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European Severe Weather Database (ESWD)

Description

The ESWD aims at collecting and providing detailed and quality-controlled information on severe convective storm events over Europe. In colllaboration with national hydrometeorological services, voluntary observer networks (like Skywarn and Keraunos), and the public many tens of thousands of reports have been collected.

Reference information

Source:
European Severe Storms Laborator (ESSL)

Published in Climate-ADAPT Jun 07 2016   -   Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Dec 12 2023

Reviewed by:

tibi

Date of creation:

2005

Keywords:

dust, funnel clouds, gustnadoes, heavy rain, large hail, sand- or steam devils, severe wind gusts, storms, tornadoes

Climate impacts:

Storms

Adaptation elements:

Observations and Scenarios, Climate services

Sectors:

Disaster Risk Reduction, Urban

Geographic characterisation:

Europe

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