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Catastrophe Report 2
January 1, 2002 - March 1, 2003
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Storm - Europe
| Territory: |
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UK, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Denmark, Germany,
Switzerland (also affected Austria, Poland and Sweden) |
| Region: |
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Worst damage recorded in Wales and
the English Midlands (UK), the Netherlands and western Germany. |
| Date: |
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October 26 – 28 |
| Event: |
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Winter storm Jeanett |
| Impact: |
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In the UK and the Netherlands, transport was
severely disrupted, buildings damaged by high winds or falling
trees, and power cables brought down leading to electricity
outages. In Germany, older buildings in particular suffered
wind damage, and flooding resulted from heavy rains. 33 deaths
occurred across Europe, mainly due to falling trees. Economic
losses are estimated at 2.3 billion US$, with insured losses
of 1.5 billion US$ making the event the second costliest of
the year for insurers. In Germany alone, where insured losses
are likely to exceed those (650 million US$) of Winter Storm
Lothar in 1999, over 80,000 claims were received in the two
days following the storm. |
| Summary: |
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A deep and severe storm system crossed the UK
and continued across western and central Europe, bringing heavy
rainfall and damaging winds gusting up to 180km h. At 00.00
h GMT on October 27th the synoptic situation (see below) shows
the system and associated fronts to the west of Ireland. The
storm moved rapidly across the UK and by 18.00 h GMT sat over
Denmark with a central low pressure of 976 mb. The UK experienced
up to 6.8cm of rain and gusts reaching 160 km h. |
| Data sources: |
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UK Met Office
http://www.metoffice.com/climate/uk/interesting/27oct2002storm.html |
| Additional sources: |
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National Satellite, Data, and Information
Centre
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/2002/oct/hazards.html
Research Management Solutions
http://www.rms.com/
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