Storm Event
…there were great signs of deluge, and the whole people thought they were in peril…
Severity ?
5
Source
No known sources of information.
Pathway
No known sources of information.
Receptor and Consequence
This event was associated with tidal wave at Sandwich and Dover following an earthquake drowning 6 people and demolishing some 30 houses (Lowe, 1870; Hickey, 1997; Haslett and Bryant, 2008).
Summary Table
| Loss of life | 6 people drowned |
| Residential property | 30 houses flooded |
| Evacuation & Rescue | * |
| Cost | * |
| Ports | * |
| Transport | * |
| Energy | * |
| Public services | * |
| Water & wastewater | * |
| Livestock | * |
| Agricultural land | * |
| Coastal erosion | * |
| Natural environment | * |
| Cultural heritage | * |
| Coastal defences | * |
*No known sources of information available
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References
- Lowe, E. J. (1870). Natural Phenomena and Chronology of the Seasons. London: Bell and Dalby. Available at: https://archive.org/details/naturalphenomen00lowegoog
- 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.
- Haslett, S. K. and Bryant, E. A. (2008).’ Historic tsunami in Britain since AD 1000: a review’. Natural Hazards Earth System Sciences, 8, 587-601.