 Cyclone Egon on January 13 | |
| Type | European windstorm, Extratropical cyclone, Winter storm |
|---|---|
| Formed | January 12, 2017 |
| Dissipated | January 13, 2017 |
| Highest winds |
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| Lowest pressure | 982[1] mb (29.00 inHg) |
| Fatalities | 3 total |
| Damage | €275 million |
| Areas affected | France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria. |
Cyclone Egon was a European windstorm that affected the north of France, Belgium and Germany during the night of Thursday 12 to Friday 13 January 2017. It caused three deaths, widespread power outages, and wind damage and significant snowfall, primarily France and Germany, but also in the Benelux states, Austria and Switzerland.[2]
The storm was the first to exceed the reporting threshold of €200 million with Perils.org since Cyclone Niklas in March 2015.[2] The total insured damages were estimated at €275m (final loss report).[3]
- ^ "European windstorms under investigation, Egon a $100m+ loss". Artemis.bm - The Catastrophe Bond, Insurance Linked Securities & Investment, Reinsurance Capital, Alternative Risk Transfer and Weather Risk Management Blog. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Europe's Windstorm Egon to Cost Insurers an Estimated US$223.3M: PERILS". Insurance Journal. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Perils: Egon losses finalised at EUR275mn". www.trading-risk.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.