Draft:Storm Irene (2024)

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Storm Irene[1], known in Germany as Storm Gertrud[2], was an extratropical cyclone which affected Western Europe in January 2024. The twenty-third windstorm of the 2023–24 European windstorm season, Irene was first noted by [to be determined].

Preparations

The Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera issued a yellow rain and wind alert for the Azores, Madeira Islands, and Portugal. Additionally, an orange wind, rain, and coastal event warning was hoist for the southern parts of Madeira.[3] On 17 January, Météo-France hoisted an orange snow and ice for Northern France, with yellow avalanche warnings in effect fot the Alps regions of eastern France.[4] Furthermore, an orange wind warning was hoisted for portions of northern Spain, with a yellow wind and rain warning issued for most of the country[5] In Germany, the Deutscher Wetterdienst issued several snow and ice warning for the nation, as significant impacts were anticipated.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Borrascas con gran impacto de la temporada 2023–24 – Agencia Estatal de Meteorología – AEMET. Gobierno de España".
  2. ^ https://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20240115.gif
  3. ^ "Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera".
  4. ^ "VIGILANCE METEO FRANCE | Carte de vigilance météorologique sur la France".
  5. ^ "Meteorological warnings – State Meteorological Agency – AEMET – Spanish Government".
  6. ^ "Wetter und Klima – Deutscher Wetterdienst – Warnings". www.dwd.de.