Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Weather Meteosat Atmospheric composition Land Data Metop Jason Tags Europe ASCAT AVHRR Jason-3 MSG SEVIRI Africa Metop-A Metop-B Metop SNPP VIIRS Date 2013 Date January May June July September October November December SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 16 results Case study 24 December 18:00–26 December 18:00 UTC Record-breaking December snowfall in Switzerland Areas above around 1000 m altitude of Canton Ticino recorded a 24-hour accumulation of fresh snow of 120-150 cm. Case study 5 December 2013 18:00 UTC Storm Xaver batters Europe Xaver affected much of northern Europe on 5 and 6 December and caused worst storm surge for decades in the North Sea. Case study 18 November 2013 09:00–16:00 UTC Severe thunderstorms over Sardinia Flash floods caused by heavy thunderstorms tear through streets in Sardinia, submerging homes and killing at least 18 people. Case study 16 November 12:00 UTC–17 November 12:00 UTC Storms over Scandinavia Record wind speeds were measured when storms passed northern parts of Scandinavia in mid-November. Case study 14 November 2013 05:30–11:00 UTC Signs of severe turbulence The 'fringing' in jet stream cirrus, seen in the imagery, indicates the likelihood of severe turbulence. Case study 6 November 2013 10:30–14:30 UTC Distrails over Central Europe A distrail, short for dissipation trail, forms when an aircraft flies through a supercooled cloud. Case study 27 October 2013 18:00 UTC–28 October 09:30 UTC Storm St Jude batters the UK At least 15 people died when Storm St Jude (Christian) tracked across the UK and parts of Western Europe. Case study 17 September 2013 09:00–11:15 UTC Bora and Foehn winds meet in Po Valley During the night 16-17 September, an upper-level disturbance crossed the Alps and northern Italy causing some rain (mainly in north-east Italy). Case study 7 July 2013 18:00 UTC Using HRV for fog monitoring HRV is able to monitor fog and even fog initiation, with a threshold for air turbidity similar to the human eye. Case study 20 June 2013 09:00 UTC Severe storms captured by super rapid scan Convective storms in parts of Germany and Switzerland, captured at 2.5-minute intervals by Meteosat-8. Case study 18 June 2013 00:00 UTC Satellite & airplane views of cold ring-shape storm 17–20 June 2013 was the first heat wave of the year in central Europe. Case study 28 May 2013 06:00 UTC Dust outbreak over Mediterranean and SE Europe Dust from North Africa, embedded in a frontal system, sweeps over the Eastern Mediterranean, from west to east. Load More
