2018-19 Windstorm Season

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The European Windstorm Season was relatively average, with 10 storms forming. Notable storms include Arlene, Don, Hortensia, and Jackie. Don was the strongest storm of the season, packing winds of 190mph. Jackie caused over $500 million of damages in Norway.

Arlene
Arlene was the first storm of the season, spawning from what used to be Hurricane Joaquin. Sustained winds peaked at 115 mph as it slammed into London. As a fast moving storm system, damages were limited. About 100,000 customers lost power in the height of the storm.

Bert
Bert was a rather weak system that lived for 7 days in the North Sea. Maximum winds were 45 mph, and no land masses were affected.

Candace.
Candace made landfall in eastern Greenland, after making a dramatic and unprecedented turn to the East. Very few people lived where the storm made landfall, so damages were kept at a minimum.

Don
Don became a very strong storm system, generating from an extra tropical storm that affected New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada. Winds gusted to 190 mph in parts of Spain and France. 32 lives were lost due to the flooding rains and powerful winds.

Eston
Eston was a rather short lived system, spawning along a cold front and bringing 40 mph winds to Banbury, England. Scattered power outages were reported.

Floss
Floss meandered in the Atlantic casing minor coastal flooding. The storm never directly impacted any land mass.

Gregory
Gregory originated from an extra tropical system. The Azores received wind gusts of around 80 mph, but Gregory dissipated before impacting the United Kingdom.

Hortensia
Hortensia made landfall in Iceland, packing winds of 100 mph. Several inches of snow were reported, and power outages lasted for several days. Ten people died, as the storm was significantly worse than expected.

Ivy
Ivy originated from tropical origin impacted Greenland, bringing snow showers and temperatures over 20 degrees above average. Nuuk even reported a record temperature of 38 degrees.

Jackie
Jackie was an extremely dangerous storm that stalled over Norway for three days. Over 25 inches of snow were reported in Oslo, Norway. A wind gust of 175 mph was reported in higher elevations. Many lives were lost and damages totaled $500 million.