Storm Malik

On 28 January 2022, Storm Malik was named by the Danish Meteorological Institute,{{cite web|last=Corcoran|first=Sophie|date=28 January 2022|title=Storm Malik: Rain and 80mph winds set to batter UK|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/storm-malik-80mph-winds-uk-weather-forecast-b979390.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129045451/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/storm-malik-80mph-winds-uk-weather-forecast-b979390.html|archive-date=29 January 2022|website=www.standard.co.uk|accessdate=29 January 2022}}{{cite news|date=28 January 2022|title=80mph winds set to batter UK as Storm Malik sweeps in|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/uk-weather-storm-malik-latest-b2002845.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128155909/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/uk-weather-storm-malik-latest-b2002845.html|archive-date=28 January 2022|website=The Independent|accessdate=29 January 2022}} after the Greenlandic name that also means "wave".{{cite news|last=Christensen|first=C.|date=28 January 2022|title=Efter Malik: Pas på bølgen|language=da|trans-title=After Malik: Watch out for the wave|publisher=EkstraBladet|url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/samfund/efter-malik-pas-paa-boelgen/9102815|accessdate=30 January 2022}} In Finland and Germany, which are not part of the storm naming groups, it was named Valtteri by the Finnish Meteorological Institute,{{cite web|date=29 January 2022|title=Snowstorm 'Valtteri' to Hit Finland Hard by Saturday Evening|url=https://finlandtoday.fi/snowstorm-valtteri-to-hit-finland-hard-by-saturday-evening|access-date=30 January 2022|publisher=Finland Today}}{{cite web|date=29 January 2022|title=Blizzard hits Finland: First-ever 'code red' traffic warning issued, flights cancelled|url=https://yle.fi/news/3-12293333|access-date=30 January 2022|publisher=YLE}}{{cite web|title=I didn't know earlier that Denmark (@dmidk), Sweden (@SMHIvader), and Norway (@Meteorologene) form so called northern group of European nations that name storms|url=https://twitter.com/mikarantane/status/1487064841051385860|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128141253/https://twitter.com/mikarantane/status/1487064841051385860|archive-date=2022-01-28|access-date=2022-01-28|df=dmy-all}} while the Free University of Berlin named the same system as Nadia.{{cite web|author=Deutscher Wetterdienst|date=30 January 2022|title=Europe Weather Map on 2022-01-30|url=http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20220130.gif|access-date=30 January 2022|publisher=Free University of Berlin|language=de|archive-date=30 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130132657/http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20220130.gif|url-status=dead}} The storm lasted until January 30, after which it dissipated.

The impact from the storm ranged from mild to severe throughout most of the continent. UK wind power generation peaked at 19.5{{nbsp}}GW; a new record.

Two fatalities were reported in the United Kingdom due to Storm Malik: a 60-year-old woman in Aberdeen, Scotland and a 9-year-old boy in Staffordshire, England. Both were hit by falling trees.{{cite web|title=Woman killed and 110,000 homes and businesses suffer power cuts in strong winds – as second storm set to batter UK within hours|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/woman-killed-and-62-000-homes-suffer-power-cuts-in-strong-winds-as-second-storm-set-to-batter-uk-within-hours/ar-AAThbtn?ocid=msedgntp |url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220130015538/https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/woman-killed-and-62-000-homes-suffer-power-cuts-in-strong-winds-as-second-storm-set-to-batter-uk-within-hours/ar-AAThbtn?ocid=msedgntp |archive-date=30 January 2022|website=www.msn.com|accessdate=29 January 2022}}{{cite news|date=29 January 2022|title=Storm Malik: Boy, 9, dies after tree falls during storm|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60183035|url-status=live|access-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130015539/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60183035 |archive-date=30 January 2022}} In Denmark, a 78-year-old woman died from injuries sustained when a door she opened was caught by the wind and she fell.{{cite news|last=Wismann|first=I.M.L. |date=30 January 2022|title=Kvinde dræbt i stormvejret|language=da|trans-title=Woman killed in storm|publisher=TV2|url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2022-01-30-kvinde-draebt-i-stormvejret |access-date=30 January 2022}} In Germany, a person in Beelitz was killed when hit by a poster that had come loose and in Poland a person was killed when a tree fell on a moving car in Wejherowo County. In the Czech Republic, a worker died after being buried by a wall.{{cite web |title=Storm Malik pounds Northern Europe, leaves 4 dead {{!}} DW {{!}} 30.01.2022|url=https://www.dw.com/en/storm-malik-pounds-northern-europe-leaves-4-dead/a-60598286 |access-date=2022-01-30|website=DW.COM|language=en-GB}}

Two teenagers were injured in the southern Swedish region of Scania when their car was hit by a falling tree. A child was injured when a tree crashed through the roof in Charlottenlund, Denmark, while west of Esbjerg, a moving car was hit by a large branch, resulting in three injuries.{{cite web | url=https://www.sn.dk/gentofte-kommune/kaempe-trae-rammer-hus-barn-haardt-kvaestet/ | title=Kæmpe træ rammer hus: Barn hårdt kvæstet | date=30 January 2022 }}{{cite web|author=Jeppe Bjerre Trans |url=https://newsbreak.dk/krim/alvorligt-til-skade-i-storm-ulykke/872502!/ |title=Alvorligt til skade i storm-ulykke|df=dmy-all|publisher=Newsbreak|date=2022-01-29 |access-date=2022-02-26}} In Poland, a driver was injured when she drove into a downed tree near Kierzkowo, while in Tłuczewo, a person sustained arm injuries.{{cite web | url=https://epoznan.pl/news-news-125797-przed_autem_runelo_drzewo_ranna_kobieta | title=Przed autem runęło drzewo. Ranna kobieta }}{{cite web | url=https://wejherowo.naszemiasto.pl/tluczewo-pow-wejherowski-drzewo-przygniotlo-samochod-jedna/ar/c4-8654835 | title=Tłuczewo (Pow. Wejherowski): Drzewo przygniotło samochód. Jedna osoba zginęła, a jedna trafiła do szpitala 30.01.2022 | date=30 January 2022 }} In Germany, a man was injured by a falling tree in a park, in Bremen.{{cite web|author=dpa/ba/jp |url=https://www.weser-kurier.de/niedersachsen/sturm-in-norddeutschland-so-wuetete-tief-nadia-in-bremen-und-umzu-doc7jh8cbt36ld1386axlq4 |title=Sturm in Norddeutschland: So wütete Tief Nadia in Bremen und umzu – WESER-KURIER |publisher=Weser-kurier.de |date=2022-01-31 |accessdate=2022-02-26}}

More than 680,000 people were left without power in Poland by the storm and in the United Kingdom around 130,000 lost power. In Sweden around 40,000 households lost power, mostly in the south.

In the city of Malmö, many facade panels from the Turning Torso building fell. In the Västra Hamnen (The West Harbour) area a crane from a construction site got overturned and landed close to a bus stop full of people. A second crane got overturned in the city of Malmö and landed on parked cars. Another crane got overturned in the city of Södertälje south of Stockholm and landed on a hospital, but only caused slight damage to windows in the ICU section. Many trees fell throughout southern Sweden. Many trees also fell in the town of Norrtälje.

The storm caused damage to the Lithuanian coast as well, with local authorities calling it the "worst storm since Cyclone Anatol in 1999".{{cite web|title=Audra gavo vardą: pajūryje padariniai bus skaičiuojami dar ne vieną dieną|url=http://klaipeda.diena.lt/naujienos/klaipeda/nusikaltimai-ir-nelaimes/uostamiescio-ugniagesiai-vos-spejo-suktis-audra-isrove-virs-simto-medziu-1061887 |access-date=2022-02-06|website=KL.lt|date=31 January 2022 |language=lt|df=dmy-all}} The storm reached winds of {{convert|93|km/h|mph kn}} with gusts of {{convert|125|km/h|mph kn}}. Infrastructure and protective dunes along the Curonian Spit were considerably damaged by the storm.{{cite web|date=2022-02-06|title=Pastaroji audra pajūriui gali būti padariusi žalos panašiai kaip uraganas "Ervinas"|df=dmy-all

|url=https://ve.lt/aktualijos/pastaroji-audra-pajuriui-gali-buti-padariusi-zalos-panasiai-kaip-uraganas-ervinas |access-date=2022-02-06|website=ve.lt|language=lt}}

20 elderly residents in Frederikssund were evacuated due to the threat of storm surges on the day of the event as a respond to the forecast of at most {{convert|1.9|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} of storm surge.https://www.tv2lorry.dk/frederikssund/kommune-evakuerer-20-borgere-foer-storm-ingen-skal-vaere-i-livsfarez {{dead link|date=May 2025}}{{cite web | url=https://www.tv2lorry.dk/tv-2/meteorolog-weekendens-storm-kan-blive-historisk-voldsom | title=Meteorolog: Weekendens storm kan blive historisk voldsom }} The storm caused widespread wind damage, with several homes sustaining roof damage or having their roofs partly torn off, including the roof of a small football stadium. Several train routes were cancelled because of trees damaging powerlines.{{cite web | url=https://www.tv2fyn.dk/fyn/stormen-malik-paa-fyn-vandstand-ved-sydfyn-topper-foerst-ved-midnat | title=Stormen Malik på Fyn: Vandstand ved Sydfyn topper først ved midnat }} More than 2400 reports of storm damage were reported to the authorities.{{cite web | url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2022-01-31-faerre-stormskader-end-ventet | title=Færre stormskader end ventet - TV 2 | date=31 January 2022 }} Highest wind gust measured was 40 meters per second, becoming the strongest windstorm to make landfall in Denmark since 2016. Severe storm surge occurred in southern Denmark, with Wadden Sea National Park recording {{convert|3.5|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} high storm surge.{{cite web | url=https://www.dmi.dk/nyheder/2022/stormen-malik-en-bolge-af-vind-og-vand/ | title=Stormen Malik – en bølge af vind og vand }}

{{See also|2021-22 European windstorm season#Storm Corrie}}

The damage in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Malik was worsened by Storm Corrie, which started affecting the two countries on 29 January. The following storm resulted in 118,000 power outages in Scotland, and more overall damage.{{Cite news|date=2022-01-31|title=Storm Malik and Corrie: Thousands of homes without power after weekend storms|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60188454|access-date=2022-02-20|df=dmy-all}}

The storm's wind generated 19.5 GW in UK, the highest it's been, as of 2022.{{cite news |last1=Ambrose |first1=Jillian |date=30 January 2022 |title=UK windfarms generate record amount of electricity during Storm Malik |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/30/uk-windfarms-generate-record-electricity-storm-malik |access-date=31 January 2022}}

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