Chasing the violent winter storm around Reykjavik, Iceland on Feb 14th 2020

Our SWE reporter Muhammed Emin Kizilkaya was chasing the new intense extra-tropical cyclone nearing Iceland in the morning of Feb 14th. While storm chasing, Muhammed ended up helping several stranded people in the middle of the storm. An intense and dangerous storm occurred! The event also brough a near-record breaking wind gusts of 256 km/h (= 71 m/s) along the road in Hafnarfjall, jsut 40 km north of the capital Reykjavik. The capital avoided the destructive winds, while gusts up to 180 km/h were reported
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