Saint Marcellus's flood or Grote Mandrenke (Low Saxon: /ɣroːtəmandrɛŋkə/; Danish: Den Store Manddrukning, 'Great Drowning of Men')[1] was an intense extratropical cyclone, coinciding with a new moon, which swept across the British Isles, the Netherlands, northern Germany, and Denmark (including Schleswig/Southern Jutland) around 16 January 1362, causing at least 25,000 deaths.[1] The storm tide is also called the "Second St. Marcellus flood" because it peaked on 16 January, the feast day of St. Marcellus. A previous "First St. Marcellus flood" drowned 36,000 people along the coasts of West Friesland and Groningen on 16 January 1219.
Saint Marcellus's flood
Meteorological history
Duration
13 January 1362
Overall effects
Fatalities
25,000
Areas affected
British Isles, Netherlands, Northern Germany and Denmark
An immense storm tide from the North Sea swept far inland from England and the Netherlands to Denmark and the German coast, breaking up islands, making parts of the mainland into islands, and wiping out entire towns and districts. These included Rungholt, said to have been located on the island of Strand in North Frisia, Ravenser Odd in East Yorkshire, and the harbour of Dunwich in Suffolk.[2]
This storm tide, along with others of like size in the 13th century and 14th century, played a part in the formation of the Zuiderzee,[3] and was characteristic of the unsettled and changeable weather in northern Europe at the beginning of the Little Ice Age.
saint, marcellus, flood, grote, mandrenke, saxon, ɣroːtə, mandrɛŋkə, danish, store, manddrukning, great, drowning, intense, extratropical, cyclone, coinciding, with, moon, which, swept, across, british, isles, netherlands, northern, germany, denmark, including. Saint Marcellus s flood or Grote Mandrenke Low Saxon ɣroːte mandrɛŋke Danish Den Store Manddrukning Great Drowning of Men 1 was an intense extratropical cyclone coinciding with a new moon which swept across the British Isles the Netherlands northern Germany and Denmark including Schleswig Southern Jutland around 16 January 1362 causing at least 25 000 deaths 1 The storm tide is also called the Second St Marcellus flood because it peaked on 16 January the feast day of St Marcellus A previous First St Marcellus flood drowned 36 000 people along the coasts of West Friesland and Groningen on 16 January 1219 Saint Marcellus s flood Meteorological historyDuration13 January 1362Overall effectsFatalities25 000Areas affectedBritish Isles Netherlands Northern Germany and DenmarkAn immense storm tide from the North Sea swept far inland from England and the Netherlands to Denmark and the German coast breaking up islands making parts of the mainland into islands and wiping out entire towns and districts These included Rungholt said to have been located on the island of Strand in North Frisia Ravenser Odd in East Yorkshire and the harbour of Dunwich in Suffolk 2 This storm tide along with others of like size in the 13th century and 14th century played a part in the formation of the Zuiderzee 3 and was characteristic of the unsettled and changeable weather in northern Europe at the beginning of the Little Ice Age See also editFloods in the Netherlands Storm tides of the North SeaReferences edit a b Stephen Moss 20 January 2011 Weatherwatch The Grote Mandrenke Guardian Retrieved 23 January 2014 Dunwich underwater images show Britain s Atlantis BBC News Online 10 May 2013 Retrieved 23 January 2014 Stephen Moss 20 January 2011 Weatherwatch The Grote Mandrenke Guardian Retrieved 23 January 2014 nbsp This article related to a specific weather event is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a flood is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint Marcellus 27s flood amp oldid 1183231948, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
