List of hurricanes in Sweden

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This list of hurricanes in Sweden includes all the hurricanes recorded in Sweden since 1900 . On average, one hurricane occurs in Sweden each year. There were 115 hurricanes in the 20th century and 16 such occurrences in the 21st century.

A hurricane is a strong wind event in which wind speeds of at least 117 kilometers per hour (32.7 meters per second) have occurred. Usually hurricanes are accompanied by heavy rainfall or snowfall . Especially in wooded Sweden, these incidents regularly cause serious damage to forestry . The power supply is also very often disrupted by the cables, which are often laid above ground.

List of hurricanes in Sweden

Storms in Sweden that have not reached hurricane strength can be found in the list of storms in Sweden .

Date
Possibly name		 Hardest
hit areas		 Strongest gusts of wind Wind
direction		 Without electricity dead Forest damage Remarks
25-26 December 1902
Christmas Orcan 1902 		West Coast 40 m / s Kullen 50 Storm surge 2–3 meters
14.-15. May 1915 Götaland , eastern Svealand 36 m / s Utlängan Snowfall
October 15, 1916 West Coast 38 m / s Smögen WSW
February 14, 1917
Hurricane Sarek 		50 m / s W.
November 18, 1919 West Coast hurricane S.
November 24, 1919 South coast hurricane W.
April 20, 1920 West Coast hurricane O
22.-24. January 1921 West and south coast 38 m / s Smögen NNW
October 23, 1921 West Coast hurricane
1st – 2nd November 1921 West and south coast 39 m / s Smögen Snowfall
17.-18. December 1921 West Coast hurricane W.
December 20, 1921 West Coast hurricane W.
December 31, 1921 West Coast hurricane N
September 14, 1922 Hurricane, Utlängan
2-3 November 1922 West Coast 40 m / s Smögen S.
November 24, 1922 West coast, Baltic Sea hurricane
January 22, 1923 Southern Götaland hurricane
January 24, 1923 Southern Götaland hurricane
January 26, 1923 Southern Götaland hurricane
January 28, 1923 Southern Götaland hurricane
30.-31. August 1923 Blekinge Hurricane gusts
9-11 October 1923 South coast hurricane Storm surge on the west coast
January 9, 1924 Skärgård from Stockholm hurricane
January 1, 1925 West Coast hurricane
January 3, 1925 South coast hurricane
February 9, 1928 Coast of Svealand 38 m / s Landsort W.
January 16, 1929 West Coast hurricane NO
October 15, 1929 Baltic coast Hurricane gusts
November 12, 1929 All Swedish coasts Local hurricanes
July 9, 1931
Baltic Sea storm 		Baltic Sea Hurricane on Öland S.
December 15, 1931 Coast of Svealand hurricane N
February 1, 1932 Coast of Svealand hurricane N
11-12 October 1933 Northern Götaland, Svealand hurricane W.
February 8, 1934 Coast of Svealand hurricane O
November 1, 1934 Norrland coast hurricane SW
September 26, 1935 Northern Baltic Sea hurricane NO
4th to 5th October 1936 Coasts of Norr- and Svealand 37 m / s Holmögadd NO
December 5, 1936 Norrland coast hurricane S.
December 15, 1936 Norrland coast hurricane SW
March 6, 1938 Norrland coast hurricane NW
November 24, 1938 Götaland coast hurricane SW
November 26, 1939 South coast Hurricane gusts 1 m storm surge Bohuslän
December 27, 1941 West Coast hurricane NO
October 16, 1942 West Coast hurricane W.
November 28, 1942 Coast of Svealand hurricane N Storm surge 125 cm
December 8, 1942 West Coast hurricane W.
1st – 2nd March 1943 Northeast Götaland Local hurricane 5 million m³ / forest
1st – 2nd March 1945 Coast of Svealand hurricane N
April 26, 1947 West Coast hurricane W.
March 10, 1948 West Coast hurricane W.
September 18, 1948 Southern sweden hurricane W.
October 22, 1948 West Coast hurricane WNW Storm surge 130 cm
November 9, 1948 West Coast hurricane SW
December 31, 1948 West Coast hurricane SW
January 15, 1949 West Coast hurricane NW
September 30, 1949 Norrland coast 35 m / s Bjuröklubb W.
October 24, 1949 South coast Hurricane gusts
December 1, 1951 Halland Hurricane gusts W. Storm surge 100 cm
February 21, 1953 West Coast hurricane Storm surge 175 cm
3rd to 4th January 1954 Eastern Svealand 36 m / s Agö and Harstena N-NO Tens of thousands 18 million m³ / forest
February 20, 1962
Storm surge 1962 		Norrland coast hurricane N
13-14 December 1964 Coast of Svealand hurricane W.
January 5, 1965 Norrland coast hurricane NNW
17.-18. October 1967
Hurricane Lena 		Southeast Götaland 40 m / s Öland 4th 10 million m³ / forest Highest wind speed ever measured at a coast station
10-11 January 1968 Southern Baltic Sea hurricane NO Snow chaos in southern Sweden
March 9, 1969 Southern sweden hurricane W.
22nd September 1969 Northwest Götaland 35 m / s Öland V 10 25 million m³ / forest
November 1, 1969
All Saints Hurricane 		Eastern Svealand 35 m / s Stockholm
36 m / s Örskär 		6th 10 million m³ / forest
December 8, 1971 Norrland coast 34 m / s base ball N
19. – 20. November 1973 Götaland and Svealand hurricane NW
23rd November 1973 Öland Hurricane Öland
4th-6th January 1975 West and south coast hurricane W.
May 29, 1975 Baltic Sea hurricane NO
June 24, 1975 Baltic Sea Hurricane gusts N
6-8 December 1975 Baltic Sea hurricane
23rd December 1975 Baltic Sea hurricane
January 5, 1976
Thirteen-day hurricane		 Götaland 39 m / s Vinga S.
April 17, 1976 Fells hurricane NW Snow chaos
September 11, 1978 West and south coast hurricane W.
30.-31. December 1978 36 m / s Hanö Snowstorm
February 8, 1981 West Coast 40 m / s Gothenburg W. severe storm damage
April 14, 1981 Northern Sweden 34 m / s Söderarm NW
November 21, 1981 Southern sweden hurricane
November 24, 1981 Southern sweden 37 m / s Kullen W-SW
January 18, 1983 Southern sweden 40 m / s Sturup W.
18. – 19. October 1983 West Coast Hurricane gusts Storm surge 115 cm in Gothenburg
December 30, 1983 Coast of Svealand hurricane WNW Big storm damage
January 13, 1984
Twentieth Day Storm 		Götaland hurricane SW
October 25, 1985
Norrbotten hurricane 		Norrbotten 34 m / s Kiruna
November 6, 1985 West Coast 34 m / s Vinga W.
January 20, 1986 South coast hurricane NNW
September 13, 1987 Uppland coast Hurricane gusts NW
December 30, 1988 Svealand 35 m / s Älvdalen NV Forest damage
2nd December 1989 Northern Norrland 39 m / s Kiruna
December 7, 1989
Throughout the country hurricane
26.-27. February 1990 Götaland 38 m / s Kullen W.
9-10 January 1991 West Coast hurricane W.
December 29, 1991
Tarfala hurricane 		Norrland 69 m / s Tarfala Power outages
15.-16. January 1992 Svealand, Norrland Hurricane gusts N
December 20, 1992 Northern Norrland 81 m / s Tarfala strongest wind ever measured in Sweden
December 26, 1992 Northern Norrland Hurricane gusts heavy damage
January 14, 1993 Southern Baltic Sea hurricane MS Jan Heweliusz sunk
February 1, 1993 Northern Norrland 76 m / s Tarfala Storm stops the Malmbanan
February 29, 1996
Hurricane Erika 		Mellersta fell 41 m / s Åreskutan
October 12, 1996
Hurricane Frode 		Fells 53 m / s Tarfala
January 14, 1997
Hurricane Hauk 		Norra fell 69 m / s Tarfala SW
January 21, 1997 Mellersta fell 43 m / s Stekenjokk
6-7 February 1997
Hurricane Joar 		34 m / s Sylarna
March 8, 1997 Norra fell 57 m / s Tarfala V
April 14, 1997 Dalarna 42 m / s Älvdalen Hailstorms
December 17, 1997 Northern Norrland 40 m / s Nikkaluokta
January 30, 1998 Uppland coast 35 m / s Örskär N
February 27, 1998 West Coast 35 m / s Måseskär
October 28, 1998 South coast Hurricane gusts NW
December 1, 1998 Fells 41 m / s
3rd to 4th December 1999
Hurricane Carola
Hurricane Anatol 		Southern sweden 43 m / s Hanö SW approx. 89,000 1 2 million m³ / forest Heaviest storm of the century in Denmark
29.-31. January 2000
Hurricane Reidun 		Southern sweden 37 m / s Kungshamn 946.2 hPa Krångede
19. – 20. March 2000 Lapland fjallen 45 m / s Stekenjokk
Oct. 31 – Dec. 1 Nov 2001 Southern sweden 37 m / s Söderarm 15,000
November 15, 2001 Northern Sweden 38 m / s Idre , Bjuröklubb 100,000 Big damages
November 29, 2001 Fells 43 m / s Sylarna
12-13 December 2001 Norrland 67 m / s Tarfala
28-29 January 2002 South and west coast 42 m / s Hanö 100,000
8th-9th January 2005
hurricane Gudrun 		Southwest Götaland 42 m / s Hanö 341,000 7th 75 million m³ / forest
14.-15. January 2007
hurricane per 		Northern Götaland 40 m / s Hanö 275,000 4th 12 million m³ / forest
December 19, 2007
Hurricane Rita 		Västerbotten , Jämtland and Lapplandsfjällen 44 m / s Stekenjokk Strong hurricane in Scandinavia
January 26, 2008
Hurricane Sondre 		Skåne 34 m / s Väderöarna 15,000
January 31 - February 3, 2008
Hurricane Tuva 		Hela lands 35 m / s Bohuslän 17,000 5 Snöstorm
12-15 February 2008
 Norrland, Bottenhavet , Åland and the Baltic Sea 43 m / s Stekenjokk Hundreds of thousands of households
20th - 24th February 2008
 Throughout the country 39 m / s Hanö 86,166 3 1500-2000 trees Storm surge 135 cm in Gothenburg
March 30 - March 31, 2008
Throughout the country 36 m / s Sylarna S. approx. 1,000 4th
17th-19th April 2008
 Norrland 45 m / s Tarfala N 1
August 4, 2008
Götaland 33 m / s Hanö, Halland Väderö and Vinga W.
October 10, 2010 Northwest Lapland Hurricane speed 35 m / s N
October 21, 2010
Western Götaland 33 m / s Vinga NW
7th-8th February 2011
 Skåne och Blekinge 40 m / s Hanö 35,000 single trees
27.-28. November 2011
Advent
storm hurricane Yoda 		Götaland 41 m / s Hanö SW at least 80,000 1 million m³ / forest The Oresund Bridge was closed. The Ministry of Transport stopped train traffic in southern Sweden.
December 9, 2011 All over the country, worst in the Gothenburg area 38 m / s Älvsborg Bridge > 12,800 The Älvsborgsbrücke was closed, the Götatunnel was closed from the evening due to water ingress. The Mölndals river burst its banks and flooded many cellars. Many roads and viaducts were also flooded.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=147&a=738157
  2. ↑ http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=147&a=745416

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