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(the Danish TV2 channel named it "Adam" also often referred to as ''århundredets orkan'' (storm of the century) or ''Decemberorkanen'' (December Hurricane) in Denmark, and commonly as Carolastormen (Storm Carol) or Orkan Carola (Hurricane Carola) in Sweden to a powerful winter storm that hit

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, Southwest

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, and Northern

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on December 3, 1999. The storm had sustained winds of 146 km/h and wind gusts of up to 184 km/h, equivalent to an intense

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, which is unusually strong for storms in northern Europe. The storm caused 20 fatalities, and over 800 injuries in Denmark. According to the

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, the storm is estimated to have caused damage in Denmark of DKK 15 billion, or about US$3 billion. Storms causing damage of this magnitude are only expected every 500 years in Denmark. The storm is referred to as a

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and Germany even if it was, in fact, a

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Three extreme storms over Europe in December 1999
U. Ulbrich, A. H. Fink, M. Klawa and J. G. Pinto. Institut für Geophysik und Meteorologie der Universität zu Köln.
Windstorms in Denmark
- from DMI (in Danish)

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