Yesterday In Montenegro max wind speed 65,6 m/s or 236 km/h

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04.12.2008. - Cyclones FAUST: Severe storm in Konavle, record wind speed in Montenegro

Rainy Thursday in Dalmatia was a consequence of passing Cyclones, which are quickly moved across the Adriatic further to the east. Special was by what is presented during Tuesday and Wednesday, developed over northern Africa and has continued its journey through the south of Italy to the Adriatic. On satellite images during Thursday described the cyclone could clearly see a vortex in the southern Adriatic. Central Cyclones entered the mainland over around 16:30 in the field of Konavle. That is the area began with a storm with Hail and strong winds. (Crometeo TIM)


Central Cyclones Faust entered the mainland over the sea shortly before 17h near the Croatian border and Montenegro.

According to the report, the Public Fire Brigade Konavle, cleaned border crossing Debeli Brijeg, where he assaulted 5 to 10cm hail. Otherwise, it is exactly the area Konavli today was the most rain in the country, there are during the day down 72 liters of rain per square meter.

This weather events in the extreme south of the Croatian associated with more extreme in the neighboring Montenegro. According to the Montenegrin Hidrometeorogic Institute, an automated weather station in Herceg Novi noted the blast of 65.6 m/s or 236 km/h. The data is analyzed yet, but it is very likely that this is a strongest gust ever measured in Montenegro.
here is report http://www.meteo.cg.yu/zaforum/VjetaruHN.pdf



satelite animation http://slike.hr/vidi/faust0.gif

[Ed Mahmoud]

4 inch hail and 140 knot winds?



Eeek!

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Here is one picture where you can see a eye on right

[Aslkahuna]

Those Gulf of Lyon and Adriatic Lows can be murder. I remember one in the 1970's which was producing a Mistral in the south of France with gusts well in excess of 100 km/hr, totally socked in conditions in northern Italy, a tornado in Naples and thunderstorms with radar indicated tops over 18000m over the Med. I remember this because the General of the Base wanted to fly to Aviano AB in Italy in a T-39 (which had no radar in those days) and while he was insistent, his crew basically mutinied and said no way. Another General in the Philippines once took off in a 48 kt crosswind during a typhoon at Clark AB-he ordered the Base to stay open so he could leave-wound up nearly entering Red China airspace while circumnavigating the typhoon. He was so well loved (NOT) that the Command Post wanted him to crash-somehow he made it.

Steve