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Modelling Winterstorm Risk

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Modelling Extratropical Cyclone Risk

Primarily North America, Europe and Northern Asia are effected by hazards such as winter storms and blizzards. The damage as a consequence of a major winter storm can be on par with that of a hurricane. Winter storm wind velocities are usually below those of a hurricane. However, the storm fronts can span for over a 2000 km wide, extending over half a continent. Damage losses incurred from winter storms arises from damages to buildings, vehicles and infrastructure. These storms’ wind velocities can reach between 140–200km/h that contribute to heavy snowfall or freezing rain resulting in damage modes such as roof collapse under snow, ice damming, wind damage, 

icing causing treefall, burst pipes, and basement flooding, which in turn leads to substantial business disruption losses, such as the closure of an airport, train stations and ferry lines due to drifting and compacting ice in coastal regions from extreme weather.

Infinite Observations’ ZineQx Winter Storm Cat Model provides multi-dimensional numerical weather modeling combined with stochastic event analyses that simulates, assesses and manages the potential losses from extratropical and sub-perils with spatial and temporal correlations.

Winterstorm Catastrophe Models

Modelled Regions :

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North America

Europe

Middle East

Central America & Caribbean

Asia & Pacific

Latin America

Africa

Australia

North America

Canada

United States

Mexico

Central America

Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

Caribbean

The Greater Antilles

Cuba

Puerto Rico

Jamaica

Cayman Islands

Hispaniola:

Haiti

Dominican Republic

Lucayan Archipelago

Bahamas

Turks and Caicos Islands

Lesser Antilles (Leeward Islands)

Anguilla (UK)

Saint Martin (Fr.)

Sint Maarten (Neth.)

Saint-Barthélemy (Fr.)

Saba (Neth.)

Sint Eustatius (Neth.)

Saint Kitts

Nevis

Antigua

Barbuda

Redonda

Bermuda

Montserrat (UK)

Guadeloupe (Fr.)

La Désirade (Fr.)

Marie-Galante (Fr.)

Les Saintes archipelago (Fr.)

St. Thomas (US VI)

St. John (US VI)

St. Croix (US VI)

Water Island (US VI)

Tortola (UK VI)

Virgin Gorda (UK VI)

Anegada (UK VI)

Jost Van Dyke (UK VI)

Aruba (Neth.)

Curaçao (Neth.)

Bonaire (Neth.)

La Orchila

La Tortuga

La Blanquilla

Margarita Island

Coche

Cubagua

Los Roques Archipelago

Lesser Antilles (Windward Islands)

Dominica

Martinique (Fr.)

Saint Lucia

Barbados

Saint Vincent

Grenadines

Carriacou

Petite Martinique

Grenada

Trinidad

Tobago

South America

Argentina

Bolivia

Chile

Cayman Islands

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Guiana (Fr.)

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

Europe

Andorra

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Monaco

Netherlands 

Norway

Poland

Russia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

United Kingdom

Vatican City

Asia & Pacific

East Asia

China

Hong Kong (China)

Macau (China)

Japan

North Korea

South Korea

Taiwan

South Asia

Bangladesh

India

Maldives

Sri Lanka

South Asia

Brunei

Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Vietnam

Australasia

Australia

New Zealand

Melanesia

Fiji

New Caledonia (Fr)

Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Micronesia

Guam (US)

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Nauru

Northern Mariana Islands (US)

Wake Island (US)

Polynesia

American Samoa (US)

Cook Islands (NZ)

Easter Island (Ch)

French Polynesia (Fr)

Niue (NZ)

Norfolk Island (A)

Tonga

Tuvalu

Samoa

Wallis and Futuna (Fr)

Winterstorm Vulnerability, Exposure & Risk Modelling

Accurate Extratropical Cyclone Models

Traditional parametric models cannot adequately capture the highly complex interactions between numerous atmospheric components that constitute winter storms. In different regions across the globe, winter storms manifest themselves differently, depending on the active climate conditions. Infinite Observations leverages Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) technology that simulates storm systems by modelling atmospheric spatial and temporal dynamics using mathematical equations that govern fluid- and thermodynamics. A regional winter storm can manifest itself in the form of sub-perils such as a blizzard, ice storm, Nor’ easter, freezing rain, wind, storm surge, etc. or as a combination of sub-perils or a succession of sub-perils that constitute storms, clustering.  NWP allows for clustered events to be separated and identified correctly, one factor that is critical in determining economic and other types of losses.

Quantifying ETC Risks & Losses

To be able accurately assess and manage the risk and losses to the physical infrastructure Infinite Observations generates enhanced stochastic event catalogues from high-resolution models to determine vulnerability. Damage functions related to data from residential, commercial and industrial facilities as well as agricultural facilities (for example greenhouses), livestock, vehicles, marine and offshore facilities. Losses for both large and smaller events depend significantly on geographic location, building type, contents, inventory, building envelope, construction year, local and regional building codes and practices, construction materials, industry and a combination of other factors. The models can be validated in its entirety or model components can be validate independently against information and research from industry sources as well as historic events.

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