Intense extratropical cyclone 1993 over the northern Atlantic Ocean
Braer Storm
METEOSAT satellite image of the Braer Storm near peak intensity on 10 January 1993
Meteorological history
Formed
8 January 1993
Dissipated
17 January 1993
Extratropical cyclone
Highest winds
194 km/h (121 mph)
Lowest pressure
914 hPa (mbar); 26.99 inHg (Strongest extratropical cyclone over North Atlantic Ocean)
Overall effects
Fatalities
None
Areas affected
North Atlantic, Greenland, Iceland, Western Europe
Part of the 1992–93 European windstorm season
The Braer Storm was the most intense extratropical cyclone ever recorded over the northern Atlantic Ocean. Developing as a weak frontal wave on 8 January 1993, the system moved rapidly northeast. The combination of the absorption of a second low-pressure area to its southeast, a stronger than normal sea surface temperature differential along its path, and the presence of a strong jet stream aloft led to a rapid strengthening of the storm, with its central pressure falling to an estimated 914 hPa (914.0 mb; 26.99 inHg) on 10 January. Its strength was well predicted by forecasters in the United Kingdom, and warnings were issued before the low initially developed.
Gale-force winds covered the far northern Atlantic between Western Europe and Atlantic Canada, due to the intensity of this storm, with hurricane-force winds confined near its centre of circulation. After reaching its peak intensity, the system weakened as it moved into the far northeast Atlantic, dissipating by 17 January. This storm caused severe blizzards across much of Scotland. It also led to the final breakup of the oil tanker MV Braer, from which the storm derived its name; it had been stranded in rocks off the Shetland Islands by a previous storm nearly a week beforehand.
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