Storm Event
Severity ?
1
Source
No known sources of information.
Pathway
No known sources of information.
Receptor and Consequence
A ‘good deal’ of coastal flooding was experienced in places along the south coast during this event according to Eden (2008). At Lee-on-Solent, gusts reached 91 mph [79 knots]. At Avonmouth, 40 feet sprays caused by 80 mph winds damaged Portishead flooding the sea front and buildings along it. Large waves also caused flooding to many areas at Hinkley Point, including Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare. Severe overtopping also felt in Barry Cardiff and Newport, damaging sea front businesses (Young, 2018).
Summary Table
| Loss of life | * |
| Residential property | * |
| Evacuation & Rescue | * |
| Cost | * |
| Ports | * |
| Transport | * |
| Energy | * |
| Public services | Sea front businesses damaged from overtopping. |
| Water & wastewater | * |
| Livestock | * |
| Agricultural land | * |
| Coastal erosion | * |
| Natural environment | * |
| Cultural heritage | * |
| Coastal defences | * |
*No known sources of information available
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References
- Eden, P. (2008). Great British Weather Disasters. London: Continuum.
- Young, A. (2018). A Historical Analysis of Coastal Flooding in the Upper Bristol Channel 1962-2016. Southampton Undergraduate Thesis.