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December 25

1717: An early morning storm struck a large portion of northern Europe, causing a storm surge that killed around 14,000 people in the Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia.

1974: Cyclone Tracy, the smallest tropical cyclone ever recorded, completely destroyed Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, killing 71 people and causing more than $4 billion (AUD) in damage.

1981: Typhoon Lee struck the central Philippines, killing 188 people.

1994: The Christmas 1994 nor'easter caused high winds and coastal flooding along most of the east coast of the United States.

2004: A very strong winter storm dropped up to 12 inches (30 cm) of snow in the far southern United States; for many areas representing the only White Christmas in recorded history. In some areas, more snow accumulated in this storm than in all of previously recorded history.

2006: Cyclone Bondo made landfall in northern Madagascar, killing 11 people.

2011: A severe extratropical cyclone struck Scandinavia, with winds up to 41 metres per second (92 mph; 150 km/h) recorded. In Finland it was described as the worst storm in 10 years, and one person was killed by a falling tree.