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