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 Burns' Day Storm/Daria 11:30UTC 25 January 1990 | |
| Type | European windstorm, extratropical, extratropical storm surge |
|---|---|
| Formed | 23 January 1990[1] |
| Dissipated | 26 January 1990 |
| Highest winds |
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| Highest gust | 124 kn (230 km/h; 143 mph), Brocken[2] |
| Lowest pressure | 949 hPa (28.0 inHg)[1] |
| Fatalities | 47 UK,[3] 17 Netherlands,[4] 12 France,[5] |
| Areas affected | Ireland, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Netherlands, West Germany, East Germany, Denmark |
The Burns' Day Storm (also known as Cyclone Daria) was an extremely violent windstorm that took place on 25–26 January 1990 over North-Western Europe. It is one of the strongest European windstorms on record and caused many fatalities in the UK and Europe. This storm has received different names, as there was no official list of such events in Europe at the time.[6] Starting on Burns Day, the birthday of the Scottish poet Robert Burns, it caused widespread damage and hurricane-force winds over a wide area.
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