Storm of January 2, 1976

The Storm of January 2, 1976 is a very severe storm storm that moved in the night of 2 to 3 January on the Netherlands and Belgium. This storm was the third in a meteorological seen relatively short time (the earlier storms were on November 13, 1972 and April 2, 1973 ). The depression that caused the storm began near the Azores and then went through the North Sea , Denmark and Ukraine to the Urals .

Contents

 * Netherlands 1
 * 2 Belgium & Zealand
 * 3 United Kingdom
 * 4 Denmark
 * 5 Germany
 * 6 Victims

Netherlands
The St. Anne Church in Amstelveen, without a roof.

Times storm were two deaths in the Netherlands. Both were victims of gusts . On the Afsluitdijk a car was blown into the water. Only the driver could save themselves. The damage from the storm was huge. Along the Dutch coast and dune erosion was far too many dikes were damaged. In Flushing example, a hole in the Boulevard was beaten.The huge beach and dune erosion on Texel brought Eierlandse polder in danger. An evacuation was considered but ultimately proved unnecessary. On Ameland not only disappeared a large stretch of beach and dune in the waves, but also Steinvoorte Hotel. [1] [2]

Even inland, there was a lot of damage. Thus the lost St. Boniface Church in Leeuwarden its spire [3] while the St. Anne's Church [4] in Amstelveen saw fly off her roof. As with the earlier storm in 1972 there was much damage to the forests. the Storm of November 13, 1972 had beaten many holes in the woods and therefore could get to the wind to other trees. Most of the damage of this type was done in Friesland and Drenthe . [5]

At sea, the impact of the storm much fiercer. Where the land winds were measured at 10 on the Beaufort scale, took several light ships and rigs where winds of force 12 (hurricane). [6] The banked-effect of the wind caused at Flushing extremely high: +4.06 meters NAP. That was the highest level since the Flood when NAP +4.55 meter was measured. [1] A few dozen ships arrived on the North Sea in difficulty, at least ten people drowned. In Ameland ran the Capella, 617 tonnes aground and then sank. In 's-Gravenzande ran the Stardust, 1800 tons, on the beach. [1] In IJmuiden was twice hit. The ore carrier Brasilia, 72,000 tons, bound for Hoogovens ran aground on the Fort Island . The tug Stentor ( Wijsmullerstraat ) came to her aid but by a bunch of screw itself on the north pier cast. The tug Henriette SM Cheap (user. Inexpensive) Stentor brought back to safe harbor. Five tugboats (3x Cheap, 2x Wijsmullerstraat) kept the Brasilia away from further mischief and pulled her after the storm smoothly. [7]

Belgium & Zealand
Especially in New Zealand and beyond river basin were problems due to extremely high water. Thus one must in Stavenisse, in the then not closed Oosterschelde , put the flood boards to prevent the low-lying village flooded. The dike denomination there is 3.50 meters above sea level, well above springtijniveau. [8]

Due to the extreme high tide combined with the storm broke in Walem and Ruisbroek dikes. This caused major flooding in the province of Antwerp . After the flood disaster was drafted in Flanders the Sigma plan, it must secure Scheldt basin against storm surges from the North Sea. [9] [10]

UK
The UK was also hit very hard. Twenty-four people lost there lives, most in accidents due winstoten and trees on the road. Again, much damage was done to the forests. The extreme rainfall that went hand in hand here with the storm caused flooding which many roads in the affected area were impassable. [11]

Denmark
The storm caused a sharp increase in sea level in Denmark . Thus, in Højer a water level of +4.90 measured relative to the normal level on the German border. Against this high sea dikes were in Jutland , Zealandand Funen not file. Thousands of people therefore had to be evacuated. [12]

Germany
In Germany too, the dikes were the prize. After the flood disaster of 1962, the most dikes were well improved and increased, but in two places in Schleswig-Holstein they were still broken. In the Elbe estuary atBrunsbüttel broke the dike. Across West Germany were 12 deaths. [12]

Victims
Throughout the area hit by the hurricane, are spacious counted 60 deaths:
 * United Kingdom: 24 deaths
 * Germany : 12 dead
 * North Sea: at least 10 dead
 * Sweden : 4 deaths
 * Ireland : 4 deaths
 * Netherlands: 2 dead
 * Belgium: 2 dead
 * Other countries: 2 dead