Storm Eunice

Storm Eunice, also known as Storm Zeynep in Germany and Storm Nora in Denmark, was a storm in Europe. With maximum wind speeds of 122 mph, on the Isle of Wight, it was the strongest storm on record to hit England.[4]

Storm Eunice
Eunice on 17 February
TypeEuropean windstorm
Formed14 February 2022
Duration14th Feb - 19th Feb
Dissipated19 February 2022
(Exited to sea on 18 February, 12.30pm GMT, second landfall 12pm CET)
Highest gust196 km/h (122mph), recorded in Isle of Wight as of 3:30PM GMT
Casualties7, 8 injured as of 19:25PM GMT
Power outages690,000 at peak (in UK, France and Ireland)[1][2][3]
Areas affectedUK, Ireland, Denmark, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Lithuania
Part of the 2021–22 European windstorm season

Eunice was the fourth named storm of the 2021-22 European wind storm season. It was the most damaging for the season, with 530 thousand power outages for the UK and Ireland.[1][5] It came just hours after Storm Dudley.

References
  1. "UK weather live - Storm Eunice updates: Major incidents declared and new warnings issued as man killed amid record 196 km/h (122mph) winds, power station tower collapses and lorries blown over". Sky News. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. Neville, Steve; Hoare, Pádraig; Clarke, Vivienne (18 February 2022). "Storm Eunice: 80,000 without power with most extensive damage in West Cork and Kerry". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. "Tempête Eunice : au moins huit morts en Europe, l'alerte levée dans les cinq départements français" (in French). Le Monde. 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. Halliday, Josh; Morris, Steven; Rodrigues, Jason; Greenfield, Patrick (18 February 2022). "Storm Eunice live: winds of up to 122mph recorded as millions urged to stay indoors amid Met Office red weather warning". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. Neville, Steve; Hoare, Pádraig; Clarke, Vivienne (18 February 2022). "Storm Eunice: 80,000 without power with most extensive damage in West Cork and Kerry". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 February 2022.




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