Storm Event
'It is impossible to enumerate the places it overflowed, or to describe the damage which it might have occasioned.'
Source
This event saw higher tide than the tide on 19-20 January 1804 event and the wind was blowing tremendously hard to the westward (Boza, 2018).
Pathway
In Portsmouth, the sea made a complete breach over a platform (Boza, 2018).
Receptor and Consequence
In Portsmouth, streets were flooded an hour before high tide, the water being high enough to have boats in streets, part of a sea wall was washed down, and a common area, ground apartments, and houses in low-lying areas were overflowed. In Cowes, there was great damage to houses (Boza, 2018).
Summary Table
| Loss of life | * |
| Residential property | A common area, ground apartments, and houses in low-lying areas were overflowed in Portsmouth. In Cowes, houses were damaged. |
| Evacuation & Rescue | * |
| Cost | * |
| Ports | * |
| Transport | Streets flooded. |
| Energy | * |
| Public services | * |
| Water & wastewater | * |
| Livestock | * |
| Agricultural land | * |
| Coastal erosion | * |
| Natural environment | * |
| Cultural heritage | * |
| Coastal defences | Part of a sea wall was washed down. |
*No known sources of information available
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References
- Boza, X. (2018). The Reconstruction and Analysis of Historical Coastal Flood Events from 1800’s in the Solent, UK. Southampton MSc Dissertation.