman died when a roof collapsed on her vehicle. and two people died at sea – a kayaker and a 62-year-old fisherman, whose bodies washed ashore after the storm. Several others were injured and at least a dozen people were treated at a hospital in Corsica, according to the report. Strong winds also left 45,000 people without power. Further down the system’s path, two people were killed in the Italian province of Tuscany when trees were uprooted from the ground, while several others were injured by falling trees at a campsite. In Venice, howling winds tossed tables and chairs like toys in the popular St. Mark’s Square, and chunks of brick were ripped straight from St. Mark’s bell tower, the city’s tallest structure. In Piombino, Italy, dramatic video of the storm shows a Ferris wheel spinning rapidly in the storm, the wheel’s carriages shaking out of control as howling winds took over the wheel’s operation. According to the AP, hail the size of walnuts caused significant damage in Italy’s Liguria region, breaking windows and destroying farmland already scorched by drought. The storm continued to bring intense lightning and strong winds even after parts of northern Italy. A video from Kranj, Slovenia, shows strong winds tearing off the roof of a large apartment complex, damaging cars parked underneath. In Austria, another amazing video shows high voltage power masts bent in half. According to a report by Austrian broadcaster ORF, at least 65,000 people in Styria, a province in the heart of Austria, lost power during the storm, which brought wind gusts of at least 139 km/h (86 mph). Elsewhere in Austria, at least two children were killed in the Carinthia region when strong winds toppled trees near a busy lake. The storm’s peak winds were apparently on par with some of the highest ever recorded outside the mountains in Europe. Such strong wind gusts in a widespread manner are unusual during summer in the region. The majority of extensive wind damage events occur from fall to spring, usually from strong midlatitude storm systems that dance along the jet stream. Some have speculated that the storm may meet the requirements of a derecho — an extensive and long-lasting windstorm at least 60 miles wide that leaves 400 miles of damage. Even then, a cluster of storms must have wind gusts of at least 58 mph along most of its length, with several gusts of at least 75 mph, according to the U.S. National Weather Service. About one large derecho forms in Europe annually or several on a small scale. According to research by scientists at the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL), most of these displacement storms have a much smaller and less intense footprint than Thursday’s track. The position and directional movement also appear to be somewhat unusual. It is reminiscent of a derecho that hit Germany, including Berlin, in July 2002. This group of storms was responsible for eight deaths and 50 injuries. The authors of a study on this derecho found that “severe convection can attain magnitude and intensity comparable to that in the United States.”

title: “Rare Powerful Storms Bring Strong Winds To Europe Killing Many Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-24” author: “Josephine Smith”

Comment A massive group of storms has traveled a nearly 1,000-mile path across Europe, killing scores of people and wreaking havoc on the French island of Corsica and landmarks in Venice, before moving on to cause major wind damage in parts of Austria and Slovakia. According to the Associated Press, at least five people in France and two in Italy were killed by the vicious cluster of storms. Some experts believe that the group of storms can be classified as a derecho, a particularly destructive, widespread and long-lasting windstorm. Two children were reportedly killed by the same cluster of storms in Austria. The group of storms was moving extremely fast, increasing the wind risk. The intense series of storms hit the Corsican capital of Ajaccio on the southwest coast at 8:15am. local time on Thursday and then reached Cap Corse at the northeastern tip around 9:15 a.m., according to Meteociel. That’s a forward speed of about 70 mph. Preliminary wind gust reports in Corsica include: 140 mph (225 km/h) in Marignana, 128 mph (206 km/h) in L’Île-Rousse, 122 mph (197 km/h) in Calvi and 116 mph ( 206 km/h) in Calvi 188 km/h) in Bocognano, among others. Dramatic video from Corsica’s Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport shows the extreme devastation that 136 mph wind gusts, equivalent to the force of a Category 4 hurricane, can cause. The winds damaged an Airbus A319, a commercial jet that can to hold up to 156 passengers, with one of its wings bent by the storm, Airlive reports. At least five people were killed in and around the French island during the storm, according to the AP: a 13-year-old girl and a 46-year-old man were killed at two campsites. A 72-year-old woman died when a roof collapsed on her vehicle. and two people died at sea – a kayaker and a 62-year-old fisherman, whose bodies washed ashore after the storm. Several others were injured and at least a dozen people were treated at a hospital in Corsica, according to the report. Strong winds also left 45,000 people without power. Further down the system’s path, two people were killed in the Italian province of Tuscany when trees were uprooted from the ground, while several others were injured by falling trees at a campsite. In Venice, howling winds tossed tables and chairs like toys in the popular St. Mark’s Square, and chunks of brick were ripped straight from St. Mark’s bell tower, the city’s tallest structure. In Piombino, Italy, dramatic video of the storm shows a Ferris wheel spinning rapidly in the storm, the wheel’s carriages shaking out of control as howling winds took over the wheel’s operation. According to the AP, hail the size of walnuts caused significant damage in Italy’s Liguria region, breaking windows and destroying farmland already scorched by drought. The storm continued to bring intense lightning and strong winds even after parts of northern Italy. A video from Kranj, Slovenia, shows strong winds tearing off the roof of a large apartment complex, damaging cars parked underneath. In Austria, another amazing video shows high voltage power masts bent in half. According to a report by Austrian broadcaster ORF, at least 65,000 people in Styria, a province in the heart of Austria, lost power during the storm, which brought wind gusts of at least 139 km/h (86 mph). Elsewhere in Austria, at least two children were killed in the Carinthia region when strong winds toppled trees near a busy lake. The storm’s peak winds were apparently on par with some of the highest ever recorded outside the mountains in Europe. Such strong wind gusts in a widespread manner are unusual during summer in the region. The majority of extensive wind damage events occur from fall to spring, usually from strong midlatitude storm systems that dance along the jet stream. Some have speculated that the storm may meet the requirements of a derecho — an extensive and long-lasting windstorm at least 60 miles wide that leaves 400 miles of damage. Even then, a cluster of storms must have wind gusts of at least 58 mph along most of its length, with several gusts of at least 75 mph, according to the U.S. National Weather Service. About one large derecho forms in Europe annually or several on a small scale. According to research by scientists at the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL), most of these displacement storms have a much smaller and less intense footprint than Thursday’s track. The position and directional movement also appear to be somewhat unusual. It is reminiscent of a derecho that hit Germany, including Berlin, in July 2002. This group of storms was responsible for eight deaths and 50 injuries. The authors of a study on this derecho found that “severe convection can attain magnitude and intensity comparable to that in the United States.”