September 30 in weather history

Storm Alex

September 30, 2020 · Poland

Storm Alex was a powerful early-season extratropical cyclone that was particularly notable for its extreme flooding around the Mediterranean. Alex caused widespread wind and flooding damage across Europe, and at least 16 fatalities, with one more person missing. Alex was the first named storm in the 2020–21 European…

The record

Date
September 30, 2020
Ended
October 3, 2020
Kind
European windstorm
Where
Poland
Countries
Poland, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Czech Republic

What happened

Storm Alex was a powerful early-season extratropical cyclone that was particularly notable for its extreme flooding around the Mediterranean. Alex caused widespread wind and flooding damage across Europe, and at least 16 fatalities, with one more person missing. Alex was the first named storm in the 2020–21 European windstorm season.

From Wikipedia, “Storm Alex”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sources

Wikidata Q99907310 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “Storm Alex”, CC BY-SA 4.0.