Storm Kristin

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Storm Kristin was a compact, catastrophic and record-breaking extratropical cyclone that severely impacted Portugal, as well as parts of the Mediterranean and Southeastern Europe in late January 2026. Storm Kristin was the twenty-sixth storm of the 2025–26 European windstorm season, and the eleventh to be named by the south-western naming group, which consists of France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Kristin was named by the IPMA on 27 January, as a significant impact was forecast. Kristin is regarded as one of the worst European windstorms of the 21st century. The impact of Kristin and its successors was described as a humanitarian crisis by a researcher in extreme weather and climate change. Kristin achieved record-breaking status by rapidly intensifying in the hours before landfall. Kristin made landfall at peak intensity in the Leiria district, which resulted in extremely intense winds in multiple Portuguese districts. The IPMA measured the strongest gust in Portuguese...

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