Cyclone Quimburga

Cyclone Quimburga, also referred to as the Lower Saxony Storm,[5] was a deadly European windstorm that struck northern and central Europe between 12 and 14 November, 1972.

[5] The storm developed over the UK where it caused some localised damage in the south before moving across the North Sea where it underwent explosive cyclogenesis dropping from 969 hPa to 953 hPa.

[6] This development was fueled by the contrast between cold air in the parent low and the warm water of the North Sea.

The courtyard of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute headquarters in De Bilt features a representation of the pressure map of the Quimburga storm.

[8] Media related to Quimburga (storm) at Wikimedia Commons