Storm Event
“There were very great floods and inroads of the sea on all parts of the coast”
Severity ?
6
Source
No known sources of information.
Pathway
No known sources of information.
Receptor and Consequence
This event was associated with a storm surge in England (Hickey, 1997). Many people and cattle were drowned as consequence (Britton, 1937). Gottschalk (1971) reported extensive flooding in the Netherlands.
Summary Table
| Loss of life | Great number of people died |
| Residential property | * |
| Evacuation & Rescue | * |
| Cost | * |
| Ports | * |
| Transport | * |
| Energy | * |
| Public services | * |
| Water & wastewater | * |
| Livestock | Many cattle perished in the flood |
| Agricultural land | * |
| 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. Available at: https://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/file/aa6dfd04-d53f-4741-1bb7-bdf99fb153be/1/hick1comb.pdf.
- Britton, C. E. (1937). ‘A Meteorological Chronology To A.D. 1450’. Geophysical Memoirs, 70. London: H. M. Stationary Office. 177pp.
- Gottschalk M. K. E. (1971). Stormvloeden En Riveroverstromingen In Nederland Deel 1- De Period Voor 1400. Assen: Van Gorcum.