Storm Eunice

Storm Eunice

Extratropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Eunice on 17 February
Type	European windstorm
Formed	14 February 2022
Duration	14th Feb - 19th Feb
Dissipated	19 February 2022
(Exited to sea on 18 February, 12.30pm GMT, second landfall 12pm CET)
Highest gust	196 km/h (122mph), recorded in Isle of Wight as of 3:30PM GMT
Casualties	7, 8 injured as of 19:25PM GMT
Power outages	690,000 at peak (in UK, France and Ireland)[1][2][3]
Areas affected	UK, Ireland, Denmark, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Lithuania
Part of the 2021–22 European windstorm season

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]

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.

Highest wind gust per country

Country	Gust	Location	Date
United Kingdom	196 km/h	The Needles, Isle of Wight	18 February
Guernsey	184 km/h	Albecq	18 February
Jersey	176 km/h	St. Clement	18 February
Ireland	172 km/h	Fastnet Lighthouse	17 February
Denmark	135 km/h	Gedser Odde	19 February
France	176 km/h	Cap Gris Nez	18 February
Belgium	144 km/h	Knokke-Heist	18 February
Netherlands	145 km/h	Cabauw	18 February
Luxembourg	130 km/h	Wincrange	18 February
Germany	162 km/h	Leuchtturm Alte Weser	18 February
Poland	162 km/h	Łeba	19 February
Lithuania	116 km/h	Klaipėda	19 February

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.