The 2021–22 European windstorm season was the seventh instance of seasonal
European windstorm
European windstorms are powerful extratropical cyclones which form as cyclonic windstorms associated with areas of low atmospheric pressure. They can occur throughout the year, but are most frequent between October and March, with peak inten ...
naming in Europe. This was the third season in which the Netherlands participated, alongside the meteorological agencies of Ireland and the United Kingdom (Western Group). The season's storm names were released on 1 September 2021. Storms that occurred up until 31 August 2022 were included in this season. The Portuguese, Spanish, French and Belgian meteorological agencies collaborated again, for the fifth time, joined by the Luxembourg meteorological agency (South-western Group). This was the first season when Greece, Israel and Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean group), and Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Malta (Central Mediterranean Group) named storms which affected their areas.
Background and naming
In 2015, the
Met Office
The Meteorological Office, abbreviated as the Met Office, is the United Kingdom's national weather service. It is an executive agency and trading fund of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and is led by CEO Penelope ...
and
Met Éireann
Met Éireann (; meaning " Met of Ireland") is the state meteorological service of Ireland, part of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
History
The history of modern meteorology in Ireland dates back to 8 October 1860, w ...
announced a pilot project to name storm warnings as part of the "Name our Storms" project for wind storms and asked the public for suggestions. The meteorological offices produced a full list of names for 2015–2016 through to 2017–2018, common to both the United Kingdom and Ireland, with the
Netherlands
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taking part from 2019 onwards. Names in the United Kingdom will be based on the
National Severe Weather Warning Service
The National Severe Weather Warning Service (shortened to NSWWS) is a service provided by the Met Office in the United Kingdom. The purpose of this service is to warn the public and emergency responders of severe or hazardous weather which has t ...
, when a storm is assessed to have the potential for an Amber ('be prepared') or Red ('take action (danger to life)') warning.
There are multiple regional naming lists: one created by the national meteorological agencies of the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands, another created by the equivalent agencies from France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Luxembourg. This season saw the addition of two groups in southern and south eastern Europe, grouped along the Mediterranean. As in previous years, former
Atlantic hurricane
An Atlantic hurricane, also known as tropical storm or simply hurricane, is a tropical cyclone that forms in the Atlantic Ocean, primarily between the months of June and November. A hurricane differs from a tropical cyclone, cyclone or typhoon on ...
s retained their names as assigned by the
National Hurricane Center
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is the division of the United States' NOAA/ National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting tropical weather systems between the Prime Meridian and the 140th meridian west poleward to the 3 ...
of the United States.
From the autumn of 2021, the names issued by other meteorological services were included on the charts of the Berlin Wetterkarte and Free University of Berlin using the prefix "int." under the
EUMETNET
EUMETNET (acronym of ''European Meteorological Network'') is a network of 31 European National Meteorological Services based in Brussels, Belgium. It exists to provide a framework to organise co-operative programmes between the members in fields ...
umbrella.
Western Group (United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands)
The following names were chosen for the 2021–2022 season in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands.
South-western Group (France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Luxembourg)
This was the fifth year in which the meteorological agencies of France, Spain and Portugal named storms that affected their areas. The naming scheme partially overlapped that used by the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands, as storms named by the other group of agencies were used reciprocally.
Eastern Mediterranean Group (Greece, Israel and Cyprus)
This was the first year in which the meteorological agencies of Greece, Israel and Cyprus named storms that affected their areas. The naming scheme partially overlapped that used by the France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Luxembourg, as storms named by the other group of agencies were used reciprocally.
Central Mediterranean Group (Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Malta)
This was the first year in which the meteorological agencies of Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Malta named storms or former cyclones that affected their areas. Storms or cyclones named by the other group of agencies were used reciprocally.
Northern Group (Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden)
The naming strategy for the Northern group (Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden) is slightly different than the other groups, as names are not announced beforehand to prevent the names being used before a storm formally qualifies. Storms or former cyclones named by the other group of agencies were used reciprocally, unless the names used in other groups were not pronounceable in the local language. However, if a Northern group storm was used to overwrite another storm like Eunice, it was not added to the overall total of storms within the 2021–22 European windstorm season, as they were the same storms with different names. This was the case for storm Eunice, which was named Nora in Denmark (and so the latter name is not listed below).
Season summary
All storms named by meteorological organisation in Europe from their respected forecasting areas. As well as
Atlantic hurricanes
An Atlantic hurricane, also known as tropical storm or simply hurricane, is a tropical cyclone that forms in the Atlantic Ocean, primarily between the months of June and November. A hurricane differs from a cyclone or typhoon only on the basis o ...
and storms that transitioned into a
European windstorm
European windstorms are powerful extratropical cyclones which form as cyclonic windstorms associated with areas of low atmospheric pressure. They can occur throughout the year, but are most frequent between October and March, with peak inten ...
and retained its name as assigned by the
National Hurricane Center
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is the division of the United States' NOAA/ National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting tropical weather systems between the Prime Meridian and the 140th meridian west poleward to the 3 ...
in
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at th ...
,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...
Athina
Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of va ...
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Ballos
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The Ballos is of Greek origin, with ancient Greek elements. The name originates in the Italian ''ballo'' ...
Blas
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Arwen
Arwen Undómiel is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. She appears in the novel ''The Lord of the Rings''. Arwen is one of the half-elven who lived during the Third Age; her father was Elrond half-elven, lord ...
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Barra
Barra (; gd, Barraigh or ; sco, Barra) is an island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and the second southernmost inhabited island there, after the adjacent island of Vatersay to which it is connected by a short causeway. The island is nam ...
Malik
Malik, Mallik, Melik, Malka, Malek, Maleek, Malick, Mallick, or Melekh ( phn, 𐤌𐤋𐤊; ar, ملك; he, מֶלֶךְ) is the Semitic term translating to "king", recorded in East Semitic and Arabic, and as mlk in Northwest Semitic duri ...
Dudley
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Eunice
Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, ''Euníkē'', from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia.
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A depression formed on 4 October in the western Mediterranean and was named ''Christian'' by the
Free University of Berlin
The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public university, public research university in Berlin, Germany. It is consistently ranked among Germany's best universities, with particular strengths in poli ...
. It was named Storm ''Athina'' by
Hellenic National Meteorological Service
The Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS) ( el, Εθνική Μετεωρολογική Υπηρεσία (ΕΜΥ)) is a government agency responsible for making weather forecasts and observations for Greece. HNMS was founded in 1931 under ...
on 6 October and intensified when it arrived in southern Italy on 8 October. The system then passed into the
Ionian Sea
The Ionian Sea ( el, Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, ''Iónio Pélagos'' ; it, Mar Ionio ; al, Deti Jon ) is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including ...
before dissipating on the 9th.
In central Italy, ''Athina'' caused record rainfall in
Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...
with 496 mm in
Savona
Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea.
Savona used to be one of the chief seats ...
in just 6 hours, breaking the record of 472 mm in November 2011. The main roads of the island of Corfu turned into rivers, the basements were flooded, power outages occurred, small landslides occurred and firefighter interventions were required with the storm front rains preceding the system.
Storm Ballos
Storm Ballos was named by
Hellenic National Meteorological Service
The Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS) ( el, Εθνική Μετεωρολογική Υπηρεσία (ΕΜΥ)) is a government agency responsible for making weather forecasts and observations for Greece. HNMS was founded in 1931 under ...
on 13 October, heavy rain and floods in
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh List ...
on October 15 and some of the islands have been reported. Heavy rain was predicted for 15 October in
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace ( el, Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη, translit=Anatolikí Makedonía ke Thráki, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It consists of the northeastern parts of the cou ...
and a red alert with heavy rain and severe thunderstorms in
North Aegean islands
The North Aegean islands are a number of disconnected islands in the north Aegean Sea, also known as the Northeastern Aegean islands, belonging mostly to Greece and a few of them to Turkey. The islands do not form a physical chain or group, but ...
(
meteoalarm
Meteoalarm is a website developed by EUMETNET, a network of European states' national meteorological services, providing severe weather warnings. Maps are used to show where and which type of dangerous weather events are forecasted to occur within ...
).
Storm Aurore
A storm, named ''Hendrik'' by the
Free University of Berlin
The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public university, public research university in Berlin, Germany. It is consistently ranked among Germany's best universities, with particular strengths in poli ...
on 16 October, developed over the northern Atlantic Ocean. Another developing low south of Ireland was called ''Aurore'' by
Meteo France
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*Meteo, a d ...
on 20 October. Passing over the south of England the following night, Aurore generated very strong south-westerly winds and heavy rains from
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period o ...
to the
Grand Est
Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten;
Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administ ...
in France, then central Europe as it merged with Hendrik over western Europe. An orange alert for wind was issued by meteorological services in western Europe, and even red for parts of southern and eastern Germany. The system reached northern Russia on 22 October and dissipated in northern Siberia the next day.
Aurore/Hendrik brought widespread gusts of from northern France to eastern Germany and beyond, reaching speeds of in
Fécamp
Fécamp () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Geography
Fécamp is situated in the valley of the river Valmont, at the heart of the Pays de Caux, on the Alabaster Coast. It is aroun ...
in
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
. Fallen trees disrupted train service in several countries. Two tornadoes touched down in the Netherlands, in
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period o ...
(France), three possible tornadoes were reported in
Plozévet
Plozévet () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Plozévet is twinned with the village of Hartland, Devon, UK.
Population
Inhabitants of Plozévet are called in French ''Plozévetiens''.
Geography
...
Kernascléden
Kernascléden (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Kernascléden is renowned for its church which dates from he fifteenth century. It is a masterpiece of flamboyant gothic architecture.
Geography
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. and in Germany, another tornado touched down near
Kiel
Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021).
Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the Jutland pe ...
.
Four people were killed in
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
. One death was reported in Germany. and another in the United Kingdom. Around 250,000 clients lost electricity in France and 275,000 in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...
.
Cyclone Apollo
Cyclone Apollo was a
Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone
Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones, often referred to as medicanes (a portmanteau of Mediterranean hurricanes) but sometimes also as Mediterranean cyclones or as Mediterranean hurricanes, are meteorological phenomena occasionally observed over ...
that affected many countries on the Mediterranean coast, especially
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
and
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Su ...
. The storm killed at least 5 people and left 2 others missing due to flooding from the cyclone, in the countries of
Tunisia
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Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
, and
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, where the worst of the effects have been felt, especially on the island of
.
Around 22 October 2021, an area of organized thunderstorms formed near the Balearic Islands, with the disturbance becoming more organized and developing an
area of low pressure
In meteorology, a low-pressure area, low area or low is a region where the atmospheric pressure is lower than that of surrounding locations. Low-pressure areas are commonly associated with inclement weather (such as cloudy, windy, with possibl ...
around 24 October. On the next day, the low started to develop a low-level circulation center, and moved into the
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (; it, Mar Tirreno , french: Mer Tyrrhénienne , sc, Mare Tirrenu, co, Mari Tirrenu, scn, Mari Tirrenu, nap, Mare Tirreno) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian pe ...
. On 28 October, the system organized even further and intensified, which prompted forecast offices in Europe to name the low. Italy's
Servizio Meteorologico
The Italian Meteorological Service is an organizational unit of the Italian Air Force (Servizio Meteorologico dell'Aeronautica Militare), and as such, the national meteorological service in Italy. The weather forecasts and other services serve both ...
named the storm ''Apollo'' (which was then adopted by the
Free University of Berlin
The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public university, public research university in Berlin, Germany. It is consistently ranked among Germany's best universities, with particular strengths in poli ...
). On 29 October 2021, a ship in the Mediterranean Sea passed through Apollo and measured a peak wind speed of and a pressure of , indicating that Apollo is still strengthening. After Apollo made its closest approach to Sicily during the overnight hours of October 29, Apollo appeared to have begun to weaken as its convection waned and its low-level circulation became exposed on visible satellite imagery on 30 October 2021, on 31 October 2021, Apollo made landfall near Bayda and stayed inland until emerging over the Mediterranean a few hours later.
Then, on 2 November, it dissipated off the coast of
Turkey
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.
Heavy rain from the cyclone and its precursor caused heavy rainfall and flooding in
Tunisia
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, and
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
, killing 5 people and leaving 2 other people missing. The flooding was especially severe in the provinces of Catania and Siracusa, in Eastern
On November 5, the Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET) started tracking a low near the Balearic Islands and named it ''Blas''. An orange alert was issued for these islands, for coastal phenomena and rain. The north of
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...
was declared an Orange Zone, as strong winds blew inland from the Spanish Navarre and
Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to so ...
.
Météo-France
Météo-France is the France, French national Meteorology, meteorological service.
Organisation
The organisation was established by decree in June 1993 and is a department of the Ministry of Transportation. It is headquartered in Paris but man ...
has also issued a yellow alert for
Aude
Aude (; ) is a department in Southern France, located in the Occitanie region and named after the river Aude. The departmental council also calls it " Cathar Country" (French: ''Pays cathare'') after a group of religious dissidents active i ...
and
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales (; ca, Pirineus Orientals ; oc, Pirenèus Orientals ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean ...
for wind, as well as Corsica for rain.
As the system stalled between
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label= Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label= Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, af ...
and the Balearic Islands on November 8, AEMET predicted a strengthening for the next two days and maintained its alerts. At 00:00 UTC on 11 November, the system was again very close to the Balearic Islands. After striking the islands again, the storm then slowly weakened while drifting back towards the southeast. On 14 November, the cyclone turned northward, moving over Sardinia and Corsica, before curving back southwest on 15 November and moving over Sardinia again, while strengthening in the process. On 16 November, Blas turned eastward once again, passing just south of Sardinia and moving towards Italy, before dissipating over the Tyrrhenian Sea on 18 November.
On November 6, gusts of were recorded at
Es Mercadal
Es Mercadal is a town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in northern Menorca in the Spain, Spanish Balearic Islands.
Etymology
The name "Mercadal" derives from the Latin, Latin language ''mercatum'', meaning "market". In 1301, King Jame ...
and at the lighthouse of
Capdepera
Capdepera is a small municipality on Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands, Spain.
Capdepera is a historical village just 8 km from Artà. Originally there had been a watchtower where the Castle of Capdepera stands today which was used to gu ...
in the Balearic Islands where waves of hit the coast.
Menorca
Menorca or Minorca (from la, Insula Minor, , smaller island, later ''Minorica'') is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Majorca. Its capi ...
was cut off from the world after the closure of the ports of
Mahón
Mahón (), officially Maó (), and also written as Mahon or Port Mahon in English, is the capital and second largest city of Menorca. The city is located on the eastern coast of the island, which is part of the archipelago and autonomous communi ...
and
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Ciutadella de Menorca
* Ciutadella de Menorca, a municipality on Menorca
** Ciutadella de Menorca Cathedral
** Ciutadella Lighthouse
** Atlètic de Ciutadella, the city's ...
. On November 9 and 10, ''Blas'' again brought high winds and heavy rain to the Balearic Islands, causing at least 36 incidents, mostly flooding, landslides and blackouts. A crew member had to be rescued after his sailboat's mast broke, leaving the boat adrift west of Soller.
On November 6, a waterspout was reported in
Melilla
Melilla ( , ; ; rif, Mřič ; ar, مليلية ) is an autonomous city of Spain located in north Africa. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of . It was ...
, a Spanish enclave on the coast of Morocco. In France, gusts of were noted on November7 at Cap Béar, as well as in
Leucate
Leucate (; oc, Leucata) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the lagoon Étang de Leucate.
Geography
Leucate is on the Mediterranean coast of France. It is part of the eastern C ...
and in
Lézignan-Corbières
Lézignan-Corbières (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Situated in the Corbières wine region not far from Narbonne, it has a Vine and Wine Museum (''Musée de la Vigne et du Vin'').
Geogra ...
.
The storm caused severe weather on the Algerian coast with exceptional rainfall. On November 9, a building collapsed in Algiers following torrential rains on the city, causing the deaths of three people. On November 11, the heavy rain continuing on Algiers caused another landslide on houses in the
Raïs Hamidou
Hamidou ben Ali , known as Raïs Hamidou (), or Amidon in American literature, born around 1770 in Algiers, and died on June 17, 1815, near Cape Gata off the coast of southern Spain, was an Algerian corsair. He captured up to 200 ships during h ...
neighborhood, causing the deaths of three other persons.
From November 8 to 11, convective bands associated with the storm caused 3 deaths in Sicily.
Storm Arwen
Storm Arwen was named by the
Met Office
The Meteorological Office, abbreviated as the Met Office, is the United Kingdom's national weather service. It is an executive agency and trading fund of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and is led by CEO Penelope ...
on 25 November 2021. Red warnings for wind were issued for north-eastern parts of the UK, as well as extensive amber and yellow warnings for much of
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...
,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. North ...
,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
and most of
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
. Dangerous waves were also forecasted causing disruption to ferry services. At 17:00 UTC on 26 November,
Network Rail
Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain. Network Rail is an "arm's leng ...
closed the rail lines north of
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. The 2011 United Kingdom census recor ...
and
LNER LNER may refer to:
*London and North Eastern Railway, a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1923 until 1947
*London North Eastern Railway
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stopped running trains north of Newcastle. More than 120 lorries were stuck in heavy snow on the M62 in
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tamesid ...
, with the motorway shut by police while ploughs and gritters led the rescue effort. The storm closed the entire
Tyne and Wear Metro
The Tyne and Wear Metro is an overground and underground light rail rapid transit system serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and the City of Sunderland (together forming Tyne and Wear). The network opened in ...
network which said in statement "this is the worst winter storm to hit metro in 41 years of operations".
Dozens of crashes were reported by police agencies across the UK, many roads were closed due to fallen trees, snow or ice, and more than 130,000 homes were without power on a cold night in the north.
A man in the Northern Irish town of
Antrim
Antrim may refer to:
Boats
*Antrim 20, an American sailboat design
People
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* "Henry Antrim", an alias used by Henry McCarty, better known as Billy the Kid, a 19th-century outlaw
* Harry Antrim (1884 ...
died when a falling tree hit his car. Another man was hit and killed by a falling tree in
Cumbria
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and a third man died after his pick-up truck was struck by a falling tree in
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially different boundaries. The Aberdeenshire Council area incl ...
Gwrych Castle
Gwrych Castle ( cy, Castell Gwrych meaning "hedged castle") (Originally spelt as 'Gwrŷch') is a Grade I listed 19th-century country house near Abergele in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The castle and 236 acre estate are owned by a charity, a ...
in Wales were affected as a result of the storm.
Storm Barra
Storm Barra was named by the
Met Éireann
Met Éireann (; meaning " Met of Ireland") is the state meteorological service of Ireland, part of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
History
The history of modern meteorology in Ireland dates back to 8 October 1860, w ...
and the
Met Office
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on 5 December 2021. Met Éireann confirmed the storm was named after the
BBC Northern Ireland
BBC Northern Ireland ( ga, BBC Thuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: ''BBC Norlin Airlan'') is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Northern Ireland. It is widely available across both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ire ...
weatherman Barra Best. The storm brought strong winds and rain across much of Ireland and the UK on 6 and 7 December, with the rain turning to snow across northern England and Scotland. Winds were recorded up to of the coast of southern Ireland.
Storm Carmel
Storm Carmel was named by the
Hellenic National Meteorological Service
The Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS) ( el, Εθνική Μετεωρολογική Υπηρεσία (ΕΜΥ)) is a government agency responsible for making weather forecasts and observations for Greece. HNMS was founded in 1931 under ...
on 16 December 2021. In Israel, a person died due to a car crash, and three more died of hypothermia, bringing the death toll to four while a man suffered serious injuries from a falling tree.
Flood
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warnings were put in place in
Israel
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and
snow
Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere
An atmosphere () is a layer of gas or layers of gases that envelop a planet, and is held in place by the gravity of the planetary body. A planet ...
fell in the mountains.
Storm Diomedes
Storm Diomedes was named by the
Hellenic National Meteorological Service
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on 10 January 2022. The storm dropped snowfall and heavy rainfall to
Greece
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, causing some rivers to overflow.
Storm Elpis
Storm Elpis was named on 21 January 2022. The
Hellenic National Meteorological Service
The Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS) ( el, Εθνική Μετεωρολογική Υπηρεσία (ΕΜΥ)) is a government agency responsible for making weather forecasts and observations for Greece. HNMS was founded in 1931 under ...
reported that a land spout occurred on
Andros
Andros ( el, Άνδρος, ) is the northernmost island of the Greece, Greek Cyclades archipelago, about southeast of Euboea, and about north of Tinos. It is nearly long, and its greatest breadth is . It is for the most part mountainous, with ...
due to the storm. Elpis is expected to impact
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
on January 26. The storm also killed 3 people, with 18 injured after thousands were trapped in a snowstorm in Turkey.
Storm Malik
On 28 January, Storm Malik was named by the
Danish Meteorological Institute
The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI; da, Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut) is the official Danish meteorological institute, administrated by the Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate. The institute makes weather forecasts and observat ...
(a part of the Northern Europe storm naming group), after the Greenlandic name that also means "wave". In Finland and Germany, which are not part of the storm naming groups, it was named Valtteri by the
Finnish Meteorological Institute
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, while the Free University of Berlin named the same system as Nadia.
Three fatalities were reported due to Storm Malik in the United Kingdom: a 60-year-old woman in
Aberdeen
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), ...
, Scotland and a 9-year-old boy in Staffordshire, England. Both were hit by falling trees. A 32-year-old man died in a traffic accident related to the storm in Scotland. In Denmark, a 78-year-old woman died from injuries sustained when a door she opened was caught by the wind and she fell. In Germany, a person in
Beelitz
Beelitz is a historic town in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is chiefly known for its cultivation of white asparagus (''Beelitzer Spargel'').
Geography
Beelitz is situated about 18 km (11 mi) south of Potsdam, ...
was killed when hit by a poster that had come loose and in Poland a person was killed when a tree fell on a moving car in
Wejherowo County
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Wejherowo County ( csb, Wejrowsczi kréz, pl, powiat wejherowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 19 ...
. In the Czech Republic, a worker died after being buried by a wall. More than 680,000 people were left without power in Poland and in the United Kingdom around 130,000 lost power.
In Sweden around 40,000 households lost power, mostly in the south. Two teenagers were also injured in the southern Swedish region of Scania when their car was hit by a falling tree. In the city of Malmö, many facade panels from the Turning Torso building fell. In the Västra Hamnen (The West Harbour) area a crane from a construction site got overturned and landed close to a bus stop full of people however nobody was injured. A second crane got overturned in the city of Malmö and landed on parked cars. Another crane got overturned in the city of Södertälje south of Stockholm and landed on a hospital but only caused slight damage to windows in the ICU section. Many trees fell throughout southern Sweden. Many trees also fell in Norrtälje, a town north of Stockholm which was hit by another similar storm back in January 2019 called Alfrida.
The storm caused damage to the Lithuanian coast as well, with local authorities calling it the "worst storm since
Cyclone Anatol
Anatol is the name given by the Free University of Berlin (the Danish TV2 channel named it "Adam" also often referred to as ''århundredets orkan'' (storm of the century) or ''Decemberorkanen'' (December Hurricane) in Denmark, and commonly as Caro ...
in 1999". The storm reached winds of with gusts of . The storm did not cause any fatalities, but considerably damaged infrastructure and protective dunes along the
Curonian Spit
The Curonian (Courish) Spit ( lt, Kuršių nerija; russian: Ку́ршская коса́ (Kurshskaya kosa); german: Kurische Nehrung, ; lv, Kuršu kāpas) is a long, thin, curved sand-dune spit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Balt ...
.
Storm Corrie
Storm Corrie was named on 29 January 2022 by the
Met Office
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. Storm Corrie prompted Amber wind warnings to be issued for the northeast of Scotland. A peak gust of was recorded on the east coast of
Scotland
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. A wider yellow warning was issued for most of the east coast of
England
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down to the north coast of
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the Nort ...
.
In the
Netherlands
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, the combination of Storm Corrie and a high tide forecast in the
North Sea
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led to the decision to close the
Oosterscheldekering
The Oosterscheldekering ( English: Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier), between the islands Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland, is the largest of the Delta Works, a series of dams and storm surge barriers, designed to protect the Netherlands ...
.
Storm Dudley
Storm Dudley was named on 14 February 2022 by the
Met Office
The Meteorological Office, abbreviated as the Met Office, is the United Kingdom's national weather service. It is an executive agency and trading fund of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and is led by CEO Penelope ...
. An amber warning was issued towards parts of Scotland and Northern England on Wednesday, 16 February. The same system has been named by the
Free University of Berlin
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as ''Ylenia''. On February 17, a tornado confirmed by the
European Severe Storms Laboratory
The European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL) is a scientific organisation that conducts research on severe convective storms, tornadoes, intense precipitation events, and avalanches across Europe and the Mediterranean. It operates the widely con ...
touched down in
Poland
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causing damage to buildings. A man in Western Poland near
Gorzów Wielkopolski
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died when a tree fell on his car. Another two men were killed when a
crane
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Common meanings
* Crane (bird), a large, long-necked bird
* Crane (machine), industrial machinery for lifting
** Crane (rail), a crane suited for use on railroads
People and fictional characters
* Crane (surname) ...
fell on them in
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 159 ...
and two other people were seriously injured in the same accident. caused by a tornado. At least 11 tornadoes were spawned by Dudley in Poland. Three people died in Germany, two in Lithuania and one in the United Kingdom.
Storm Eunice
Storm Eunice was named on 14 February 2022 by the
Met Office
The Meteorological Office, abbreviated as the Met Office, is the United Kingdom's national weather service. It is an executive agency and trading fund of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and is led by CEO Penelope ...
. An amber weather warning was issued on 16 February for
Southern England
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,
The Midlands
The Midlands (also referred to as Central England) are a part of England that broadly correspond to the Kingdom of Mercia of the Early Middle Ages, bordered by Wales, Northern England and Southern England. The Midlands were important in the In ...
and parts of
Northern England
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. The same day, the Free University of Berlin named the extratropical cyclone as ''Zeynep''. A red weather warning was subsequently issued on 17 February for parts of south-west England and south Wales, meaning a danger to life from flying debris. A second, rare red warning was issued for the south-east of the United Kingdom including
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
,
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
,
Essex
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, and
Suffolk
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. On the
Isle of Wight
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, wind gusts of up to 122 mph were recorded, making it the strongest wind gust ever recorded in England.
At least 17 fatalities have been recorded due to Storm Eunice. A person was killed in County Wexford,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
by a falling tree, while a woman died in
London
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,
England
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after a tree fell on her car; several other people were injured by flying debris and falling trees in the UK. Elsewhere in the UK, a man died in
Merseyside
Merseyside ( ) is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in North West England, with a population of 1.38 million. It encompasses both banks of the Mersey Estuary and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral ...
after debris hit his windscreen and another man died in
Alton, Hampshire
Alton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England, near the source of the River Wey. It had a population of 17,816 at the 2011 census.
Alton was recorded in the Domesday Survey of 1086 as ''Aolton ...
after his pick-up truck collided with a tree. In mainland Europe, 13 deaths occurred: four in the
Netherlands
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, two in
Belgium
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, four in
Poland
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, and three in
Germany
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.
Storm Franklin
Storm Franklin (
Antonia
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* Antônia (footballer)
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Entertainment
* '' Antonia's Line'', or ...
by the FUB in Germany) was named on 20 February 2022 by the
Met Office
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. It was expected to bring strong winds to
Northern Ireland
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in the early hours of 21 February, with wind speeds reaching 100–125 km/h (60-80 mph) and likely causing power cuts, damage to buildings, flying debris and danger to life. The Met Office announced that, since 2015 when storm-naming began in the United Kingdom, it was the first time that three named storms had been declared in a seven-day period.
Met Éireann
Met Éireann (; meaning " Met of Ireland") is the state meteorological service of Ireland, part of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
History
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issued several Status Orange wind warnings for
western
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and
northern
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counties, with strong winds, rain, sleet and localised flooding expected.
On 21 February, ''
Le Monde
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'' reported on the death of a couple near the English Channel in
Manche
Manche (, ) is a coastal French département in Normandy, on the English Channel, which is known as ''La Manche'', literally "the sleeve", in French. It had a population of 495,045 in 2019.Bricqueville-sur-Mer).
Over 29,000 homes and businesses were reported to be without power in Ireland.
Storm Bianca
Storm Bianca was named on 25 February by the Italian meteorological service, and later affected Greece from 26 to 28 February.
Storm Filippos
Storm Filippos was named on 8 March by the Greek meteorological service. The storm was characterised by a cold wave and snowfall in Greece. On March 13 the lowest temperature recorded was -16,8°C at
Mavrolithari
Mavrolithari ( el, Μαυρολιθάρι) is a village on Mount Oeta in northern Phocis, Greece, at an altitude of 1.140 meters. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Delphi, and the municipal unit of Kallieis ...
, Phocis.
Storm Celia
Storm Celia was named on 13 March because of its impacts across
Portugal
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,
Spain
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, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
and
Morocco
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, including heavy rain and accumulation of
Sahara
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n dust in parts of Spain. The same system was named ''Elke'' by Germany's FUB.
The Saharan dust was deposited as far north as south-eastern England due to storm being centred over north Africa and the anti-cyclonic winds carrying the sand north.
Storm Ciril
Storm Ciril was named on 30 March. Also named ''Katharina'' by the FUB, it is expected to affect southern Europe and the Adriatic coast.
Preparations have been made in Cantabria, Spain ahead of the storm.
Storm Diego
Storm Diego was named on 6 April by
Météo-France
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Organisation
The organisation was established by decree in June 1993 and is a department of the Ministry of Transportation. It is headquartered in Paris but man ...
. It did not impact Portugal directly but is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the Iberian Peninsula and France, with the latter expecting gusts of 120 kph from the storm. The same system was named ''Ortrud'' by the FUB.
Storm Evelyn
Storm Evelyn was named on 7 April by Portugal's weather bureau, the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera. Storm Evelyn was expected to impact mainland Portugal on April 10 bringing gusty conditions as well as heavy rainfall on April 10 and 11. The storm, which was named ''Pamela'' by FUB, was also expected to affect Ireland and UK.
Storm Genesis
Storm Genesis was named on 9 June 2022 by Greek meteorological service. According to an Emergency Report of Dangerous Weather Phenomena released on Thursday by the national meteorological service, the low pressure front now over Italy is moving southeast and will affect western, central, and northern Greece from Thursday into Saturday with strong rain and storms accompanied by hail, lightning, and strong winds.
Storm Diana
Named by the CNMCA on 17 August, minor impacts. Dissipated on 20 August.
Other systems
*On 23–24 September, a storm named "Tim" by the
Free University of Berlin
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(FUB) caused the death of two people in Germany and Poland.
*In early November 2021, the remnants of Atlantic Tropical Storm Wanda were absorbed into the
cold front
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of a mid-latitude storm, called "Stephane" by the FUB, moving towards the
United Kingdom
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and
Ireland
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. On 9 November, Stephane affected the Northern European Countries and caused heavy snowfall and rainfall.
*On 19 November, a storm called "Volker" by FUB moved across Poland, killing one and injuring two. One person remains missing.
*Strong gusts up to connected to the passage of the cold front of a system named "Benedikt" by the FUB caused severe damage in Istanbul. Damage also occurred in other parts of Turkey, Greece, Ukraine and parts of Russia. Two people have been injured in Sevastopol, Ukraine. At least seven people died in Turkey and 46 got injured.
*On 1 December, a storm named "Daniel" by the FUB moved across northern Germany, killing one person.
*On 11 January, Storm Gyda formed and affected
Norway
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. This storm was named "Elsa" by the FUB.
Season effects
Coordination of storms named by European meteorological services
See also
*
Weather of 2021
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*
Weather of 2022
The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2022. The year began with a La Niña. The most common weather events to have a significant impact are blizzards, cold waves, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, fl ...