Supercyclone from the Atlantic towards Europe, risk of flooding and extreme winds

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Supercyclone from the Atlantic towards Europe, risk of flooding and extreme

The Polar Vortex has caused the development of an extremely intense cyclone over the North Atlantic, which is developing today near Newfoundland in Canada and is becoming the strongest storm in the region since the start of the season, which is gradually moving towards Europe, meteorologists said.

Meteorologists warn that a strong wind field will affect a large part of the North Atlantic, but the most intense impacts are expected to remain over the open sea, writes the European meteorological platform "Severe Weather Europe".

A stationary frontal system could bring heavy rainfall to parts of Ireland, the United Kingdom, northern France and southern Norway in the coming days, with local amounts of up to 120mm of rain, increasing the risk of flooding in coastal and mountainous areas.

According to the forecast, the rain could fall continuously for up to 12 hours, so by Saturday, 60 to 120 mm of rain could fall locally, with the highest amount of precipitation on Wednesday.

More rain is expected in the mountain ranges, especially in southern Norway, the western part of the Scottish Highlands and northern England. According to data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the storm's central pressure fell at a rate of more than five millibars per hour, which exceeded the criteria for a so-called bomb cyclone, writes "Severe Weather Europe".
The pressure is expected to drop to around 930 millibars as the system moves into the North Atlantic, south of Greenland.

The cyclone's explosive strengthening was driven by the intrusion of an extremely cold Arctic air mass from Canada and the northeastern United States, combined with warmer air over the Atlantic.
Strong hurricane-force winds were recorded in the Newfoundland area, along with localized snowstorms.

Experts say weather patterns will remain unstable in the coming weeks, given the unusually early and strong disruption of the Polar Vortex this winter.


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