Cyclone Niklas

Cyclone Niklas
Satellite image of Niklas 31 March 2015 10.30 UTC
TypeEuropean windstorm, Extratropical cyclone, Winter storm
Formed29 March 2015
Dissipated6 April 2015
Highest gust192 km/h (119 mph)
Lowest pressure971.4 mb (28.69 inHg)[1]
Fatalitiesat least 11 (1? UK, 1 Switzerland,[2] 1 Netherlands, 9 Germany,[3] 1 Austria[2])
Areas affectedUnited Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia.

Cyclone Niklas, also known as the Lentestorm (spring storm) in the Netherlands,[4] was a European windstorm that affected areas of western and central Europe with widespread disruption to air, shipping and road transport at the end of March 2015.

The storm also caused forestry and property damage, power outages and led to the loss of several lives.

The storm was classified as one of the top 30 most destructive storms to strike Holland since 1971.

Wind speeds of more than 200 km/h were recorded in some places during the storm.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wetterdienst was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Orkan "Niklas" fordert Todesopfer". Kurier.at (in German). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference m-merkur was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Veel overlast door lentestorm" (in Dutch). KNMI. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

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