page_title: 2019–20 European windstorm season
section_title: Storm Bernardo
hierarchical_section_title: 2019–20 European windstorm season / Storms / Storm Bernardo
caption_attribution_description: English: Track map of Storm Bernardo of the 2019-20 European windstorm season. The points show the location of the storm at 6-hour intervals. The colour represents the storm's maximum sustained wind speeds as classified in the Saffir–Simpson scale (see below), and the shape of the data points represent the nature of the storm, according to the legend below. Saffir–Simpson scale Tropical depression≤38 mph≤62 km/h Category 3111–129 mph178–208 km/h Tropical storm39–73 mph63–118 km/h Category 4130–156 mph209–251 km/h Category 174–95 mph119–153 km/h Category 5≥157 mph≥252 km/h Category 296–110 mph154–177 km/h Unknown Storm type Tropical cyclone Subtropical cyclone Extratropical cyclone / Remnant low / Tropical disturbance / Monsoon depression
context_page_description: The 2019–20 European windstorm season is the fifth instance of seasonal European windstorm naming in Europe. This is the first season in which the Netherlands participates, joining Ireland's and the United Kingdom’s meteorological agencies. The new season's storm names were released on 6 September 2019. In July 2019, it was announced that storm seasons would run from 1 September 2019 to 1 September 2020. The Portuguese, Spanish and French meteorological agencies will again collaborate too, joined by the Belgian meteorological agency.
context_section_description: Storm Bernardo was named by AEMET on 9 November. The agency expected wave heights up to 6 m (20 ft) at the Balearic Islands and several Spanish provinces bordering the Bay of Biscay. It further expected precipitation up to 20 cm (7.9 in) in the form of snow on the Cantabrian Mountains from 1,000 m (3,300 ft) and rainfall up to 50 L (11 imp gal) within 12 hours in the provinces of Cantabria, Navarra, Basque Country and Asturias. The Asturias' regional meteorological agency warned for avalanches due to snow accumulation. Gusts were expected to be up to 110 km/h (68 mph).
  The storm affected the Balearic Islands on 10 November, with gusts up to 111 km/h (69 mph) at Mallorca's north-western coast. On 11 November, Bernardo formed an eye-like feature, leading several outlets to report that the storm had medicane-like characteristics. AEMET did not confirm that the storm had reached medicane status. The storm went on land the same day at Algeria's coast and dissipated subsequently into a larger storm which affected Italy. A treefall on Mallorca caused the only known fatality.
caption: Track of storm Bernardo according to Met Office.
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