GPM Satellite Sees a Windstorm over Norway
![GPM Satellite Sees a Windstorm over Norway GPM Satellite Sees a Windstorm over Norway](/sites/default/files/imageGallery/10428355_778541908859271_5662770539766721522_o.jpg)
Extra-tropical cyclones this strong or stronger are a regular feature of northern European winters. The particularly damaging ones are called "windstorms." Borrowing a page from hurricane forecasters, some weather agencies in affected countries name these storms. In fact, one such naming system called the September 26 extra-tropical cyclone "Irina" (Institute for Meteorology at the Free University of Berlin, http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/adopt-a-vortex/tief/).