Storm Event
Source
A large surge combined with 40 mph winds and 60 mph gusts caused overtopping on Barry sea front as well as a few streets in Rhoose at Newport (Young, 2018).
Pathway
At West Sands caravan park, Selsey, sea broke through the sea defences causing minor floods (Akehurst, 2011).
Receptor and Consequence
This event was associated with localised flooding at a number of locations in the Solent, Hampshire (Ruocco et al., 2011). In Langstone (Havant), occupants of one building were left marooned for two hours as the seawater inundated the high street. This event also saw flooding at Walton bay caravan park at Hinkley Point and in the gardens on the sea front near Portishead, Avonmouth (Young, 2018). High tides swept along Weymouth quayside causing 3 feet deep flood at Town Bridge area where dozen vehicles were trapped and damaged (Burrows, 2017).
Summary Table
| Loss of life | * |
| Residential property | * |
| Evacuation & Rescue | * |
| Cost | * |
| Ports | * |
| Transport | Few streets flooded, dozen vehicles trapped and damaged. |
| Energy | * |
| Public services | Walton bay and West Sands caravan parks flooded. |
| Water & wastewater | * |
| Livestock | * |
| Agricultural land | * |
| Coastal erosion | * |
| Natural environment | * |
| Cultural heritage | * |
| Coastal defences | * |
*No known sources of information available
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References
- Young, A. (2018). A Historical Analysis of Coastal Flooding in the Upper Bristol Channel 1962-2016. Southampton Undergraduate Thesis.
- Akehurst, K. (2011). Coastal Flooding in the Solent, an Analysis using Sea Levels and Media Records. Southampton Undergraduate Thesis.
- Ruocco, A. Nicholls, R. J., Haigh, I. D., and Wadey, M. (2011). ‘Reconstructing Coastal Flood Occurrence Combining Sea Level and Media Sources: A case study of the Solent UK since 1935’. Natural Hazards, 59(3): 1773-1796.
- Burrows, S. (2017). Analysis of Historical Coastal Floods in Dorset from 1935 -2014. Southampton Undergraduate Thesis.