Cyclone Xaver

Cyclone Xaver (or Storm Xaver), also known as the North Sea flood or tidal surge of 2013, was a winter storm that affected northern Europe. Force 12 winds and heavy snowfall were predicted along the storm's path, and there were warnings of a significant risk of storm surge leading to coastal flooding along the coasts of the North and Irish Seas.

This article is about the 2013 European storm. For the 2011 European storm also called Xaver, see Cyclone Berit.

Cyclone Xaver
Xaver making landfall over Norway and Denmark on 5 December 2013.
TypeEuropean windstorm
Extratropical cyclone
Winter storm
Formed4 December 2013
Dissipated10 December 2013
Highest winds
  • 130 km/h (81 mph), Nissum Fjord, Denmark
Highest gust229 km/h (142 mph), Aonach Mòr, Scotland, U.K.
Lowest pressure962 mb (28.41 inHg)
Fatalities15
Surgewatch.org UK coastal flooding severity,
High 5/6.
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