20150208 01 Nordfoehnsturm Alpensuedseite

Quick Facts

Type of Event	Foehn storm
Verification State	QC1
ESWD	Not reported
Location	Alps and south of Alps
Time / Duration	Long-time event
Date	08./ 09.02.2015
Magnitude / Dimension	Highest wind gust was measured on top of Cima del Simano(TI): 161 km/h Mountains: on top of some mountains wind gusts between 130 and 160 km/h could be measured Konkordiahütte: 159 km/h_ Eggishorn: 152 km/h_ Cimetta: 141 km/h_ etc. Lowlands: in the foehn valleys wind gusts mostly between 90 and 110 km/h were measured
Damage	-
Fatalities	-
Injuries	-
Report Source	Newspaper reports, photo/video, data from official weather stations
Remarks	-
General weather situation	NZ - Nordlage, in Mitteleuropa überwiegend zyklonal feucht-kalt