Cyclone Emma on 1 March 2008
Competency Framework
WMO Satellite Skills
Application
Description
Presentation of Winter-Storm Emma which severely affected Central Europe with heavy downbursts and thunderstorms.
Content
On 1 March 2008, the powerful late winter cyclone Emma caused widespread damage and claimed 14 lives in Central Europe. Embedded in the synoptic-scale storm field, deep convection along the cold front played a significant role in further enhancing the wind gusts. This presentation aims to unfurl an outstanding case of a rapid cyclogenesis, to match the events at the earth's surface with the storm structures seen in satellite and radar data, and finally to track down possible mechanisms which may have contributed to paving the way for one of the strongest downbursts ever documented worldwide.