Strong surface winds in Storm <i>Eunice</i>. Part 2: airstream analysis
Ambrogio Volonté, Suzanne L. Gray, Peter Clark, Oscar Martínez‐Alvarado, Duncan Ackerley
Abstract
Storm Eunice caused severe wind impacts on the United Kingdom on 18 February 2022. This article contains the second of a two-part study and consists of a detailed analysis of Eunice's airstream structure, confirming the presence of sting-jet (SJ) activity during its lifecycle. By the time Eunice crossed Wales and southern England, several other airstreams, including a cold conveyor belt and a dry intrusion, interacted in generating the observed damaging winds. These results illustrate the wind-damage potential of multiple airstreams, including SJs, in intense cyclones like Eunice (as displayed in the figure), highlighting the importance of accurate airstream forecasts.