Joachim[1] is the name given to a European windstorm which caused major damage in much of Western Europe between December 16–17, 2011.

Winds gusting to 212 km/h (132 mph) were recorded on the summit of Puy de Dôme in France.

[5] In Brittany, on the north-western coast of France, the cargo ship TK Bremen was blown aground.

This caused a train to derail, and its forward cars fell into the forest; three passengers suffered minor injuries.

[citation needed] The wind was followed by polar air, and the rain turning to snow at high altitudes and descending into the plain caused serious conditions.