February 14 in weather history

Storm Franklin

February 14, 2022 · Ireland

Storm Franklin, known in Germany as Storm Antonia, was an extratropical cyclone which caused immense damage throughout Western Europe. The most intense storm of the 2021–22 European windstorm season, Franklin was first noted by the United Kingdom's Met Office on 12:00 UTC on February 19. The next day, the Met Office…

The record

Date
February 14, 2022
Ended
February 22, 2022
Kind
European windstorm
Where
Ireland
Countries
Ireland, Poland, Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, Germany
Deaths
2

What happened

Storm Franklin, known in Germany as Storm Antonia, was an extratropical cyclone which caused immense damage throughout Western Europe. The most intense storm of the 2021–22 European windstorm season, Franklin was first noted by the United Kingdom's Met Office on 12:00 UTC on February 19. The next day, the Met Office would name it Franklin. Franklin would be last noted on February 22.

From Wikipedia, “Storm Franklin”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sources

Wikidata Q110976721 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “Storm Franklin”, CC BY-SA 4.0.