Cyclone Emma (2008)

See Tropical Storm Emma (disambiguation) for tropical cyclones in the northwest Pacific Ocean, southwest Indian Ocean and southwest Pacific Ocean called Emma.

Emma

File:Windstorm Emma.png Surface weather analysis showing Emma
Type	European windstorm, Extratropical cyclone, derecho
Formed	February 28, 2008
Dissipated	March 7, 2008
Lowest pressure	959 mb (28.3 inHg)
Highest gust	236 km/h (147 mph) Krippenstein, Austria
Areas affected	Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic

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. Wind speeds reached up to 166 km/h (103 mph) in Austria, and up to 180 km/h (112 mph) elsewhere. Major infrastructure disruptions and some injuries were also reported in Belgium, France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.

The front car of an ICE T has been hit by a falling tree near Brühl and was severely damaged.

A Lufthansa jet almost crashed attempting to land in crosswinds at Hamburg.

Beaufort Wind Scale

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Calm	Light Air	Light Breeze	Gentle Breeze	Moderate Breeze	Fresh Breeze	Strong Breeze	Near Gale	Gale	Strong Gale	Storm	Violent Storm	Hurricane Force
Light Winds						High Winds		Gale-force		Storm-force		Hurricane-force
<1 mph <1 knot <0.3 m/s	1–3 mph 1–3 knots 0.3–1.5 m/s	4–7 mph 4–6 knots 1.6–3.3 m/s	8–12 mph 7–10 knots 3.4–5.5 m/s	13–18 mph 11–16 knots 5.5–7.9 m/s	18–24 mph 17–21 knots 8.0–10.7 m/s	25–31 mph 22–27 knots 10.8–13.8 m/s	31–38 mph 28–33 knots 13.9–17.1 m/s	39–46 mph 34–40 knots 17.2–20.7 m/s	47-54 mph 41–47 knots 20.8–24.4 m/s	55–63 mph 48–55 knots 24.5–28.4 m/s	64–72 mph 56–63 knots 28.5–32.6 m/s	≥73 mph ≥63 knots ≥32.7 m/s

See also

• Carmen (storm)

External links

• List of European weather systems from the Free University of Berlin