185 km/h (115 mph; 100 kn) at Cairn Gorm, Scotland
Lowest pressure
977 hPa (mbar); 28.85 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities
8
United Kingdom: 7
Germany: 1
Evacuated
3,172
Germany: 2,000
United Kingdom: 1,172
Areas affected
Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Power outages
113,400+
United Kingdom: 90,700+
Norway: 22,700+
Part of the 2023–24 European windstorm season
Storm Babet (known as Storm Viktor in Germany)[1] 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.[2]
^"Küstensturm im Herbst – alles wie immer?". DWD (in German). 18 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
^"Storm Babet has been named". Met Office. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
StormBabet (known as Storm Viktor in Germany) was an intense extratropical cyclone which affected large parts of northern and western Europe. The second...
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attempting to land at Leeds Bradford Airport in heavy rain caused by StormBabet. No injuries were reported, but the airport subsequently closed while...
reed fog horn sounded from the North Pier light). On 20 October 2023, StormBabet hit the North East Coast with high winds. The South Pier Lighthouse lost...
South Lanarkshire, Stirlingshire, and other areas. On 19 October 2023, StormBabet hit Scotland with strong winds and heavy rain, with most parts of Aberdeenshire...
caused by StormBabet. Police launch an investigation after three men escape from HM Prison Hollesley Bay on the same day. 22 October – StormBabet: Residents...
put in place was 1.79m, reached on 22 October 2023, which was during StormBabet. In 1947, an article in The Retford Times by Rev. W.P. McFarren notes...
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19th-century railway footbridge was restored in 2014. In October 2023, StormBabet caused destructive flooding to hit the area. A sinkhole appeared on the...
runway while attempting to land on runway 14 in heavy rain caused by StormBabet. No injuries were reported but the airport subsequently closed while...
civic. On 19 October 2023, residents of the town were evacuated due to StormBabet. The town is well known for its cathedral, with eleventh century round...
flooding such as that which occurred in October 2023 due to StormBabet. The damage the storm did do closed the museum until 25 January 2024. Listed buildings...
many of them in areas hit by StormBabet. The Saint Petersburg Dam was completed in 2008 to protect Saint Petersburg from storm surges. It also has a main...
"forcibly removed by the relentless combination of sea and wind" caused by StormBabet. The headland dominates the river mouth and is less well known as Freestone...
of the late installation of vital equipment. Due to the conditions of StormBabet, Condor Islander's first sailing with passengers on 20 October 2023 was...
then pushed back again to 20 October 2023. Due to the conditions of StormBabet, Condor Islander's first sailing with passengers on 20 October 2023 was...
Retrieved 20 October 2023. "Wales sees danger to life flood warning as StormBabet hits". BBC News. BBC. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023. Davies...
Northern Ireland for heavy and prolonged rain ahead of the arrival of StormBabet. 23 October – Relatives of the nine people killed in the 1993 Shankill...
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