Storm Poly

Storm Poly was a severe windstorm that affected northwest Europe in early July 2023. 

The Netherlands was most affected by the storm.
Storm Poly was the most severe summer storm in the Netherlands since at least 1911. https://www.weer.nl/nieuws/2023/zwaarste-zomerstorm-ooit-gemeten

In the Dutch provinces of North Holland, Flevoland and Friesland a red weather warning was given for strong wind gusts. https://nos.nl/l/2481548

At Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, about 400 flights were canceled, and many flights were unable to land. https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/321476/chaos-op-schiphol-400-vluchten-geschrapt-tientallen-vliegtuigen-kunnen-niet-landen 

There were two fatalities as a result of the storm: a 51-year-old woman in the Netherlands, https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/vrouw-51-uit-haarlem-overleden-nadat-boom-op-auto-valt-tijdens-storm-poly-br~a049be88/ and a woman in Germany. https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/Sturmtief-Poly-Bahnverkehr-stabilisiert-sich-nach-Unwetter,unwetter4008.html

 Highest wind gust per country 
 Country  Gust Location   146 km/h IJmuiden  144 km/h Lowestoft  122 km/h Calais  119 km/h Leuchtturm Alte Weser  115 km/h Hook Lighthouse  114 km/h De Panne  96 km/h Varberg  94 km/h Sandefjord  90 km/h Rømø  84 km/h Wincrange

 References 

Category:July 2023 events
Category:2023 in weather
Category:Severe weather