&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Tempete_1999_angouleme.JPG) Clearing damage in Angoulême, 28 December 1999 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 26 December 1999 |
| Dissipated | 28 December 1999 |
| Extratropical cyclone | |
| Highest gusts | 200 km/h (120 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 962 hPa (mbar); 28.41 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 30 |
| Damage | €6 billion (1999) |
| Areas affected | France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy |
Part of the 1999–2000 European windstorm season | |
Cyclone Martin[1] was an extremely violent European windstorm which crossed southern Europe on 27–28 December 1999, causing severe damage across France, Spain, Switzerland and Italy one day after Cyclone Lothar had affected more northerly areas. Wind speeds reached around 200 km/h (120 mph) in French department of Charente-Maritime. The storm caused 30 fatalities[2] and €6 billion in damages.[3] Combined with Lothar, Cyclone Martin is often referred to as the Storm of the Century in western and central Europe.[3]
- ^ "1999 Windstorm naming lists". FU-Berlin. January 2000. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ Tatge, Yörn. "Looking Back, Looking Forward: Anatol, Lothar and Martin Ten Years Later". Air-Worldwide. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Christmas 20 years ago: Storms Lothar and Martin wreak havoc across Europe". Swiss Re. Swiss Re Group. Retrieved 12 October 2020.