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Massive Storm Emma Slams Europe
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These massive storms seem to be common lately. It was just over a year ago (January 18th, 2007) that another incredible storm slammed Europe. This storm wasn't as bad as the 2007 storm but it is still worth noting.
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Europe began feeling the effects of Emma late Friday night, according to Deutchscher Wetter Dienst (DWD), Germany's national weather service.
Wind gusts of up to 190 km/h (118 mph) -- the strength of a Category 3 hurricane -- were clocked in the higher elevations of Austria, Corriveau said. Sustained winds as of Saturday night ranged from 50 km/h to nearly 80 km/h (31 mph to 50 mph). Winds were clocked at 98 km/hr (61 mph) in Denmark.
German authorities were urging residents to stay indoors until the worst of the storm had passed, especially in the northwest part of the country and the southern Alps. However, the storm was pushing into eastern Europe Saturday night, with the potential to cause problems there. Forecasters said the winds and rain should decrease by early Sunday.
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Source: CNN
Source URL: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORL....storm/index.html#cnnSTCText
In case you missed the storm from January 2007 you can find it in the ClimatePatrol.com archives.
Read more on the storm named Kyrill.
Here are some storm damage pics from Emma. Thanks to Hellmutt for sharing this link with me.
http://www.afp.com/english/n...8bf157a8b19c431454c.141.html
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Before someone gets bent out of shape on the strength of that storm, just know that strong storms + mountains = high wind gusts. Some of the highest winds speeds recorded in the USA are on Grandfather Mountain in my home state of North Carolina. The unofficial record at the mountain was 200+mph (guage only goes to 200 and was pegged) occured in January 2006. |
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The most impressive part of the storm is that Europe isn't blanketed by power outages right now. Says something about their infrastructure.
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Just a reminder, for those who may have forgotten what is going on with our slow/disrupted Gulf Stream ... (since La Nina is taking all the cold credit these days)
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Check out what Emma did to this A320 with 137 passengers. Hamburg, Germany! 
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http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ddb_1204404185
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Man that is amazing Helmutt
here is a link to the full video...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORL...lane/index.html?iref=topnews
You can actually see the wing scrape the ground.
They should take the warning labels off of everything and let stupidity sort itself out.
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Wow. I think I would have shit myself had I been on that flight. If the wing actually touched the runway and that wasn't just water spray from the movement of air as the wing just missed the runway then those people are lucky to be alive today.
Honestly I'm not sure sure the wing actually touched.
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Good recovery, huh? Those guys should never have received clearance to land.
| Quote From Source: | Airline spokesman Wolfgang Weber said the left winglet, a fin at the end of the wing scraped the ground after a gust of wind tipped the plane. Damage to the plane was minimal and not structural. He said the plane is already back in service.
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I flew into Hamburg on Monday just gone. Flight was ok but it was very cold and rainy there. The flight from there to Zurich was choppy but luckily it was a big plane so it rode a lot of it out. One guy I was talking to said he flew the trip on a small private jet and the thing was at an angle of 45 degrees for two hours. He said he'd never been so scared. |
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