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| Formed | 20 February 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dissipated | 22 February 2022 |
| Highest gust | 95 mph (150 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 952 mb (28.11 inHg) |
| Maximum rainfall | 130mm (Seathwaite, Cumberland) |
| Damage | $754 million (2022 USD) |
| Areas affected | |
Part of the 2021–22 European windstorm season | |
Storm Franklin, known in Germany as Storm Antonia,[1] was an extratropical cyclone which caused immense damage throughout Western Europe. The most intense storm of the 2021–22 European windstorm season, Franklin was first noted by the United Kingdom's Met Office on 12:00 UTC on February 19.[2] The next day, the Met Office would name it Franklin.[3] Franklin would be last noted on February 22.[2]
Franklin would be the third windstorm in a week to be named by the Met Office, the first time since they started naming windstorms in 2015.[4] In total, Franklin would cause around $754 million (2022 USD) in damages.[5]
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- ^ a b "Storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin, February 2022" (PDF). Met Office. February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Storm Franklin named". Met Office. Archived from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "Storm Franklin: Rain causes flooding across Yorkshire". BBC News. 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Q1 Catastrophe Recap 2022" (PDF). Aon. 2022.