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Storm Babet
Storm Babet (known as Storm Viktor in Germany) was an intense extratropical cyclone which affected large parts of northern and western Europe. The second named storm of the 2023–24 European windstorm season, Babet was named by the UK's Met Office on 16 October 2023.
On 20 October, parts of Denmark experienced water levels over two metres higher than usual, with a water level of 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) measured in Aabenraa and Hesnæs, and many parts of Aabenraa had to be evacuated. In Sønderborg, the storm surge was the highest since 1904, with a water level of 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) above normal, and was the highest since records began in 1892 at Gedser with a height of 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) above normal. A wind gust of 122 km/h (34 m/s) was recorded in Nordborg.
142 flights at Copenhagen Airport were cancelled due to the storm. Køge consistently had a water level of 1 m (3 ft 3 in) through most of the storm, especially in the central area. All areas by the coastline in Haderslev Municipality were ordered to evacuate as many areas were on the verge of flooding.
The massive Lolland Dike that goes from parts of Lolland and Falster was at the brink of collapse as the storm almost overwhelmed the old dike.
On the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm, the towns Allinge-Sandvig and Tejn were hit hardest, with roads being torn up by the storm. Many houses were destroyed or water damaged, and some houses got swept away. Bornholm fared better than the rest of Denmark, but the coastal and fishing towns were in a poor state afterwards.
On 19 October, a 33-year-old woman was killed on the German island of Fehmarn when her car was hit by a falling tree. In Schleswig-Holstein, around 2,000 people were evacuated due to a storm surge. Brodersby, Eckernförde and Schleswig were among the places affected by the evacuations. In Flensburg, water levels reached 2.27 m (7 ft 5 in) above the usual level. The head of the disaster control department in the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of the Interior, Ralf Kirchhoff, said he expects flood damage to be in the three-digit million range.
On 21 October, a wind gust of 33 m/s (120 km/h; 74 mph) was recorded at Feldberg, Schwarzwald.
On 17 October, ceilings in the terminal building of Faro Airport collapsed after 59.2 mm (2.33 in) of rain fell in the area and caused flooding. Roofs were ripped off of homes in Castro Marim.
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Storm Babet
Storm Babet (known as Storm Viktor in Germany) was an intense extratropical cyclone which affected large parts of northern and western Europe. The second named storm of the 2023–24 European windstorm season, Babet was named by the UK's Met Office on 16 October 2023.
On 20 October, parts of Denmark experienced water levels over two metres higher than usual, with a water level of 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) measured in Aabenraa and Hesnæs, and many parts of Aabenraa had to be evacuated. In Sønderborg, the storm surge was the highest since 1904, with a water level of 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) above normal, and was the highest since records began in 1892 at Gedser with a height of 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) above normal. A wind gust of 122 km/h (34 m/s) was recorded in Nordborg.
142 flights at Copenhagen Airport were cancelled due to the storm. Køge consistently had a water level of 1 m (3 ft 3 in) through most of the storm, especially in the central area. All areas by the coastline in Haderslev Municipality were ordered to evacuate as many areas were on the verge of flooding.
The massive Lolland Dike that goes from parts of Lolland and Falster was at the brink of collapse as the storm almost overwhelmed the old dike.
On the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm, the towns Allinge-Sandvig and Tejn were hit hardest, with roads being torn up by the storm. Many houses were destroyed or water damaged, and some houses got swept away. Bornholm fared better than the rest of Denmark, but the coastal and fishing towns were in a poor state afterwards.
On 19 October, a 33-year-old woman was killed on the German island of Fehmarn when her car was hit by a falling tree. In Schleswig-Holstein, around 2,000 people were evacuated due to a storm surge. Brodersby, Eckernförde and Schleswig were among the places affected by the evacuations. In Flensburg, water levels reached 2.27 m (7 ft 5 in) above the usual level. The head of the disaster control department in the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of the Interior, Ralf Kirchhoff, said he expects flood damage to be in the three-digit million range.
On 21 October, a wind gust of 33 m/s (120 km/h; 74 mph) was recorded at Feldberg, Schwarzwald.
On 17 October, ceilings in the terminal building of Faro Airport collapsed after 59.2 mm (2.33 in) of rain fell in the area and caused flooding. Roofs were ripped off of homes in Castro Marim.
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