20100227 01 Föhnsturm Alpennordseite

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Type of Event	Foehn storm (south foehn)
Verification State	QC1
ESWD	Not reported
Location	Alps and north of Alps
Time / Duration	Long-time event
Date	27.- 28.02.2010
Magnitude / Dimension	- 27.02.2010: The highest measured wind gust of the foehn storm was measured with 167 km/h at 21.00 UTC on top of Ebenalp - 27.02.2010: On top of Les Diablerets a wind gust of 148 km/h was measured - 27./ 28.02.2010: Some mountain/hill tops measured wind peaks of between 130 and 160 km/h - 28.02.2010: In Altdorf a wind gust of 147 km/h was measured at 01.00 UTC - 27.02.2010: In Meiringen a wind gust of 144 km/h was measured - 27.02.2010: In Elm a wind gust of 143 km/h was measured - 27.02.2010: In Isleten a wind gust of 142 km/h was measured - 27./ 28.02.2010: In the classic foehn valleys wind gusts mostly between 110 and 140 km/h were measured
Damage / Impact	- Reports of blown off roof tiles at several locations in the Urner Reuss-Valley - Reports of blown off barn-roofs and blown iff tiles at several locations in the Hasli-Valley (Guttannen / Meiringen)
Fatalities	-
Injuries	-
Report Source	Report in a weather forum, data from official weather stations
Remarks	-