Hurricane Emma

Emma

Surface weather analysis showing Emma
Type	European windstorm, Extratropical cyclone, derecho
Formed	February 28, 2008
Dissipated	March 7, 2008
Lowest pressure	959 mb (28.3 inHg)
Highest gust	236 km/h (147 mph) Krippenstein, Austria
Areas affected	Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic

Emma was a severe extratropical cyclone which passed through several mainly Central European countries, most devastatingly on Saturday March 1, 2008, killing at least twelve people in Austria, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. Wind speeds reached up to 166 km/h (103 mph) in Austria, and up to 180 km/h (112 mph) elsewhere. Major infrastructure disruptions and some injuries were also reported in Belgium, France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.

A Lufthansa jet almost crashed attempting to land in crosswinds at Hamburg.