 Storm Gloria on 21 January while centred over the western Mediterranean Sea | |
| Type | Extratropical cyclone Blizzard Mediterranean storm |
|---|---|
| Formed | 17 January 2020 |
| Dissipated | 25 January 2020 |
| Highest winds | |
| Lowest pressure | 993 mb (29.3 inHg) |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | 86 cm (34 in) at Vilafranca, Spain |
| Fatalities | 14 fatalities + 3 missing |
| Damage | At least $200 million (2020)[a][2] |
| Power outages | 337,000+[3] |
| Areas affected | Spain, Portugal, France, Morocco, Gibraltar |
Part of the 2019–20 European windstorm season | |
Storm Gloria affected eastern Spain and southernmost France with high winds and heavy rainfall. The system was named Gloria by the Spanish meteorological agency AEMET on 18 January, becoming the tenth named storm of the 2019–20 European windstorm season. The Free University of Berlin named the system Ilka.[4]
After making landfall and crossing northern Spain as a weak cyclone, Gloria stalled for several days over the western Mediterranean Sea, bringing heavy rainfall, snowfall and high winds to many areas across southern Europe and north Africa. Southeastern Spain and the Balearic Islands were particularly hard-hit by flooding associated with Gloria between 19 and 21 January. In total across Spain, 13 people were killed while four more remain missing.
- ^ "Storm Gloria death toll rises to 13 in Spain". BBC News. 23 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Global Catastrophe Recap" (PDF). Aon. January 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Storm Gloria kills 11 in Spain, causes wide coastal damage". AP NEWS. 23 January 2020. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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