Natural disaster affecting mainly the coastal regions of Germany
1962 North Sea flood
Flooded streets in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg
Meteorological history
Duration
16–17 February 1962
Overall effects
Fatalities
347[1]
Damage
DM 3 billion (Hamburg only)[2]
Areas affected
North Sea coast of Germany and the Netherlands
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Map of flooded areas of Hamburg 1962
The North Sea flood of 1962 was a natural disaster affecting mainly the coastal regions of West Germany and in particular the city of Hamburg in the night from 16 February to 17 February 1962. In total, the homes of about 60,000 people were destroyed, and the death toll amounted to 315 in Hamburg. The extratropical cyclone responsible for the flooding had previously crossed the United Kingdom as the Great Sheffield Gale, devastating the city of Sheffield and killing nine people.[3]
^"Historical storm surge events" (PDF). Munich Re. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
^"Rückblick auf Hamburger Flutkatastrophe, Hamburg, 15 February 2012". radiohamburg.de (in German). Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
^Eden, Philip. "THE SHEFFIELD GALE OF 1962" (PDF). Royal Meteorological Society. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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