Storm Event
Severity ?
2
Source
No known sources information.
Pathway
No known sources information.
Receptor and Consequence
This event saw the highest recorded sea level at Alloa in nearly 100 years, measuring 26 ft. 10 inches [8.2 m], where agricultural land and several residential properties were inundated (Hickey, 1997). Flooding was also reported in Grangemouth and Bo’ness, and in Stirling where 21 ewes drowned as 20 acres of agricultural land became submerged.
Summary Table
| Loss of life | * |
| Residential property | Several propertied flooded in Alloa |
| Evacuation & Rescue | * |
| Cost | * |
| Ports | Dock gates office flooded in Alloa |
| Transport | * |
| Energy | * |
| Public services | * |
| Water & wastewater | * |
| Livestock | 21 ewes drowned |
| Agricultural land | 20 acres of agricultural land flooded |
| 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.