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2017 European windstorm From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cyclone Zeus was an extratropical cyclone and European windstorm which affected France on 6–7 March 2017. The storm developed rapidly and moved quickly across France on a north-west/south-east trajectory from Finistère in Brittany to the Alpes-Maritimes then Corsica. The storm's rapid strengthening resulted in much stronger winds than initially expected, with a maximum gust of 193 kilometres per hour (120 mph) recorded in Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère.
Type | European windstorm, Extratropical cyclone, Winter storm |
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Formed | March 6, 2017 |
Dissipated | March 6, 2017 |
Highest gust | 193 km/h (120 mph) Camaret-sur-Mer |
Lowest pressure | 996 mb (29.4 inHg)[1][2] (or 991.3 hPa Ouessant [3]) |
Fatalities | 2[4] |
Areas affected | France, Switzerland, Italy. |
Météo-France reported 7% of French territory experienced winds in excess of 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph), Météo-France described it as the tenth most severe storm to impact France between 1980 and 2017.[5] The storm was the costliest storm of the 2016/17 winter across Europe.[6]
France
In France 2 had been killed and 220,000 homes had been left without power as a result of Cyclone Zeus.[4]
Switzerland
Italy
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