[3] The death toll in Sweden was 7[4] victims, making it one of the biggest environmental disasters in Swedish history, while four were killed in Denmark and one in Estonia.

On 6 January 2005, a low pressure system developed at a frontal zone south of Newfoundland.

It caused much damage to forests in Halland the southwestern part of the South Swedish highlands (Småland).

In Sweden, the total volume of wood from the trees struck down by the storm was about 75 million cubic metres (2.6×109 cu ft).

[10] In a subsequent article in Electoral Studies,[11] it was observed that the deficient storm response still swayed voters in the 2010 and 2014 elections.