Cyclone Anatol
Anatol is the name given by the
category 1 hurricane, which is unusually strong for storms in northern Europe. The storm caused 20 fatalities;[2] in Denmark alone 7 died and more than 800 were injured.[3]
According to the Danish Meteorological Institute, the storm is estimated to have caused damage in Denmark of DKK 13 billion (c. US$2 billion).[3] In addition to wind damage, it caused major floods in coastal regions of the southeastern North Sea, reaching a high point of c. 5.5 m (18 ft) above normal sea level in southwestern Jutland, despite peaking during low tide. This is the second-highest ever recorded in the region (after the Burchardi flood of 1634) and had it peaked during high tide instead, it would likely have reached 6.5–7 m (21–23 ft), which by far would have been the highest ever recorded and near the top of the dikes protecting the town of Ribe.[4]
The storm is referred to as an "orkan" in
.See also
Sources
- Three extreme storms over Europe in December 1999 U. Ulbrich, A. H. Fink, M. Klawa and J. G. Pinto. Institut für Geophysik und Meteorologie der Universität zu Köln.
- Windstorms in Denmark - from DMI (in Danish)
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References
- ^ Cappelen, John. "Orkaner på vore breddegrader (hurricanes at our latitude)" (in Danish). Danish Meteorological Institute. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ Tatge, Yörn. "Looking Back, Looking Forward: Anatol, Lothar and Martin Ten Years Later". Air-Worldwide. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Decemberorkanen 1999". Danish Meteorological Institute. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "De 5 største stormfloder i Vadehavet". Naturstyrelsen (Denmark's Ministry of Environment). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Orkaner". Danish Meteorological Institute. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2023.