Storm Event

Severity ? 2

Source

There was a report of great easterly wind causing storm surge in the east coast of Scotland (Lamb, 1991).

Pathway

The sea flowed over the banks causing flooding the east coast of Scotland (Lamb, 1991).

Receptor and Consequence

There was flooding along east coast of Scotland, Fife and Lothians, Firth of Forth. Several salt pans were damaged by the flood (Lamb, 1991Hickey, 1997).

Summary Table

Loss of life *
Residential property *
Evacuation & Rescue *
   
Cost *
Ports *
Transport *
Energy *
Public services *
Water & wastewater *
Livestock *
Agricultural land *
   
Coastal erosion *
Natural environment *
Cultural heritage *
Coastal defences *

*No known sources of information available

References

  1. Lamb, H. H. (1991). Historic Storms of the North Sea, British Isles and Northwest Europe. Cambridge University Press. Available at: http://assets.cambridge.org/97805216/19318/excerpt/9780521619318_excerpt.pdf(Accessed: 13 March 2015).
  2. 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.