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[[Image:Anatol NOAA polar IR 4.jpg|thumb|[[Infrared]] satellite image of Anatol over Northern Europe, 3 December 1999 at 1625 UTC]] |
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'''Anatol''' is the name given by the [[German Weather Service]] (the Danish TV2 channel named it "Adam")<ref>{{cite web|last=Cappelen|first=John|title=Orkaner på vore breddegrader (hurricanes at our latitude)|url=http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/index/viden/temaer/orkaner_-_vejrgudernes__hvirvlende_dans/orkaner6.htm|publisher=Danish Meteorological Institute|accessdate=15 December 2011|language=Danish}}</ref> to a powerful winter storm that hit [[Denmark]], Southwest [[Sweden]], and Northern [[Germany]] on December 3, 1999. The storm had sustained winds of 146 km/h and wind gusts of up to 184 km/h, equivalent to an intense [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale|category 1 hurricane]], which is unusually strong for storms in northern Europe. The storm caused six fatalities and over 800 injuries in Denmark. |
'''Anatol''' is the name given by the [[German Weather Service]] (the Danish TV2 channel named it "Adam")<ref>{{cite web|last=Cappelen|first=John|title=Orkaner på vore breddegrader (hurricanes at our latitude)|url=http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/index/viden/temaer/orkaner_-_vejrgudernes__hvirvlende_dans/orkaner6.htm|publisher=Danish Meteorological Institute|accessdate=15 December 2011|language=Danish}}</ref> to a powerful winter storm that hit [[Denmark]], Southwest [[Sweden]], and Northern [[Germany]] on December 3, 1999. The storm had sustained winds of 146 km/h and wind gusts of up to 184 km/h, equivalent to an intense [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale|category 1 hurricane]], which is unusually strong for storms in northern Europe. The storm caused six fatalities and over 800 injuries in Denmark. |
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Revision as of 01:22, 1 January 2012
Anatol is the name given by the German Weather Service (the Danish TV2 channel named it "Adam")[1] to a powerful winter storm that hit Denmark, Southwest Sweden, and Northern Germany on December 3, 1999. The storm had sustained winds of 146 km/h and wind gusts of up to 184 km/h, equivalent to an intense category 1 hurricane, which is unusually strong for storms in northern Europe. The storm caused six fatalities and over 800 injuries in Denmark.
According to the Danish Meteorological Institute, the storm is estimated to have caused damage in Denmark of DKK 15 billion, or about USD 3 billion. Storms causing damage of this magnitude are only expected every 500 years in Denmark.
The storm is referred to as a hurricane in Scandinavia and Germany even if it was, in fact, a European windstorm.
See also
- The 2005 storm Erwin
- The 2007 storm Per
- European windstorm
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)
References
- ^ Cappelen, John. "Orkaner på vore breddegrader (hurricanes at our latitude)" (in Danish). Danish Meteorological Institute. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
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