20150331 01 Orkan Niklas

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Quick Facts

Type of Event	Orkan
Verification State	QC1
ESWD	Not reported
Location	Alps and north of Alps
Time / Duration	Long-time event
Date	31.03.2015
Magnitude / Dimension	- Highest wind gust was measured on top of Hinterrugg (SG): 205 km/h - Mountains: on top of some mountains wind gusts between 140 and 180 km/h could be measured (Gonda Cotschna: 174 km/h; Kronberg: 172 km/h; Kleines Matterhorn: 169 km/h; Crap Sogn Gion: 166 km/h; Crap Masegn: 165km/h; etc.) - In Eastern Switzerland wind gusts between 90 and 120 km/h could be measured - In Salen-Reutenen TG (702müM) a wind gust of 121km/h was measured. - In Neuhausen SH (438müM) and Steckborn TG (398müM) a wind gust of 118km/h was measured. - In Rothenturm SZ (914müM) and Egolzwil LU (521müM) a wind gust of 117km/h was measured. - In Stein AR (813müM) a wind gust of 113km/h was measured. - In Hallau SH (419müM) a wind gust of 112km/h was measured. - In Zürich-Affoltern ZH (444müM) a wind gust of 109km/h was measured.
Damage	-
Fatalities	1
Injuries	8
Report Source	Newspaper reports, photo/video, data from official weather stations
Remarks	-