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2012 European windstorm season
First storm formed January 3
Last storm dissipated Season currently active
Strongest storm Yuppadee – 944 hPa
Windstorms 25
Major windstorms
(Cat 3+)
18
Total fatalities 1
Total damage $656 million (2012 USD)
List of windstorm seasons
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

The 2012 European windstorm season began on January 1 and will end on December 31, 2012. On average, 130 windstorms form each year. At the beginning of the season, four storms from 2011 were active–Robert, Sebastian, Tilo and Ulli.[1] For the first time since December 2011, the North Atlantic Oscillation had turned positive.

Storm names

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Storms are officially named by the Free University of Berlin, and the names are donated by the public. There are six lists of names, however, as of January 19, not all lists are complete, so only list one is shown. This year, female names are used. The next name that will be used is Lucina.

  • Andrea
  • Bibiana
  • Celine
  • Dota
  • Elfriede
  • Fabienne
  • Gisela
  • Helga
  • Ines
  • Julia
  • Katarzyna
  • Lucina
  • Maike
  • Nicole
  • Olivia
  • Patricia
  • Quiana
  • Rebekka
  • Stella
  • Tanja
  • Ursel
  • Valenta
  • Wally
  • Xenia (active)
  • Yuppadee (active)
  • Zoe (unused)
  • Angela (unused)
  • Barbara (unused)
  • Claudia (unused)
  • Diemut (unused)
  • Ellen (unused)
  • Fabiola (unused)
  • Gritt (unused)
  • Heide (unused)
  • Ivonne (unused)
  • Jacqueline (unused)

Timeline

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Cyclone Yuppadee2012 European cold waveCyclone FabienneCyclone Andrea

Season effects

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Storm
Name
Dates active Storm category
at peak intensity
Pressure
(hPa)
Areas affected Deaths
Andrea 3 – 9 January Category 4 windstorm 964 mb (28.48 inHg) Greenland, Norway, Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark, Poland 1
Bibiana 4 – 14 January Category 4 windstorm 964 mb (28.48 inHg) Bermuda, Newfoundland, Greenland, United Kingdom, Norway 0
Celine 7 – 11 January Category 4 windstorm 968 mb (28.57 inHg) Greenland, Poland, Finland 0
Dota 9 – 12 January Category 4 windstorm 967 mb (28.54 inHg) Iceland, Norway 0
Elfriede 10 – 17 January Category 4 windstorm 968 mb (28.57 inHg) Ireland, United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Estonia, Latvia, Russia 0
Fabienne 16 – 22 January Category 5 windstorm 955 mb (28.21 inHg) Iceland, Faroe Islands, Ireland, United Kingdom 0
Gisela 19 January – 26 January Category 4 windstorm 968 mb (28.57 inHg) Newfoundland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Ireland, United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Germany, France 0
Helga 24 January – 28 January Category 3 windstorm 980 mb (28.96 inHg) Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom, Norway, Ireland, Sweden 0
Ines 28 January – 1 February Category 1 windstorm 1015 mb (29.98 inHg) France, Italy, Spain 0
Julia 31 January – 10 February Category 3 windstorm 980 mb (28.94 inHg) France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Montenegro, Algeria, Serbia, Greece Unknown
Katarzyna 3 – 4 February Category 1 windstorm 1034 mb (30.53 inHg) United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands 0
Lucina 7 – 15 February Category 1 windstorm 1005 mb (29.68 inHg) Finland, Sweden, Italy, Austria, Algeria, Libya Unknown
Maike 12 – 13 February Category 2 windstorm 995 mb (29.38 inHg) Svalbard 0
Nicole 12 – 15 February Category 3 windstorm 985 mb (29.09 inHg) Greenland, Iceland, Svalbard, Norway 0
Olivia 14 – 19 February Category 3 windstorm 985 mb (29.09 inHg) Iceland, Svalbard 0
Patricia 15 – 19 February Category 4 windstorm 970 mb (28.64 inHg) Greenland, Iceland, Svalbard 0
Quiana 17 – 20 February Category 3 windstorm 975 mb (28.79 inHg) Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden 0
Rebekka 20 – 23 February Category 3 windstorm 975 mb (28.79 inHg) Newfoundland, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard 0
Stella 22 – 26 February Category 3 windstorm 980 mb (28.94 inHg) Iceland 0
Tanja 22 – 26 February Category 2 windstorm 989 mb (29.21 inHg) Ireland, United Kingdom 0
Ursel 22 – 28 February Category 3 windstorm 975 mb (28.79 inHg) Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia 0
Valenta 24 – 26 February Category 2 windstorm 995 mb (29.38 inHg) Iceland 0
Wally 26 February – 2 March Category 4 windstorm 960 mb (28.36 inHg) Greenland, Iceland 0
Xenia 3 March – Currently active Category 1 windstorm 1010 mb (29.83 inHg) Azores, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, France 0
Yuppadee 6 March – Currently active Category 5 windstorm 944 mb (27.88 inHg) Greenland, Iceland 0
Season Aggregates
25 windstorms January 3–Season currently active 952 mb (28.12 inHg) 1

References

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  1. ^ "January 1, 2012 surface analysis". Free University of Berlin. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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