Storm Event
Severity ?
2
Source
Storm lead to high tides (Hickey, 1997).
Pathway
No knows sources of information.
Receptor and Consequence
This event (possibly a continuation of the storm that caused flooding a day earlier) saw “considerable” flooding at Alloa (Hickey, 1997). At the shorehead the quay was flooded up to 100 yards [91.4 m] inland as far as the Mar Hotel. At Tullibody Island the Inch was almost completely submerged, and 35 sheep were drowned.
Summary Table
| Loss of life | * |
| Residential property | * |
| Evacuation & Rescue | * |
| Cost | * |
| Ports | Alloa quay flooded up to 100 yards inland; minor flooding at shipyards, where a quantity of timber was washed of the quay (most was recovered) |
| Transport | * |
| Energy | * |
| Public services | * |
| Water & wastewater | * |
| Livestock | 35 sheep drowned |
| Agricultural land | Tullibody Inch 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.
- 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.