2014 Pentecost weekend storms in Europe
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The 2014 Pentecost weekend storms in Europe were a series of intense supercells and MCSs affecting western and central Europe, which followed a heatwave in early June 2014, resulting from a Spanish plume synoptic weather pattern.[2][3] The weekend saw repeated convective storm development across an arc from southwest France towards Paris and on towards Belgium and northwest Germany, where warm air masses interacted with cooler air and the frontal zone of a trough moving towards the continent from the Atlantic. Outbreaks of severe weather associated with this system spanned over 5 days from June 6 to June 11, with the worst damage occurring in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on 9 June,[4] where the storm was described as one of the most violent in decades by the German Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst).[5] The responsible low pressure system is also referred to as storm "Ela" in some German media.
Type | Spanish plume Convective storm Supercell Mesoscale convective system Bow Echo[1] |
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Formed | 6 June 2014 |
Dissipated | 11 June 2014 |
Highest gust | 144 km/h (89 mph) in Düsseldorf, Germany. |
Tornadoes confirmed | 4 |
Max. rating1 | F2 tornado |
Largest hail | 11 cm |
Fatalities | 6 (in Germany) |
Areas affected | Western and Central Europe |
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale |