Cyclone Kyrill
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Kyrill is the name of a low pressure area that has evolved into an European windstorm. It was named on January 17, 2007.[1] As of January 18, 2007, 00:00 GMT, the storm was located over the British Isles and is expected to move across the North Sea and make landfall in northern Germany in the late afternoon hours of January 18. A storm tide with sea levels of up to 2 metres above mean sea level has been announced for the coastal areas of Lower Saxony by the state government.[2]
Wind strengths of up to 12 beaufort are expected across the Netherlands, Germany and parts of Austria, with wind gusts exceeding 150 km/h in exposed places, and the German Meterological Service has advised people to stay indoors and avoid unnecessary trips on January 18.[3] Ferry services to the outlying islands Hooge and Amrum are suspended since the morning hours of January 18.[4]
References
- ^ "Wetterpatenschaft Tiefdruckgebiete". Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Meterologie. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- ^ "Heute Orkanböen über Norddeutschland erwartet". Norddeutscher Rundfunk. 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- ^ "Orkantief "Kyrill" auf dem Weg nach Deutschland". tagesschau.de. 2006-01-17. Retrieved 2006-01-18.
- ^ "Germany braces for major storm". Monsters and Critics. 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
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