Per (storm)
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Per was the name of a powerful storm
with hurricane winds which hit the west coast of Sweden
and Norway
on the morning of 14 January 2007. In Sweden six people died from the storm and approximately 300,000 households were left without electricity
.
The storm was named by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute
.
Storm
A storm is any disturbed state of an astronomical body's atmosphere, especially affecting its surface, and strongly implying severe weather...
with hurricane winds which hit the west coast of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
on the morning of 14 January 2007. In Sweden six people died from the storm and approximately 300,000 households were left without electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
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The storm was named by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Norwegian Meteorological Institute is the Norwegian national institute for weather forecasts.The three main offices are located in Oslo, Bergen and Tromsø. The Institute has around 500 employees and keeps around 650 paid observers of various kinds around the country...
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Deaths
- One man in his 60s died when his car was hit by a falling tree in Jönköping CountyJönköping CountyJönköping County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The capital is Jönköping.- Provinces :...
on 14 January. A woman who was traveling with him was slightly injured in the accident.
- A 9-year-old boy in MotalaMotalaMotala is a locality and the seat of Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 29,798 inhabitants in 2005. It is the third largest city of Östergötland, following Linköping and Norrköping...
died after a tree fell on him at around midday on 14 January.
- A 24-year-old truck driver was killed in UllaredUllaredUllared is a locality situated in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 820 inhabitants in 2005.The village hosts a large department store, Gekås. It is one of the largest stores in Sweden and the growth of the store has made Ullared more or less synonymous with low prices among...
when his truck was hit by a tree, 14 January.
- A 61-year-old man died in MalmöMalmöMalmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
harbor in an accident due to the storm, 14 January.
- Two more men died on January 15 when working in the woods in the aftermath of the storm.