Storm Malik

Storm Malik was an extratropical cyclone that was part of the 2021–22 European windstorm season. It was named by the Danish Meteorological Institute[5] in Denmark on January 28, and lasted until January 30. It caused 2958 severe wind reports[6] and over 800,000 power outages in multiple countries. Seven people died.

Storm Malik
Malik on January 30
TypeBlizzard,
Winter storm,
Extratropical cyclone,
Ice storm,
European windstorm
Formed28 January 2022
Duration3 days
Dissipated30 January 2022
Highest gust237 km/h (147 mph; 127 kn)[1]
Lowest pressure965[2] mb (28.50 inHg)
Tornadoes
confirmed		None
Maximum snowfall
or ice accretion		Unknown
Fatalities7
Damage$415 million (2022 USD), €382 million (2022 Euros) [3]
Power outages810,000[4]
Areas affectedUK, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic

Meteorological history

On 28 January, Storm Malik was named by the Danish Meteorological Institute,[7][8] after the Greenlandic name that also means "wave".[9] In Finland and Germany, which are not part of the storm naming groups,[5] it was named Valtteri by the Finnish Meteorological Institute,[10][11][12] while the Free University of Berlin named the same system as Nadia.[13] The storm lasted until January 30, after which it dissipated.

Impacts

The impact from the storm ranged from mild to severe throughout most of the continent.

Fatalities

Two fatalities were reported in the United Kingdom due to Storm Malik: a 60-year old woman in Aberdeen, Scotland and a 9-year old boy in Staffordshire, England. Both were hit by falling trees.[14][15] In Denmark, a 78-year old woman died from injuries sustained when a door she opened was caught by the wind and she fell.[16] In Germany, a person in Beelitz was killed when hit by a poster that had come loose and in Poland a person was killed when a tree fell on a moving car in Wejherowo County. In the Czech Republic, a worker died after being buried by a wall.[4]

Injuries

Two teenagers were injured in the southern Swedish region of Scania when their car was hit by a falling tree. A child was injured when a tree crashed through the roof in Charlottenlund, Denmark, while west of Esbjerg, a moving car was hit by a large branch, resulting in 3 injuries.[17][18] In Poland, a driver was injured when she drove into a downed tree near Kierzkowo, while in Tłuczewo, a person sustained arm injuries.[19][20] In Germany, a man was injured by a falling tree in a park, in Bremen.[21]

Damage

More than 680,000 people were left without power in Poland by the storm and in the United Kingdom around 130,000 lost power.[4] In Sweden around 40,000 households lost power, mostly in the south.

Sweden

In the city of Malmö, many facade panels from the Turning Torso building fell. In the Västra Hamnen (The West Harbour) area a crane from a construction site got overturned and landed close to a bus stop full of people. A second crane got overturned in the city of Malmö and landed on parked cars. Another crane got overturned in the city of Södertälje south of Stockholm and landed on a hospital but only caused slight damage to windows in the ICU section. Many trees fell throughout southern Sweden. Many trees also fell in the town of Norrtälje.

Lithuania

The storm caused damage to the Lithuanian coast as well, with local authorities calling it the "worst storm since Cyclone Anatol in 1999".[22] The storm reached winds of 93 km/h (58 mph; 50 kn) with gusts of 125 km/h (78 mph; 68 kn). Infrastructure and protective dunes along the Curonian Spit were considerably damaged by the storm.[23]

Aftermath
See also: 2021-22 European windstorm season § Storm Corrie

The damage in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Malik was worsened by Storm Corrie, which started affecting the two countries on January 29. The following storm resulted in 118,000 power outages in Scotland, and more overall damage.[24]

See also

References
  1. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2022/2022_01_storms_malik_corrie.pdf
  2. http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20220130.gif
  3. [https://www.aon.com/reinsurance/getmedia/af1248d6-9332-4878-8c92-572c1bf3c19d/20221204-q1-2022-catastrophe-recap.pdf Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap], Aon, April 2022
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  19. https://epoznan.pl/news-news-125797-przed_autem_runelo_drzewo_ranna_kobieta
  20. https://wejherowo.naszemiasto.pl/tluczewo-pow-wejherowski-drzewo-przygniotlo-samochod-jedna/ar/c4-8654835
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  22. "Audra gavo vardą: pajūryje padariniai bus skaičiuojami dar ne vieną dieną". KL.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  23. "Pastaroji audra pajūriui gali būti padariusi žalos panašiai kaip uraganas "Ervinas"". ve.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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