20180103 01 Storm Alpennordseite

Quick Facts

Type of Event	Orkan
Verification State	QC1
ESWD	Not reported
Location	Alps and north of Alps
Time / Duration	Long-time event
Date	03.01.2018
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: 165 km/h_ Konkordiahütte: 163 km/h_ Gornergrat: 161 km/h_ Säntis: 160 km/h_ etc. Lowlands: in Eastern Switzerland wind gusts between 90 and 120 km/h could be measured Salen-Reutenen TG (702müM): 121 km/h_ Strengelbach AG (435m): 119 km/h_ Neuhausen SH (438müM) and Steckborn TG (398müM): 118 km/h_ Rothenturm SZ (914müM) and Egolzwil LU (521müM) and Richenthal LU (517müM): 117 km/h_ Stein AR (813müM): 113 km/h_ Hallau SH (419müM): 112 km/h_ Zürich-Affoltern ZH (444müM): 109 km/h_ etc.
Damage	- Uprooted trees - Ripped off roofs - Blown away roof tiles - Damaged cars and boats due to falling debris - Power outages - Blocked streets
Fatalities	-
Injuries	-
Report Source	Newspaper reports, photo/video, data from official weather stations
Remarks	In Wasserauen the Laseyer-rotor with 141km/h in action
Storm name	Burglind - map Lebensgeschichte Pate: Burglind Gorn