Storm Event
Severity ?
2
Source
No known sources of information.
Pathway
No known sources of information.
Receptor and Consequence
According to Hickey (1997), this event was associated with localised impacts in Scotland, with reports of flooding in the Isle Of Whithorn where the pier at the village was “reduced to rubble”. Damage of the harbour was estimated at £50,000 (1972 prices).
Summary Table
| Loss of life | * |
| Residential property | Village destroyed in Isle of Whithorn |
| Evacuation & Rescue | * |
| Cost | Estimated £50,000 worth of damage to harbour |
| Ports | Harbour damaged |
| Transport | * |
| Energy | * |
| Public services | * |
| Water & wastewater | * |
| Livestock | * |
| Agricultural land | * |
| Coastal erosion | * |
| Natural environment | * |
| Cultural heritage | * |
| Coastal defences | Heavy seas damaged sea wall |
*No known sources of information available
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References
- Hickey, K. R. (1997).Documentary records of coastal storms in Scotland, 1500-1991 A.D.Coventry University. Available at: https://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/file/aa6dfd04-d53f-4741-1bb7-bdf99fb153be/1/hick1comb.pdf.