| Holy judas | ||
|---|---|---|
| Data | ||
| Education: | October 26, 2013 | |
| Decay | November 2, 2013 | |
| Maximum wind speed | 191 km / h ( Denmark ) | |
| Minimum Pressure: | 960 hPa | |
| Affected States: |  Great Britain ,  Germany ,  Denmark ,  Latvia ,  Lithuania , the  Netherlands ,  Russia ,  Finland ,  France ,  Sweden ,  Estonia | |
| Damage: | ? dead: 17 to 21 | |
Hurricane St. Jude (also characterized as a storm , see: English St Jude storm ) is an extratropical cyclone that struck Northern Europe at the end of October 2013. Its name was given in honor of the Apostle Judas , whose memory is celebrated on October 28. A hurricane arose in the low pressure zone over the Atlantic and was expected in British Wales in the evening of October 27 [1] .
The speed of the hurricane reached 120 km / h [2] , and above the North Sea - up to 191 km / h [3] . In Denmark the wind speed reached 53 m / s, in Sweden and the Netherlands the wind speed was 42 m / s. [four]
On the night of October 28, northern France ( Brittany and Normandy ) was hit by the elements [5] . Great Britain ( London , East Sussex ) was attacked by elements, as a result of which 4 people were killed [6] . In Kent, a nuclear power plant was shut off due to the elements [7] . At the end of the day he reached Denmark . Wind speed reached 32-37 m / s. Departures of airplanes and trains were canceled, trees were felled, 15 people were hospitalized, 1 died [8] . The hurricane also hit the southwest coast of Sweden , where it was dubbed Simon, and caused a power outage. Closed airports of Malmo and Gothenburg . [9]
On the night of October 29, a hurricane de-energized a number of cities in Latvia ( Ventspils , Kuldiga and Talsi ) [10] and Lithuania [11] . The weather did not pass Estonia as well [12] . Disruptions in power supply due to the overflow of the elements were also observed in Finland ( Kirkkonummi , Siuntio ) [13] Towards dinner, the hurricane reached St. Petersburg in Russia, where it caused a rise in water in the Neva [14] , and a power outage [15] . A hurricane raged in the Pskov [16] , Novgorod [17] , Tver [18] regions and in Karelia (where the wind speed weakened to 17 m / s) [19] . By evening, a weakened cyclone covered the Moscow region (the wind speed here did not exceed 15 m / s). [20]
October 30, in a weakened form, the cyclone reached the Urals . [21]
The cyclone is considered inclement weather in the north of Kazakhstan on November 1. [22] Also on November 1, a hurricane reached Yakutia , where in November a low temperature of about minus 30 ° C is typical. On this day, due to bad weather, it was abnormally warm for Yakutia plus 5 ° C. On November 2, a strongly weakened cyclone reached the Magadan Region , where it caused light snow and a temperature increase of 0 ...- 5 ° C. A little later, the hurricane fell apart.
St. Petersburg
During the hurricane in St. Petersburg , nearly 300 trees, dozens of advertising structures and road signs were tumbled down, roofs were torn from two dozen houses. A large-scale flood was supposed to happen in the city, which did not happen due to the time blocked by the GLC , built in 2011 . [23] [24] During the storm, fallen trees cut off the contact network at the intersection of Svetlanovsky Prospekt and Prospekt Enlightenment , which led to the paralysis of the movement of trams and trolleybuses on Vasilyevsky Island . [25] Also, 2 radio stations were forced to urgently stop their broadcasts. [26] However, the GLC cannot protect St. Petersburg from the water currents arriving from Ladoga , and the water level in the Neva River has risen 111 cm above the ordinary . The waves reached 4 meters in height. [27] In particular, the Smolenka River in the western part of Vasilievsky Island overflowed the banks. [25] According to experts, without a dam, the water level would rise by 260 cm and more than 6,700 buildings would be partially flooded. [28]
Victims
In total, at least 17 people became victims of the hurricane:
- 5 Britons (in London , Hertfordshire and East Sussex ) [29]
- 8 Germans (in Gelsenkirchen , Flensburg and Schortens ) [30]
- 1 Dane
- 1 Dutch (in Amsterdam )
- 1 Frenchwoman (in Belle-Ile ) [31]
- 1 Russian woman (in Kimry ) [32]
Notes
- ↑ Great Britain prepares for St Jude
- ↑ Cyclone "Holy Judas" threatens all of Europe
- ↑ Storm lashes northern Europe leaving at least 13 dead
- ↑ Storm in Europe broke the 2005 record; in Denmark there was a wind of 53 m / s (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Hurricane "Holy Judas" hit France and Great Britain and threatens Europe
- ↑ The death toll from Hurricane "Saint Judas" in the UK increased to four
- ↑ Hurricane Saint Judas shut down two reactors at a nuclear power plant near London
- ↑ Hurricane "Holy Judah" hit Denmark: one dead, 15 injured
- ↑ Storm left 90 thousand homes in Sweden without light
- ↑ Hurricane Saint Jude left to sit by candlelight 70 thousand people in Latvia
- ↑ In Lithuania, the hurricane "Holy Judas" left without light more than 8 thousand inhabitants
- ↑ In Estonia, Hurricane “Holy Judas” left more than 60 thousand households without light
- ↑ Due to the storm in Finland, 1800 houses were left without light
- ↑ Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies: The water level in the Neva is growing rapidly
- ↑ "St. Judas" paralyzed tram traffic throughout St. Petersburg
- ↑ Consequences of the storm “Saint Judas” should be restored soon
- ↑ Light went off in different parts of Veliky Novgorod
- ↑ "Holy Judah" came to the Tver region
- ↑ "Holy Judah" left three regions of Karelia without light
- ↑ Storm of “Judas” reached Moscow
- ↑ "Holy Judas" did not reach the Middle Urals (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment October 30, 2013. Archived November 1, 2013.
- ↑ Hurricane "Holy Judas" will reach Kazakhstan
- ↑ St. Petersburg comes to life after the “Holy Jude” (PHOTO, VIDEO)
- ↑ The dam protected St. Petersburg from flooding.
- ↑ 1 2 “Saint Judas” burst into St. Petersburg
- ↑ Hurricane "Holy Judas" subsides in St. Petersburg: water leaves the Gulf of Finland, rescuers calculate the damage from the storm
- ↑ Water in the Neva River comes due to a storm on Ladoga
- ↑ Hydrometeorological center: flood in St. Petersburg prevented
- ↑ "Holy Judas" is raging in Europe: a hurricane claimed the lives of more than 10 people
- ↑ The number of victims of "St. Jude" in Germany increased to eight
- ↑ An elderly woman became a victim of a hurricane in France
- ↑ Storm “Saint Judah” led to human casualties in Russia