Cyclone Dagmar
Cyclone Dagmar (also referred to as Cyclone Tapani in Finland) and as Cyclone Patrick by the Free University of Berlin) was a powerful European windstorm which swept over Norway on Christmas Day 2011, causing severe damage in central coastal areas, before continuing over the Scandinavian peninsula towards the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland. The storm caused $45 million (2011 USD) in damage.
Storm Dagmar over Scandinavia 26 December 2011 | |
Type | European windstorm, Extratropical cyclone |
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Formed | 24 December 2011 |
Dissipated | 27 December 2011 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Damage | $45 million (2011 USD) |
Areas affected | Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Russia |
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