Storm David
Storm David (also called Cyclone Friederike in Germany) was a compact but deadly European windstorm that heavily affected the British Isles, France, Benelux, Central Europe, Northern Italy, Poland and parts of Eastern Europe in early 2018 with widespread hurricane-force gusts and severe snowfall, creating blizzard conditions in some areas. The storm caused extensive damage and traffic disruption. It was given the name David by Météo France while the FUB named it Friederike.
David on 18 January 2018, approximately centred above the Benelux or Western Germany | |
| Type | Extratropical cyclone, European windstorm, winter storm, blizzard |
|---|---|
| Formed | 16 January over Newfoundland |
| Duration | 17–19 January 2018 (as a storm) (20–22 January as a weak low) |
| Dissipated | 22 January over Western Russia |
| Highest gust | 150 km/h (93 mph), Capel Curig, Wales (alt 216 m [709 ft]) 203 km/h (126 mph), Brocken, Saxony-Anhalt (at altitude) |
| Lowest pressure | 974 hPa (28.8 inHg) |
| Fatalities | 13 direct, 2 indirect |
| Damage | €1.14bn – 2.6bn |
| Power outages | 471,000+ |
| Areas affected | Ireland, UK, France, Benelux countries, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia |
Part of the 2017–18 European windstorm season | |
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