Storm Event
Source
The first named storm in the 2016/17 season – Storm Angus – has caused flooding on Swanage high street in Dorset and in Southsea (ITV, 2016).
Pathway
Wave overtopping in Southsea (ITV, 2016).
Receptor and Consequence
In Swanage, storm waves damaged part of the seawall. Several roads and businesses were also flooded at the bottom of the high street. This video shows the clean up in Swanage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzWhssUS9dE. In Southsea there was flooding at Pyramids and Rock Gardens (ITV, 2016). Met Office UK Climate Summaries (2016) reported flooding on the A20 and A2 in Kent, where some local roads were closed due to flooding. Mill on the Mole residential caravan park was flooded, the Devon and Cornwall police declared this a major incident.
Summary Table
| Loss of life | * |
| Residential property | * |
| Evacuation & Rescue | * |
| Cost | * |
| Ports | * |
| Transport | Roads flooded, including A20 and A2 |
| Energy | * |
| Public services | * |
| Water & wastewater | * |
| Livestock | * |
| Agricultural land | * |
| Coastal erosion | * |
| Natural environment | * |
| Cultural heritage | * |
| Coastal defences | Sea wall damaged in Swanage |
*No known sources of information available
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References
- ITV, (2016). ‘Southsea storm damage: Esplanade Road closed’. ITV Report. Available at: http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2016-11-20/southsea-storm-damage-esplanade-road-closed/ (Accessed: 2 February 2017).
- Met Office, (2016). November 2016. Climate Summaries. Available at: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/2016/november (Accessed: 30 August 2018).