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• Anfang des Ereignisses: 9. August 2002
  
• Ende des Ereignisses: 13. August 2002
  
• Dauer des Ereignisses: 5 Tage
  

Betroffene Regionen: die Alpennordseide und den Alpennordhang, insbesondere die zentrale und östliche Teile.

Note: while this event had relatively small impact in Switzerland, it had devastating effects in other parts of Europe, namely in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, as well as in Russia. A short description of the precipitation in these countries can be found in the climatological bulletin in the section Referenzen und Links Referenzen und Links.