Storm Alex was a powerful early-season extratropical cyclone that was particularly notable for its extreme flooding around the Mediterranean.

Alex caused widespread wind and flooding damage across Europe, and at least 16 fatalities, with one more person missing[needs update].

[1] This pressure system tracked south eastwards, experiencing the Fujiwhara effect and then undergoing explosive cyclogenesis before making landfall in Brittany on 1 October.

It was named by AEMET and Météo-France on 30 September, with Red warnings being issued for wind for parts of Northern France from 16:00 CET on 1 October.

[6] Departments in the south of France were particularly badly affected, with record breaking flooding and landslides.