What is Christmas Hurricane of 1902?
{{Infobox storm | name = Christmas Hurricane of 1902 | image = Julorkanen_1902.jpg | alt = | caption = 1903 collage in the [[Idun (magazine)|Idun]] magazine from the storm | type =[[hurricane]] | formed = 24 December 1902 | active = 26 December 1902 | dissipated = | lowest pressure = | lowest temperature = | tornadoes = | fujitascale = | tornado duration = | highest winds = | gusts = | maximum snow = | power outages = | fatalities = | damages = | affected = [[Denmark]]<br/>[[Sweden]] | current advisories = | enhanced = | notes = }} The '''Christmas Hurricane of 1902''' ({{lang-da|Julestormen 1902}}, {{lang-sv|Julorkanen 1902}}) was a [[storm]]. It stroke against [[Denmark]] and [[Sweden]] on [[Christmas Day]] 1902.<ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19021227.2.29 San Francisco Call, Volume 93, Number 27, 27 December 1902: accessdate: 3 August 2014]</ref><ref>[http://www.smhi.se/kunskapsbanken/meteorologi/den-stormiga-julen-1902-1.5693 SMHI - ''Den stormiga julen 1902'': accessdate: 3 August 2014]</ref> In Sweden, it hit [[Scania]], parts of southern [[Kronoberg County]] and the west coast of Sweden. Circa 50 fishermen were killed. On land, very few people were killed. Material damages, measured in millions of Swedish crowns (as of 1902), were reported. Among the destruction caused by the hurricane were the [[Varberg Open Air Bath]] and the [[Mölle]] Open Air Baths as well as the [[Ribergsborgs]] and the [[Sibbarp, Malmö|Sibbarp]] Open Air Baths in Malmö. The Örgryte Church tower spire fell off. ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:1902]] [[Category:Hurricanes in Europe]] [[Category:20th century in Denmark]] [[Category:20th century in Sweden]]