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Major North Sea Storm Dec. 5-6 - Europe
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia,
Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, Hamburg, Scotland -
Aberdeen, Bremen, Gdansk, St. Petersburg, Scotland
- Edinburgh, Scotland - Glasgow, Rotterdam,
Scotland - Coulport, Scotland - Dundee, Scotland -
Shetland Islands, Bruges (Zeebrugge), Den Helder,
Bremerhaven, Wilhelmshaven, Rostock - Major
North Sea storm system to cause significant
disruptions in the UK and northern Europe Dec.
5-6. Expect transport problems; coastal flooding
possible.
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- Event: Major winter storm
- Affected Areas: Shetland Islands, Faroe Islands,
Northern UK, northern Europe, Scandinavia, Baltics
- Time Frame: Dec. 5-6
- Impact: Air, road, rail, maritime
transport disruptions; power outages
Summary
An extratropical low pressure system is forecast to
strengthen into a major winter storm that will bring
severe weather to the northern UK, Norway, and
northern Europe beginning early Dec. 5. The storm
(called 'Xaver' in Germany) will affect the Faroe
Islands, Shetland Islands, Scotland, and northern
England Dec. 5 before entering the North Sea. It will
then track through southern Norway, central Denmark,
and southern Sweden until it becomes more stationary
over the Baltic Sea Dec. 6. Disruptive winter weather
may linger in southern Finland, the Baltic states, and
St. Petersburg, Russia, for several days.
Hurricane force winds of more than 64 kts (74 mph, 118
km/h) are possible while the system is in the North
Sea, which could potentially cause serious maritime
and air transport disruptions in the UK, Norway, the
Netherlands, northern Germany, and Denmark. The
arrival of the system will coincide with the
astronomical high tide, and dangerous storm surge
could occur in low-lying coastal areas, especially in
northern Germany and western Denmark.
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