St Jude storm

St. Jude storm

Christian making landfall in Denmark on 28 October 2013.
Type	European windstorm Extratropical cyclone
Formed	26 October 2013
Dissipated	31 October 2013[1]
Highest winds	87.2 miles per hour (140.3 km/h), Als, Denmark
Highest gust	120.8 miles per hour (194.4 km/h), Als, Denmark
Lowest pressure	Est. 965 mb (28.5 inHg) Obs. 967.6mb
Casualties	17 dead, 1 missing
Areas affected	United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Russia

The St. Jude Storm also known as Cyclone Christian,^[2] was a severe European windstorm that hit Northwestern Europe from 27 October 2013^[3] to 28 October 2013. The storm caused 17 deaths.^[4] Winds of up to 80–90 mph (130–145 km/h) were forecast for southern England,^[5] but the highest windspeed was in Denmark, where a gust of 120.8 mph (194.4 km/h) was recorded in the south of the country on the afternoon of 28 October, the strongest wind recorded in the country's history.^[6] Damage occurred in Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

1. ↑ "Analyse". wetterpate.de. Retrieved 1 November 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. ↑ "Analyse" [Analysis] (in German). wetterpate.de. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
3. ↑ UK weather: Home insurance firms brace themselves for damage claims as freak storm heads for Britain - Mirror Online
4. ↑ Storm lashes northern Europe leaving at least 17 dead
5. ↑ Jones, Sam (27 October 2013). "Britain awaits worst storm in five years". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
6. ↑ "Ny dansk vindrekord målt på Als". Vejret. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.