Erwin

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Erwin is also a character in the online daily comic strip User Friendly or may refer to the Danish philosopher and author Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff

Erwin was a powerful storm which hit Denmark and Sweden on 8 January, 2005. The name Erwin was chosen by the German Weather Service, while the storm was named Gudrun by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Sustained wind speeds of 126 km/h with wind gusts of 165 km/h were measured in Hanstholm, Denmark - the same strength as a Category 1 hurricane. At least 17 people died in the storm.

The storm caused a lot of financial damage in Sweden, where the forest industry suffered greatly from damaged trees, as more than 7,500,000 cubic metres of trees were blown down in southern Sweden. About 341,000 homes lost power in Sweden and several thousand of these were out of power for many days and even weeks in some cases, as about 10,000 homes were still without power after three weeks. The death toll in Sweden was seven victims, while four were killed in Denmark.

References

[Danish page with wind speeds and satellite image] - From the Danish Meteorological Institute (in Danish).
[Windstorm Erwin / Gudrun – January 2005] - A report for the insurance business with detailed information about the storm.

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