 Storm Babet on 16 October 2023 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 15 October 2023 |
| Dissipated | 22 October 2023 |
| Extratropical cyclone | |
| Highest gusts | 185 km/h (115 mph; 100 kn) at Cairn Gorm, Scotland |
| Lowest pressure | 977 hPa (mbar); 28.85 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 8
|
| Evacuated | 3,172
|
| Damage | €691 million |
| Areas affected | Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom |
| Power outages | 113,400+
|
| [1] | |
Part of the 2023–24 European windstorm season | |
Storm Babet (known as Storm Viktor in Germany)[2] 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.[3]
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- ^ "Storm Babet has been named". Met Office. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.