Storm Event
Severity ?
1
Source
No known sources of information.
Pathway
No known sources of information.
Receptor and Consequence
This event was associated with coastal flooding in Arbroath and Macduff. It was reported that Macduff harbour was flooded and a high tide ‘swept away part of the battery and the greater portion of ballast hill and new stone harbour’ in Arbroath (Hickey, 1997).
Summary Table
| Loss of life | * |
| Residential property | * |
| Evacuation & Rescue | * |
| Cost | * |
| Ports | Macduff harbour flooded. |
| 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
- 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.