Cyclone Lothar
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Cyclone Lothar is regarded as the worst European windstorm recorded during the 20th century. Crossing France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany between 25 December and 27 December 1999, Cyclone Lothar's
Windthrow in a forest in Arenbachtal, Baden-Württemberg, after the storm.
Clearing work in a windthrow area in the Black Forest near Baden-Baden.
Parcel of Douglas fir trees felled by the storm Lothar on December 26, 1999, in the forest of Fréteval, Loir-et-Cher, France.
Windstorm Thomas
Great storm of 1987
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The great storm of 1987 was a violent extratropical cyclone that occurred on the night of 15–16 October, with hurricane-force winds causing casualties in England, France, and the Channel Islands as a
Cyclone Lothar
…meant low predictability, and saw an unusually straight and strong jet stream (similar circumstances were also noted the day before the arrival of the Great Storm of 1987). Lothar moved rapidly, pushed by a strong jet stream on the morning of December 26, at a speed close to 130 km/h. It reached a central pressure of 985…
The storm at peak intensity over the North Sea
Partially cleared storm damage, Chelmsford
Storm-damaged building, Barton on Sea in Hampshire
Storm damage in London