Storm Event
‘Floods 2 metres higher than ever seen before’
Severity ?
1
Source
No known sources of information.
Pathway
No known sources of information.
Receptor and Consequence
This event is mentioned in a compilation of historical coastal floods in North West Europe developed by Hickey (1997), and is associated with a storm surge that impacted English coasts, especially Lincolnshire and Kent (Lamb, 1977).
Summary Table
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| Livestock | * |
| Agricultural land | * |
| Coastal erosion | * |
| Natural environment | * |
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*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.
- Lamb, H. H. (1977). Climate. Past, Present and Future: Volume 2 – Climatic History and the Future. London: Metheum, 835pp.