Storm Franklin

Storm Franklin
Formed20 February 2022
Dissipated22 February 2022
Highest gust95 mph (150 km/h)
Lowest pressure952 mb (28.11 inHg)
Maximum rainfall130mm (Seathwaite, Cumberland)
Damage$811 million (2022 USD)
Areas affected

Storm Franklin, known in Germany as Storm Antonia, was an extratropical cyclone which caused immense damage throughout Western Europe. The most intense storm of the 2021–22 European windstorm season, Franklin was first noted by the United Kingdom's Met Office on 12:00 UTC on February 19. The next day, the Met Office would name it Franklin. Franklin would be last noted on February 22.

Franklin would be the third windstorm in a week to be named by the Met Office, the first time since they started naming windstorms in 2015. In total, Franklin would cause around $811 million (2022 USD) in damages.