Named Bodil by Danish Meteorological Institute and Sven by SMHI , the storm brought Force 12 winds and heavy snowfall . The storm brought a storm surge to the Irish and North Seas with coastal flooding resulting from what the Environment Agency in the United Kingdom described as the worst storm surge in 60 years . Record water levels were also reported in the Øresund between Sweden and Denmark . Blizzards and severe weather in Sweden and Poland led to several fatalities . The North Sea storm surge on 4 – 5 December 2013 saw water damage 1,400 buildings and of land , and caused no direct deaths . This was attributed to the warnings that were issued several days in advance and the improved coastal defences that had been built since the North Sea flood of 1953
North Sea flood of 1953
North Sea flood of 1953
2013 Nordic storms