 Malik on 30 January | |
| Type | Blizzard, Winter storm, Extratropical cyclone, Ice storm, European windstorm |
|---|---|
| Formed | 28 January 2022 |
| Duration | 3 days |
| Dissipated | 30 January 2022 |
| Highest gust | 237 kilometres per hour (147 mph; 128 kn)[1] |
| Lowest pressure | 965[2] mb (28.50 inHg) |
| Tornadoes confirmed | None |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Damage | $415 million (2022 USD), €382 million (2022 Euros) [3] |
| Power outages | 810,000[4] |
| Areas affected | UK, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic |
Part of the 2021-22 European windstorm season | |
Storm Malik was an extratropical cyclone that caused damage throughout northern Europe. It was named by the Danish Meteorological Institute[5] in Denmark on 28 January 2022, and lasted until 30 January 2022. It caused 2958 severe wind reports[6] and over 800,000 power outages in multiple countries. Seven people were killed in the storm, and a total of $415 million (USD) in damages were reported.[3]
- ^ "Storm Malik and storm Corrie" (PDF). MET Office. January 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "European Weather map on 30-10-2022". Deutscher Wetterdienst (in German). Free University of Berlin. 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap, Aon, April 2022
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
DW 30Jan2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Storm Malik named by Danish Met Service". Met Office. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "European Severe Weather Database". eswd.eu. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.