Storm Event
Severity ?
2
Source
A low-pressure system developed at the south-east of Greenland on the 24thof December and travelled eastwards, crossing Iceland. On the 26thof December, the low-pressure system was located north of the UK, producing south-westerly winds over the UK, which coincided with a high tide (Boza, 2018).
Pathway
No known sources of information.
Receptor and Consequence
Houses and streets were flooded in Yarmouth and Cowes (Boza, 2018).
Summary Table
| Loss of life | * |
| Residential property | Houses flooded in Yarmouth and Cowes. |
| Evacuation & Rescue | * |
| Cost | * |
| Ports | * |
| Transport | Streets flooded in Yarmouth and Cowes. |
| 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
- Boza, X. (2018). The Reconstruction and Analysis of Historical Coastal Flood Events from 1800’s in the Solent, UK. Southampton MSc Dissertation.