Damaging winds and massive waves will hit parts of northwestern Europe this weekend.
Storm Ciara will be driven by a jet stream with winds of more than 200 mph over the North Atlantic.
While a deadly storm is currently hitting half of the continental U.S., the North Atlantic jet stream currently drives an intense storm, named Storm Ciara, toward Ireland and the United Kingdom that is forecast to hit Saturday night into Sunday and further spread across other parts of northern and central Europe into Monday.
Storm Ciara driven by strong jet stream
Storm Ciara will be driven by a jet stream with winds of more than 200 mph over the North Atlantic.
The jet stream is a narrow ribbon of strong winds about 30,000 feet high in the atmosphere and commonly found over the North Pacific Ocean.
It is normally stronger in winter in the Northern hemisphere due to the intensified temperature contrasts between the higher and middle latitudes.
The jet stream helps develop and steer weather conditions where we live on the Earth’s surface and is also where most commercial jets fly.
Strong winds for Ireland and the U.K.
Wind gusts of 50 to 65 mph are possible in Ireland and the United Kingdom from Storm Ciara.
Exposed locations might have wind gusts over 70 mph.
Northern parts of mainland Europe will have strong winds as well, potentially including parts of northern France, Belgium, The Netherlands, northern Germany and Denmark.
The wet and windy storm could cause tree damage, power outages and disrupt travel.
Huge waves
Huge waves will also propagate toward Ireland, southwestern England and the Bay of Biscay (western France).
Significant wave heights off the coast of Ireland could reach 60 feet.
Coastal flooding and erosion is possible as the pounding surf moves into areas near the coast.
The strong jet stream over the North Atlantic drives a powerful storm into northwestern Europe this weekend with strong winds that could cause damage and knock out power and giant waves up to 60 feet eroding and flooding coastal areas. Be ready and get prepared! Read more extreme weather headlines on Strange Sounds or Steve Quayle [MetOffice, Weather.com]
Heavy blizzard in Iran kills three, cuts off roads, gas, electricity
As the snowstorm spread to northern and central provinces of Iran, it was reported that three have lost their lives to the blizzard in the northern province of Gilan.
Heavy snow has blocked several main roads in Iran and chain car-accidents have increased. In several cities, people have reported that their water, electricity, and gas has been shut down.
The head of road management in Zanjan province announced on Tuesday that at least six roads have been closed due to heavy snow.
All the schools in Gilan province and Hamedan province are canceled on Wednesday.
Road police has announced that the Qazvin to Rasht road has also been blocked by heavy snow and many travelers were trapped in some of the roads.
In Gilan, the crisis management office reported that over 90 thousand households have lost electricity. Some Twitter users have reported that due to frozen pipes, water has been cut off and they have also lost electricity and gas.
Several airports across the country including Tehran’s Mehr Abad airport, Ilam, Tabriz, and Rasht have had long flight-delays and canceling in some cases.
In East Azerbaijan a train was derailed after hitting the snow.
Iran’s Meteorology Organization announced that on Wednesday, almost 20 provinces will face a heavy drop in temperature and snow fall. It also announced that in provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran, Golestan, North Khorasan, Kerman, and Hormozgan, there will be more snow.
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