page_title: 2013 Nordic storms
section_title: Preparation and warnings
hierarchical_section_title: 2013 Nordic storms / Meteorological history / Preparation and warnings
caption_attribution_description: English: Total Precipitable Water Hilde 15/11/2013 11Z
context_page_description: 2013 Nordic storms were a series of storms affecting predominantly the Nordic nations with other northern European nations also affected. The first storm in the series Hilde, named Otto by Free University of Berlin, and Eino in Finland was an extratropical cyclone affecting parts of northern Europe, causing disruption to electricity supplies and transportation across mid Norway, northern Sweden and central Finland during 15–18 November 2013. The storm brought a new record average wind speed to Sweden, however wind speeds at lower altitudes were less than seen during Cyclone Dagmar of 2011. Most damage was caused by falling trees along the storm's path likely exacerbated by unfrozen ground. The total cost of damage is likely to be low, as the storm passed over relatively unpopulated regions of the Nordic nations.
context_section_description: Before the storm the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute issued class 1- and class 2-warnings across Norrland. Class 2-warning remained active on 17 November in parts of Västerbotten and Norrbotten. The Finnish Meteorological Institute issued a level 2 warning, that significant wind damage could occur in central Finland, and released advice for the public on how to prepare for strong winds and any potential power outages.
  The Norwegian energy company Statoil evacuated 97 people from the drilling platform Njord A as a safety precaution. Hurtigruten ferry sailings along the Norwegian coast were cancelled in preparation for the storm. Railway transport was halted overnight (16 November) in northern Sweden.
caption: Total Precipitable water over Europe, 15/11/2013
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