--- description: Winter storm Eleanor reached Europe on Wednesday, bringing heavy winds and flooding and leaving at least three people dead title: Winter Storm Eleanor Leaves at Least 3 Dead in Europe image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28a1cbaedfe0c4f2/6988f70a4ee2624cdb3105c0/winter-storm-eleanor-europe.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [weather](/tag/weather/) ## weather Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Winter Storm Eleanor Leaves at Least 3 Dead in Europe  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 3, 2018 11:36 PM CUT  Waves whipped up by the wind of Storm Eleanor lash against the sea wall on Jan. 3, 2018 in New Brighton, United Kingdom. Waves whipped up by the wind of Storm Eleanor lash against the sea wall on Jan. 3, 2018 in New Brighton, United Kingdom.Christopher Furlong/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 3, 2018 11:36 PM CUT [Winter storm Eleanor](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/world/europe/storm-eleanor.html "undefined") reached Europe on Wednesday, bringing heavy winds and flooding and leaving at least three people dead. The storm battered France, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands on Wednesday, after hitting the U.K., where thousands of homes are still without power and winds reached 100 miles per hour, [according to the BBC](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42555358 "undefined"). A skier in the French Alps died after being hit by a falling tree, the [New York _Times_ reported](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/world/europe/storm-eleanor.html "undefined"). Two people died on the northern coast of Spain after being swept away by a wave, according to the [BBC](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42555358 "undefined"). And several people were injured after winds blew a train off its tracks in Switzerland. About 200,000 households in France lost electricity as a result of the storm, the Associated Press reported, while strong winds caused flight delays at major airports in Paris and Amsterdam. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5087004/deadly-winter-storm-eleanor-europe/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5087004/deadly-winter-storm-eleanor-europe/"},"headline":"Winter Storm Eleanor Leaves at Least 3 Dead in Europe","datePublished":"2018-01-03T23:36:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T18:44:04.093Z","description":"The storm battered France, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands","url":"https://time.com/5087004/deadly-winter-storm-eleanor-europe/","keywords":["weather","europe","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28a1cbaedfe0c4f2/6988f70a4ee2624cdb3105c0/winter-storm-eleanor-europe.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28a1cbaedfe0c4f2/6988f70a4ee2624cdb3105c0/winter-storm-eleanor-europe.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"UK Faces Aftermath Of Storm Eleanor","caption":"UK Faces Aftermath Of Storm Eleanor","creditText":"Christopher Furlong/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/weather/","name":"weather"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5087004/deadly-winter-storm-eleanor-europe/","name":"Winter Storm Eleanor Leaves at Least 3 Dead in Europe"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"4 Ways to Prepare for the ‘Bomb Cyclone’ That’s Coming to the East Coast","description":"MONEY","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/qEpU0lHv/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-01-03T22:28:43.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/qEpU0lHv.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5087004/deadly-winter-storm-eleanor-europe/","duration":"PT1M38S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5087004/deadly-winter-storm-eleanor-europe/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```