page_title: 2019–20 European windstorm season
section_title: Storm Leon
hierarchical_section_title: 2019–20 European windstorm season / Storms / Storm Leon
caption_attribution_description: English: Track map of Storm Leon of the 2019-20 European windstorm season. The points show the location of the storm at 6-hour intervals. The colour represents the storm's maximum sustained wind speeds as classified in the Saffir–Simpson scale (see below), and the shape of the data points represent the nature of the storm, according to the legend below. Saffir–Simpson scale Tropical depression≤38 mph≤62 km/h Category 3111–129 mph178–208 km/h Tropical storm39–73 mph63–118 km/h Category 4130–156 mph209–251 km/h Category 174–95 mph119–153 km/h Category 5≥157 mph≥252 km/h Category 296–110 mph154–177 km/h Unknown Storm type Tropical cyclone Subtropical cyclone Extratropical cyclone / Remnant low / Tropical disturbance / Monsoon depression
context_page_description: The 2019–20 European windstorm season is the fifth instance of seasonal European windstorm naming in Europe. This is the first season in which the Netherlands participates, joining Ireland's and the United Kingdom’s meteorological agencies. The new season's storm names were released on 6 September 2019. In July 2019, it was announced that storm seasons would run from 1 September 2019 to 1 September 2020. The Portuguese, Spanish and French meteorological agencies will again collaborate too, joined by the Belgian meteorological agency.
context_section_description: Storm Leon was named by MétéoFrance on 1 March to affect the country later the same day.
caption: Track of storm Leon according to the Ocean Prediction Center.
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