2022 European derecho
Storm damage in Barga, Tuscany, Italy | |
| Date(s) | 18 August 2022 |
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| Duration | >12 hours |
| Track length | 622 mi (1,000 km) |
| Peak wind gust (measured) | 139.2 mph (224 km/h; 62.2 m/s) |
| Largest hail | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
| Fatalities |
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| Damage costs | $247 million (2022 USD) |
| Types of damage | Widespread damage to residential and commercial property and public utility infrastructure |
| Areas affected | Corsica, northern Italy, Austria, Slovenia, southern Czech Republic |
The 2022 European derecho was a violent derecho which resulted in strong winds on the French island of Corsica and in parts of northern Italy, Austria, Slovenia, and the southern Czech Republic on 18 August 2022 which traveled over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi). The event resulted in 12 fatalities, and at least 116 others were injured.