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Hilde/Eino 15-18 November
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute gave an extreme weather warning naming the storm Hilde. The low pressure was named Otto by the Free University of Berlin, and Eino by the Finnish Meteorological Institute. The low formed on 13 November dissipating on 19, and dropped to a low of 971 hPa. The Norwegian meteorological institute warned of gusts up to 45 m/s in central Norway on 16 November. The highest wind in Finland 32.9 m/s was reported from Kaskinen, on the Finnish west coast.

Oskari 1 December
Oskari (Vincenc) – November 29–December 4, 2013. 976 hPa. Named by the Finnish Meteorological Institute. Oskari was stronger than the Hilde/Eino storm in Finland, with a maximum gust of 34.7 m/s at Märket skerry lighthouse, to the west of the Åland Islands.

Xaver 5-7 December (North Sea tidal/storm surge)
Named Bodil by Danish Meteorological Institute and Sven by SMHI, the storm brought Force 12 winds and heavy snowfall. The storm brought a storm surge to the Irish and North Seas with coastal flooding resulting from what the Environment Agency in the United Kingdom described as the worst storm surge in 60 years. Record water levels were also reported in the Oresund between Sweden and Denmark. Blizzards and severe weather in Sweden and Poland led to several fatalities. The North Sea storm surge on 4–5 December 2013 saw water damage 1,400 buildings and 6800 ha of land in the UK. The storm surge and resulting coastal flooding caused no direct deaths in the UK, which was attributed to the warnings that were issued several days in advance and the improved coastal defences in comparison to the North Sea flood of 1953 in which over 300 lives were lost in the flooding along the coast of the UK.

Ivar/Seija 12 December
Ivar named by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, and Seija by the Finnish Meteorological Institute. unnamed by the FUB. December 10–17, 2013. 977 hPa. With a route and intensity similar to Hilde, Ivar once again brought hurricane force winds to central Norway. In Norway 50,000 customers were without power. In Sweden the storm left 55,000 across Norrland without power. Near record level winds were reported from Finland, where 200,000 were left without power. Estonia saw winds up to 115 km/h and 45,000 homes without electricity. Described as more powerful than both Hilde/Eino and Oskari, but slightly weaker than Cyclone Dagmar of 2011 in Finland. Video of shoppers in Alesund Norway struggling against the wind from the storm was shown widely on internet after becoming a hit on YouTube. http://www.smhi.se/nyhetsarkiv/sammanfattning-av-stormen-ivar-1.34911

Zaki and Adam 14-15 December
Zaki – December 12–16, 2013 and Adam December 14–19, 2013. 952 hPa.

Faroes saw winds over 100 mph not as bad as thought to Western Isles of Scotland. Damage to school roof in Faroes.http://www.in.fo/news-detail/news/odnin-avhasad-a-hesum-sinni/

http://vejret.tv2.dk/artikel/id-73100073:f%C3%A6r%C3%B8erne-i-skudlinjen-to-storme-p%C3%A5-%C3%A9t-d%C3%B8gn.html http://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/trafik/ECE6336975/ekstremt-vindstoed-ramte-faeroeerne/

Faroese authorities measured at Oyndarfjørður on the island of Eysturoy extreme gusts measured at 73.9 m/s which, according to official measurements may be a new record, higher than 66.9 m/s recorded at Mykines in March 1997. Though local orographic effects may prevent this wind speed reaching the record books.

However, it is far from certain that extreme wind gusts by Oyndarfjørður being approved as new Faroese record. The anemometer is in a valley at 250 meters above sea level surrounded by over 700 meters high on each side. This is the strong southerly winds through the valley, as through a funnel - and thereby given the extreme wind speeds. Highest mean wind was measured at 41.5 m / s The so far preliminary record holder Mykines measured during the night storm winds of 45 m / s By comparison, the strongest winds during the hurricane in October in Denmark 53.5 m / s, while the storm 'Bodil' 5 December this year featured 44 m / s in gusts.

Weekend brought gusts of to Stornoway: 70mph South Uist: 71mph Sule Skerry: 75mph Fair Isle: 70mph Lerwick: 78mph Torshavn (Faroe Isles): 112mph max windspeed. Camlmac services to the western Scotland. Scotrail services disrupted by fallen trees Delays on routes into Glasgow, flooding Gourock, Christmas attractions in Edinburgh closed, Whitburn social club roof in West Lothian.

Adam-http://www.woksat.info/etcvl15/vl15-1321-e-ic.JPG

15 December heavy rain brought flash flooding to 30 homes after a pump failure in Treorchy, Rhondda South Wales.