Cyclone Xaver

Cyclone Xaver
Xaver making landfall over Norway and Denmark on 5 December 2013.
TypeEuropean windstorm
Extratropical cyclone
Winter storm
Formed4 December 2013
Dissipated10 December 2013
Highest winds
Highest gust229 km/h (142 mph), Aonach Mòr, Scotland, U.K.[1]
Lowest pressure962 mb (28.41 inHg)
Fatalities15
Surgewatch.org UK coastal flooding severity,
High 5/6.[2]

Cyclone Xaver (or Storm Xaver), also known as the North Sea flood or tidal surge of 2013, was a winter storm that affected northern Europe. Force 12 winds and heavy snowfall were predicted along the storm's path, and there were warnings of a significant risk of storm surge leading to coastal flooding along the coasts of the North and Irish Seas.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference stv was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "2013-12-06". www.surgewatch.org. SurgeWatch. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

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