Emma (windstorm)

has been hit by an overthrown tree near Brühl and was severely damaged.] Emma was a severe extratropical cyclone which passed through several mainly Central European countries, most devastatingly on Saturday March 1, 2008, killing at least twelve people in Austria, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.cite news | first= | last= | pages= | language =| title= Hurricane Emma kills nine in central Europe | date=2008-03-01 | publisher= EuroNews | url= http://www.euronews.net/index.php?page=info&article=472825&lng=1|accessdate=2008-03-02] Wind speeds reached up to 166 km/h (103 mph) in Austria, and up to 180 km/h (112 mph) elsewhere.cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKL0116875520080301|title=High winds kill eight and cut power in central Europe|publisher=Reuters|date=2008-03-01|accessdate=2008-03-02] Major infrastructure disruptions and some injuries were also reported in Belgium, France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.cite news | first= | last= | pages= | language =| title=Violent storms kill eight, disrupt transport in Europe | date=2008-03-01 | publisher=Agence France Presse| url= http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIKa65Rcm3QkLbhWmFeO0czIDxSw|accessdate=2008-03-02] . Many trees were also bought down in SW British Isles as it passed over with winds at about 100mph, affecting counties in Ireland, Wales and S.Western England.

A Lufthansa jet almost crashed attempting to land in crosswinds at Hamburg. [ [http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=77355 German jet almost crashes | Video | Reuters.com ] ]

ee also

*European windstorm names

References

External links

* [http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/adopt-a-vortex/tief/#aktuell/ List of European weather systems from the Free University of Berlin]