Storm Dudley#Tornado outbreak
{{Short description|2022 European windstorm}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox storm
| name = Storm Dudley
| image = Dudley 2022-02-16 1900Z.jpg
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| duration = 14 – 19 February 2022
| type = Tornado outbreak, European windstorm
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| gust = {{cvt|166|km/h|mph}}, North Walsham.
| tornadoes = 24
| fujitascale = F2
| tornado duration = 8 hours, 14 minutes
| areas affected = United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Lithuania
| fatalities = 9 deaths, 5 injuries
| power outages = 225,000
| damages = $863 million (2022 USD), €794 million (2022 Euros) [https://www.aon.com/reinsurance/getmedia/af1248d6-9332-4878-8c92-572c1bf3c19d/20221204-q1-2022-catastrophe-recap.pdf Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap], Aon, April 2022
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From 14 to 19 February 2022, a European windstorm struck the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, The Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania. The storm was named Storm Dudley by the UK Met Office on 14 February 2022.[https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1493184507243077636 ⚠️ Yellow weather warning UPDATED ⚠️#StormDudley will bring strong winds to the north of the UK Wednesday 1500 – Thursday 1800 Latest info 👉 http://bit.ly/WxWarning Stay #WeatherAware⚠️ #TwoStorms], UK Met Office, Twitter, 14 February 2022 The storm caused 225,000 people to lose power, killed nine people, and spawned 24 tornadoes across Europe. The storm occurred just before the stronger and more impactful Storm Eunice, which caused over 3.1 million power outages,[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60452334 Storm Franklin hits UK with flooding and high winds], BBC News, 21 February 2021{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40811004.html|title=Storm Eunice: 80,000 without power with most extensive damage in West Cork and Kerry|work=Irish Examiner|first1=Steve|last1=Neville|first2=Pádraig|last2=Hoare|first3=Vivienne|last3=Clarke|date=18 February 2022|access-date=18 February 2022|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218071227/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40811004.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://tvn24.pl/tvnmeteo/polska/wichury-w-polsce-silny-wiatr-ofiara-smiertelna-wir-nizowy-eunice-ponad-szesc-tysiecy-interwencji-strazy-pozarnej-5604826 |title=Cztery osoby nie żyją, setki tysięcy odbiorców bez prądu po wichurach |trans-title=Four dead, hundreds of thousands without power after storms |language=pl |access-date=19 February 2022 |website=tvn24.pl |date=19 February 2022 |archive-date=19 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219092121/https://tvn24.pl/tvnmeteo/polska/wichury-w-polsce-silny-wiatr-ofiara-smiertelna-wir-nizowy-eunice-ponad-szesc-tysiecy-interwencji-strazy-pozarnej-5604826 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/deutschland/panorama/sturm-warnung-heute-orkan-zeynep-unwetter-sachsen-anhalt-thueringen-100.html|title = Sturm "Zeynep" richtet im Norden große Schäden an | MDR.DE}} 17 fatalities, and over €1.83 billion in damage.{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Tammy|date=19 February 2022|title=Storm Eunice: Damage could cost £360m as hundreds of thousands still without power|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/storm-eunice-live-updates-b983435.html|access-date=19 February 2022|website=www.standard.co.uk|language=en|archive-date=19 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219074228/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/storm-eunice-live-updates-b983435.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=Schätzung: "Zeynep" kostet Versicherer über 900 Millionen Euro |trans-title=Estimate: "Zeynep" costs insurers over 900 million euros |url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2022-02/19/zeynep-kostet-versicherer-ueber-900-millionen-euro |date=19 February 2022 |access-date=20 February 2022 |newspaper=Die Zeit |language=de |publisher=Zeit Online |archive-date=19 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219155122/https://www.zeit.de/news/2022-02/19/zeynep-kostet-versicherer-ueber-900-millionen-euro |url-status=live }}
Meteorological history
Storm Dudley, along with Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin, formed by a sting jet, a narrow band of winds that can create narrow and intense winds in a small area. It was also partly due to a large polar vortex in the Arctic that formed these storms. The storm trio isn't particularly rare for the area, as it has happened before.[https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/in-trio-of-storms-hitting-western-europe-role-of-climate-change-is-complicated/ In Trio of storms hitting Western Europe, role of climate change is complicated], Mongabay, 22 February 2022 The storm also brought a very rare formation of mammatus clouds, and brought wind gusts of {{convert|81|mph|kph}} in Capel Cruig, Wales, {{convert|74|mph|kph}} in Yorkshire and {{convert|71|mph|kph}} in Drumalbin, Scotland.[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/met-office-explains-storm-dudley-26251860 Met Office explains why Storm Dudley caused odd cloud formations 'like a painting'], Mirror, 16 February 2022
Preparations and impacts
= United Kingdom =
The United Kingdom saw one fatality due to Storm Dudley.{{cite web|last=Salisbury|first=Tammy Hughes, Josh|date=17 February 2022|title=Storm Dudley: Lorry driver killed after falling from HGV|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/storm-dudley-lorry-driver-killed-solihull-b983135.html|access-date=18 February 2022|website=www.standard.co.uk|language=en|archive-date=17 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217144939/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/storm-dudley-lorry-driver-killed-solihull-b983135.html|url-status=live}} Dudley was expected to bring winds of {{convert|60|to|70|mph|kph}}, which caused travel restrictions. The Environment Agency issued 38 flood alerts for the UK.[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-60394507 Storm Dudley: Thousands of people lose electricity due to damage], BBC News, 17 February 2022 In Yorkshire, a falling power line electrocuted 13 dogs.[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-60422957 Storm Dudley: Falling power line kills 13 dogs in North Yorkshire], BBC, 17 February 2022 During the cleanup of Storm Dudley, Storm Eunice struck, further compounding the damage.[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60413172 Storm Eunice looms as Storm Dudley clear-up continues], BBC News, 17 February 2022 PwC estimated the insurance losses for the storm to be between £40 million and £75 million.{{cite web | url=https://www.pwc.co.uk/press-room/press-releases/costs-of-storm-dudley-could-reach-up-to-p75-million---pwc-uk.html | title=Costs of Storm Dudley could reach up to £75 million - PWC UK }}
= Germany =
Storm Dudley causes three deaths in Germany,{{cite web|title=Sturm - Drei Tote durch Orkantief Ylenia - Beeinträchtigungen im Zugverkehr dauern an|url=https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/drei-tote-durch-orkantief-ylenia-beeintraechtigungen-im-zugverkehr-dauern-an-100.html|access-date=18 February 2022|website=Die Nachrichten|language=de|archive-date=17 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217221643/https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/drei-tote-durch-orkantief-ylenia-beeintraechtigungen-im-zugverkehr-dauern-an-100.html|url-status=live}} and spawned winds up to {{convert|152|kph|mph}} in the country.[https://watchers.news/2022/02/18/storm-ylenia-dudley-germany-february-2022/ Storm Ylenia (Dudley) wreaks havoc across northern Europe, leaving at least 5 people dead], Watchers, 18 February 2022 The Elbe River flowed {{convert|2|meters|feet}} higher than normal, and a ferry had its windows shattered.[https://nypost.com/2022/02/17/scary-video-shows-giant-wave-shattering-ferry-windows/ Scary video shows giant wave shattering ferry windows], New York Post, 17 February 2022 The storm also spawned one tornado in Germany, in Brandenburg, which was rated as an F1/T3 tornado.[https://eswd.eu/cgi-bin/eswd.cgi European storm database], European Severe Weather Database
= Poland =
The storm produced a very intense squall line of severe thunderstorms that moved through Poland, producing damaging straight-line winds and numerous embedded tornadoes. A man in Western Poland near Gorzów Wielkopolski died when a tree fell on his car.{{cite tweet|number=1494245389129732103|user=Lubuska_Policja|title=Orkan Dudley...|date=17 February 2022}} Meanwhile, a tornado in Kraków caused a {{convert|20|meters|feet}} long crane to collapse, killing two people and injuring two others. Another tornado in Sierosław injured one, and an F2 tornado in Wójcice injured two. Overall, 23 tornadoes were confirmed in Poland.
= Lithuania =
Storm Dudley killed two people in Lithuania due to strong winds.{{cite web|title=Ant važiuojančio automobilio greta Marijampolės užvirtus medžiui našlaičiais liko 5 vaikai|url=https://www.lrytas.lt/lietuvosdiena/nelaimes/2022/02/17/news/kelyje-vilkaviskis-marijampole-eismo-ivykis-du-zmones-be-gyvybes-zenklu-22406406|access-date=18 February 2022|website=www.lrytas.lt|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218003139/https://www.lrytas.lt/lietuvosdiena/nelaimes/2022/02/17/news/kelyje-vilkaviskis-marijampole-eismo-ivykis-du-zmones-be-gyvybes-zenklu-22406406|url-status=live}}
Tornado outbreak
{{Tornado chart|FU =4|F0 = 0|F1 = 7|F2 = 13|F3 = 0|F4 = 0|F5 = 0|Total = 24}}
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!colspan="8"|List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, 17 February 2022 |
F# || T# || Location || District/ County || Coord. || Time (UTC) || Path length || Comments/Damage |
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colspan="8" align=center|Germany |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | F1
|bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | T3 |{{Coord|53.21|14.20|name=Brandenburg (17 Feb, F1)}} |00:46 |1.1 km, max. width 70m |This high-end F1 tornado damaged multiple buildings in and around Casekow. Homes in town sustained considerable roof damage, farmhouses were badly damaged outside of town, and horse stables were destroyed. Roof and solar panels were lifted and thrown, with parts shredded to pieces. Heavy damage occurred in a small wooded area, with many trees debranched and snapped. |
colspan="8" align=center|Poland |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | F1
|N/A |{{Coord|52.57|15.52|name=Lubuskie (17 Feb, F1)}} |02:00 (+/- 5 min.) |Unknown |Roofs of homes were damaged and windows were blown out. Large tree branches were snapped, and pieces of wood were thrown and impaled into a building's insulation layer. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2
|N/A |{{Coord|52.67|16.17|name=Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)}} |02:24 |1.1 km |Significant damage to a local forest was reported, and drone photos showed that a large swath of trees was flattened in a convergent pattern. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2
|N/A |{{Coord|52.15|16.83|name=Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)}} |03:03 |Unknown |Significant damage to houses and outbuildings occurred, with some structures largely destroyed. A brick cowshed collapsed, killing a bull inside. Swaths of trees were mowed down in forested areas, and some debarking was noted. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|unk}} | FU
|N/A |{{Coord|52.25|18.83|name=Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, FU)}} |03:11 |Unknown |Power transmission lines and trees were downed, and residences sustained roof damage. At least one building was unroofed entirely. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2
|N/A |{{Coord|52.12|17.24|name=Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)}} |03:18 |0.9 km |A masonry outbuilding and a garage were largely destroyed, along with the roof of a cowshed with 50 cows living inside the building. Large trees were snapped in a convergent pattern in forested areas. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2
|bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | T4 |Grzywna Szlachecka, Kuczwały |{{Coord|53.14|18.64|name=Kujawsko-Pomorskie (17 Feb, F2)}} |03:22 |600m |Masonry outbuildings were destroyed, and vehicles were also damaged. Homes sustained roof, insulation, and window damage, and some buildings had damage to walls. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2
|bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | T4 |{{Coord|52.09|17.40|name=Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)}} |03:25 |1.7 km, max. width 240m |A swath of large trees were snapped and uprooted in a convergent pattern as this tornado moved through forested areas. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2
|N/A |Lgów |{{Coord|52.10|17.54|name=Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)}} |03:32 |Unknown |Severe damage occurred in Lgów, where homes had their roofs torn off, outbuildings were destroyed, and debris was scattered throughout the community. Cars had windows blown out and were damaged by flying debris, and numerous large trees were snapped in a forest outside of town. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2
|N/A |{{Coord|52.40|17.95|name=Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)}} |03:34 |0.1 km max. width 100 m |A very brief but strong tornado downed trees in a convergent pattern and tossed boats at Lake Powidzkie. A residential building was heavily damaged, and sustained damage to its windows and insulation layer. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2
|bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | T5 |{{Coord|52.40|17.95|name=Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)}} |03:42 |Unknown |Significant structural damage occurred in Dobrzyca, where numerous homes had their roofs destroyed or torn off, and some sustained loss of their upper-floor exterior walls. Power lines were downed, streets were strewn with debris, and vehicles were also damaged. Large trees were snapped in and around town. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2
|N/A |{{Coord|52.01|17.98|name=Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)}} |03:50 (+/- 15 min.) |Unknown |Homes and a church had roofing torn off. Several outbuildings were destroyed, and others had walls partially collapsed. Some ducks were killed at a duck farm in the area, and many trees were uprooted and snapped. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | F1
|bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | T3 |{{Coord|52.08|18.18|name=Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F1)}} |03:55 (+/- 15 min.) |Unknown |A house had its metal roof blown off, with wooden beams and metal sheets blown at least 150 metres away from the structure. A few trees were also damaged. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2
|N/A |Tykadłów, Żelazków, Zborów, Podzborów |{{Coord|51.85|18.18|name=Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)}} |04:00 (+/- 5 min.) |Unknown |Extensive damage occurred as this tornado impacted multiple villages, where homes and other structures had their roofs destroyed, and some had walls collapsed. Cars and buildings had their windows blown out, and many trees were snapped or uprooted. A soccer field was damaged as well. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | F1
|bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | T3 |Laski |{{Coord|52.00|18.57|name=Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F1)}} |04:09 |Unknown |Trucks and trailers were overturned, and roofs were almost entirely torn off from residential buildings, with debris left deposited in nearby trees. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | F1
|bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | T3 |Łęka |{{Coord|52.13|18.64|name=Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F1)}} |04:10 (+/- 5 min.) |Unknown |Roofs were damaged or destroyed in the village as a result of this high-end F1 tornado. In one case, a wooden beam was found speared into a building. Trees in a nearby forest were downed in a convergent pattern. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | F1
|bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | T3 |{{Coord|52.13|18.55|name=Łódzkie (17 Feb, F1)}} |04:12 |Unknown |Roofs of outbuildings were destroyed, and at least two had walls partly collapsed. Parts of sheet metal and wooden beams from a building were blown off and scattered 100–150 metres away. Trees were downed in a local forest as well. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2
|N/A |{{Coord|52.00|18.66|name=Wielkopolskie (17 Feb, F2)}} |04:13 |Unknown |A summer house was completely destroyed, and a nearby car was overturned and heavily damaged. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2
|N/A |{{Coord|51.65|18.47|name=Łódzkie (17 Feb, F2)}} |04:15 (+/- 5 min.) |Unknown |Numerous houses, outbuildings and trees sustained severe damage in both villages. A greenhouse was damaged, large masonry outbuildings were destroyed, and homes had their roofs torn off. Power transmission and communication lines were downed, and trees were snapped or uprooted. A 65-year-old woman sustained head injuries from a falling roof truss, and her 16-year-old grandson was injured by flying glass. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | F1
|bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | T3 |{{Coord|51.61|18.48|name=Łódzkie (17 Feb, F1)}} |04:20 (+/- 5 min.) |Unknown |Several buildings in close proximity to each other were considerably damaged. Trucks and trailers were overturned, and walls were partly collapsed. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2
|N/A |Różyce Grochowe, Sulimy, Mrożewice |{{Coord|51.97|19.19|name=Łódzkie (17 Feb, F2)}} |04:30 (+/- 5 min.) |3 km |Structures in multiple villages sustained major roof damage, with debris scattered over 400 metres away. Large masonry outbuildings were almost fully destroyed and an area of forest was flattened, with many large trees snapped or uprooted. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|unknown}} | FU
|N/A |{{Coord|51.50|19.62|name=Łódzkie (17 Feb, F2)}} |05:05 (+/- 5 min.) |Unknown |Almost every building in Sierosław suffered some degree of damage, some of which had their roofs torn off, including a few that sustained damage to their brick exterior walls. Farms in the area were significantly damaged, and metal truss electrical transmission towers were blown over. Two trucks were overturned outside of town, and one of the drivers sustained injuries. |
bgcolor=#{{storm colour|unk}} | FU
|N/A |{{Coord|50.02|20.05|name=Małopolskie (February, FU)}} |8:05 (+/- 5 min.) |Unknown |2 deaths – A large construction crane was toppled to the ground, killing two construction workers. The roof of a supermarket was heavily damaged, with debris from the building strewn throughout the area. Some cars were damaged by flying roof debris, and two people were injured. |
Highest wind gust per country
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Country
! Gust ! Location ! Date |
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{{Flag|Belgium}}
| 112 km/h | 16 February |
{{Flag|Czech Republic}}
| 160 km/h | 17 February |
{{Flag|Denmark}}
| 130 km/h | 17 February |
{{Flag|France}}
| 164 km/h | Calais | 16 February |
{{Flag|Germany}}
| 153 km/h | 17 February |
{{Flag|Guernsey}}
| 156 km/h | 16 February |
{{Flag|Ireland}}
| 148 km/h | 16 February |
{{Flag|Jersey}}
| 154 km/h | 16 February |
{{Flag|Luxembourg}}
| 102 km/h | 17 February |
{{Flag|Netherlands}}
| 116 km/h | 17 February |
{{Flag|Poland}}
| 146 km/h | Kikół | 17 February |
{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
| 166 km/h | 16 February |
See also
- Storm Eunice – impacted similar areas two days later
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8_uUHJScVc Tornado Hits Kraków, Poland - Feb. 17, 2022 tornado w Krakowie]
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