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A storm tide is a tide with a high flood period caused by a storm. Storm tides can be a severe danger to the coast and the people living along the coast. The water level can rise to more than 5 m (17 ft) above the normal tide. Compare to storm surge.

For the protection from storm tides, long and high dike systems have been built, especially in the Netherlands, northern Germany and Denmark. Storm tides are a regular occurrence in these areas; usually, there are several storm tides each winter. Most of them do not cause significant damage.

Big storm tides were in

838, December 26th, Netherlands, more than 2,400 deaths
1012, September 28th, Netherlands, several thousands of deaths
1064, February 16th, Saint Juliana flood, Netherlands and Germany, several thousands of deaths
1170, All Saints flood, Netherlands, marks beginning of creation of Zuiderzee
1206, Netherlands, 60,000 deaths
1219, Saint Marcellus flood, Netherlands and Germany, 36,000 deaths
1248, a year with three storm tides in The Netherlands with major inundations
1277, Netherlands and Germany, formation of Dollard
1277, Netherlands and Germany, formation of Lauwerszee
1282, Netherlands, separates island of Texel from mainland
1287, December 13th, Saint Lucia flood]], Netherlands, formation of Waddenzee and Zuiderzee, 50,000 - 80,000 deaths
1288, February 5th, Saint Agathaflood, Netherlands, several thousands of deaths
1322, Netherlands and Belgium, Flanders looses all coastal islands, many deaths especially in Holland and Dlanders
1334, November 23rd, Netherlands, several thousands of deaths
1362 (Grote Mandrenke – big drowner of men), which created a great part of the Wadden Sea and caused the end of the city of Rungholt.
1634 when the Burchardi flood broke the Island of Strand into parts (Nordstrand and Pellworm) in Nordfriesland.
1953 (North Sea flood of 1953) most severe in the Netherlands, leading to the Delta Works.
1962 (Hamburg-Flut) causing 315 victims and drowning one fifth of Hamburg.

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 Big storm tides were in
+*[[838]], December 26th, Netherlands, more than 2,400 deaths
+*[[1012]], September 28th, Netherlands, several thousands of deaths
+*[[1064]], February 16th, ''Saint Juliana flood'', Netherlands and Germany, several thousands of deaths
+*[[1170]], ''All Saints flood'', Netherlands, marks beginning of creation of [[Zuiderzee]]
+*[[1206]], Netherlands, 60,000 deaths
+*[[1219]], ''Saint Marcellus flood'', Netherlands and Germany, 36,000 deaths
+*[[1248]], a year with three storm tides in The Netherlands with major inundations
+*[[1277]], Netherlands and Germany, formation of [[Dollard]]
+*[[1277]], Netherlands and Germany, formation of [[Lauwerszee]]
+*[[1282]], Netherlands, separates island of [[Texel]] from mainland
+*[[1287]], December 13th, ''Saint Lucia flood]], Netherlands, formation of [[Waddenzee]] and Zuiderzee, 50,000 - 80,000 deaths
+*[[1288]], February 5th, ''Saint Agathaflood'', Netherlands, several thousands of deaths
+*[[1322]], Netherlands and Belgium, [[Flanders]] looses all coastal islands, many deaths especially in [[Holland]] and Dlanders
+*[[1334]], November 23rd, Netherlands, several thousands of deaths
 *[[1362]] (''[[Grote Mandrenke]]'' &ndash; big drowner of men), which created a great part of the [[Wadden Sea]] and caused the end of the city of [[Rungholt]].
 *[[1634]] when the [[Burchardi flood]] broke the Island of [[Strand (island)|Strand]] into parts ([[Nordstrand, Germany|Nordstrand]] and [[Pellworm]]) in [[Nordfriesland]].