- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- May 25, 1983 CE
- Location:
- Heilbronn, Stadtkreis, Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis, Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt, Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt, Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt, Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt, Mayen-Koblenz, Cochem-Zell, Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt, Bernkastel-Wittlich, …
- Deaths:
- 6
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- HANZE_FLOOD
- HANZE_FLOOD
Other flood records of 1983 CE
- Asturias, Cantabria, Araba/Álava, Gipuzkoa, Bizkaia, Navarra, Burgos · 45 deaths
- Oeste, Grande Lisboa, Península de Setúbal, Lezíria do Tejo · 18 deaths
- Côte-d’Or, Saône-et-Loire, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Vosges, Doubs, Jura, Haute-Saône, Territoire de Belfort, Vendée, Ain, Isère, Rhône, Savoie, Haute-Savoie · 18 deaths
- Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Udine · 6 deaths
- Klagenfurt-Villach, Oberkärnten · 4 deaths
- Livorno · 3 deaths
Source: Paprotny, D. et al., HANZE v2 — Historical Analysis of Natural Hazards in Europe, Zenodo · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did Fluvial (Riverine) Flooding: Germany (1983-05-25) (1983 CE) happen?
- May 25, 1983 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Paprotny, D. et al., HANZE v2 — Historical Analysis of Natural Hazards in Europe, Zenodo; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 6. Historical death tolls vary by source.