Storm Poly
summer storm in 2023
Storm Poly was a severe windstorm that affected northwest Europe in early July 2023.
| Highest gust | 146 km/h (91 mph, 41 m/s) at IJmuiden, Netherlands on 5 July 2023[1] |
|---|---|
| Casualties | 2 |
| Areas affected | United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Benelux, Germany and Scandinavia |
The Netherlands was most affected by the storm. Storm Poly was the most severe summer storm in the Netherlands since at least 1911.[2]
In the Dutch provinces of North Holland, Flevoland and Friesland a red weather warning was given for strong wind gusts.[3]
At Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, about 400 flights were canceled, and many flights were unable to land.[4]
There were two fatalities as a result of the storm: a 51-year-old woman in the Netherlands,[5] and a woman in Germany.[6]
Highest wind gust per country
change| Country | Gust | Location |
|---|---|---|
 Netherlands
|
146 km/h | IJmuiden |
 United Kingdom
|
144 km/h | Lowestoft |
 France
|
122 km/h | Calais |
 Germany
|
119 km/h | Leuchtturm Alte Weser |
 Ireland
|
115 km/h | Hook Lighthouse |
 Belgium
|
114 km/h | De Panne |
 Sweden
|
96 km/h | Varberg |
 Norway
|
94 km/h | Sandefjord |
 Denmark
|
90 km/h | Rømø |
 Luxembourg
|
84 km/h | Wincrange |
References
change- ↑ https://www.eumetsat.int/storm-poly
- ↑ https://www.weer.nl/nieuws/2023/zwaarste-zomerstorm-ooit-gemeten
- ↑ https://nos.nl/l/2481548
- ↑ https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/321476/chaos-op-schiphol-400-vluchten-geschrapt-tientallen-vliegtuigen-kunnen-niet-landen
- ↑ https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/vrouw-51-uit-haarlem-overleden-nadat-boom-op-auto-valt-tijdens-storm-poly-br~a049be88/
- ↑ https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/Sturmtief-Poly-Bahnverkehr-stabilisiert-sich-nach-Unwetter,unwetter4008.html