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Remember this? It’s been four years since Malta experienced one of its biggest storms EVER
At the time, this was Malta’s worst storm in 37 years.

Emma Galea 24th February 2023

Malta’s infamous February 2019 storm, which lasted a good couple of days, was a meteorological phenomenon the scale of which the country hadn’t witnessed in decades.

On 24th February, Malta had registered wind speeds of 113km/h; to put that into perspective, for a storms to be considered a hurricane it must reach speeds of 118km/h.

This caused ample havoc and destruction, as strong winds uprooted trees and caused power cuts all over the islands.

Property was also severely damaged as a result of this storm, and certain roads had to be closed off after motorists suffered traffic accidents.

In total, the storm of February 2019 spurred 486 calls to the Civil Protection Department, although thankfully, no one was grievously injured or killed because of it.

The islands’ infrastructure, however, suffered millions of Euro’s worth of damages.

On a lighter note, at one point the storm had become so powerful that it looked like fish had started rain over the islands.

This was caused by the incredibly high waves that struck coastal towns.

Many took this as an opportunity to get their hands on some free fresh fish for dinner!

This storm was caused after a depression which formed over Greece and made its way to Malta met an anticyclone. As soon as these two contrasts met, disastrous weather followed.

Where were you when this storm happened?

Facebook/ It-Temp Madwarna & Facebook/ Maltese Islands Weather

24th February 2023


Emma Galea
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Emma Galea
Emma is a Gozitan writer who loves all things related to English literature and history. When not busy studying or writing you will either find her immersed in a fictional book or at the cinema trying to watch as many films as she possibly can!

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