Storm Pia

Storm Pia
Formed	20 December 2023
Dissipated	22 December 2023
Highest gust	185 km/h (115 mph) - Cairngorms, Scotland.
Casualties	6
Areas affected	Scandinavia, Germany, Benelux and United Kingdom

Storm Pia was a powerful windstorm that affected Northwest Europe in December 2023. Storm Pia was named by the Danish Meteorological Institute.

Impact[change | change source]

Damages[change | change source]

At Schiphol Airport more than 200 flights were cancelled due to the storm.^[2]

Many ferries, trains and flights were cancelled, and many bridges were closed. Roads had to be cleared from fallen trees and overturned lorries. And many households were left without power due to downed power lines.^[3]^[4]

Flooding[change | change source]

In the Netherlands multiple coastal places flooded due to high tides caused by a storm surge.^[5]

Parts of Germany also experienced flooding.^[6]^[7]

Fatalities[change | change source]

Country	Fatalities
Austria	1^[8]
Belgium	1^[9]
Denmark	1^[10]
Germany	2^[11]^[12]
Netherlands	1^[13]
Total	6

Highest wind gust per country[change | change source]

Country	Gust	Location	Source
Denmark	158 km/h (98 mph)	Lemvig	^[14]
Germany	144 km/h (89 mph)	Großer Arber	^[15]
Netherlands	119 km/h (74 mph)	Vlieland & Stavoren	^[16]
United Kingdom	185 km/h (115 mph)	Cairngorms	^[17]

References[change | change source]

[1] ttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67773173

[2] ttps://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1994526279/schiphol-schrapt-donderdag-ruim-200-vluchten-om-voorspelde-harde-wind

[3] ttps://www.wral.com/story/a-storm-in-europe-disrupts-german-trains-a-woman-was-killed-by-a-falling-christmas-tree-in-belgium/21207164/

[4] ttps://www.wral.com/story/a-storm-in-europe-disrupts-german-trains-a-woman-was-killed-by-a-falling-christmas-tree-in-belgium/21207164/

[5] ttps://nos.nl/l/2502480

[6] ttps://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/wetter-weihnachten-regen-unwetter-warnung-100.html

[7] ttps://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Tief-Zoltan-bringt-schwere-Sturmflut-nach-Hamburg,sturm4116.html

[8] ttps://noe.orf.at/stories/3237792/

[9] ttps://www.wral.com/story/a-storm-in-europe-disrupts-german-trains-a-woman-was-killed-by-a-falling-christmas-tree-in-belgium/21207164/

[10] ttps://ugeavisen.dk/indland/overblik-pia-har-mest-foert-til-anmeldelser-om-vaeltede-traeer

[11] ttps://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/regionales/buende-zaun-mann-tod-sturm-w823438-2001042055/

[12] ttps://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/thueringen/sued-thueringen/hildburghausen/unfall-rettungseinsatz-vermisster-polizei-feuerwehr-100.html

[13] ttps://nos.nl/artikel/2502510-vrouw-die-gewond-raakte-bij-storm-pia-overleden

[14] ttps://www.dmi.dk/vejrarkiv

[15] ttps://www.wetterzentrale.de/maps/archive/2023/obsday/DE_FX_2023122200.png

[16] ttps://www.wetterzentrale.de/maps/archive/2023/obsday/NL_FX_2023122100.png

[17] ttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67773173

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