Storm Event
Severity ?
2
Source
This event was caused by a combination of heavy rainfall and high tides (Haigh et al. 2015).
Pathway
No known sources of information.
Receptor and Consequence
Impacted locations included Christchurch, where 9 properties were flooded (Dorset County Council, 2011). Further west, homes were flooded in Chichester and roads were underwater in Brighton (Lawrence, 2017).
Summary Table
| Loss of life | * |
| Residential property | 9 properties inundated in Dorset, as well as more in Chichester |
| Evacuation & Rescue | * |
| Cost | * |
| Ports | * |
| Transport | Roads submerged in Brighton |
| Energy | * |
| Public services | * |
| Water & wastewater | * |
| Livestock | * |
| Agricultural land | * |
| Coastal erosion | * |
| Natural environment | * |
| Cultural heritage | * |
| Coastal defences | * |
*No known sources of information available
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References
- Haigh, I. D., Wadey, M. P., Gallop, S. L., Loehr, H., Nicholls, R. J., Horsburgh, K., Brown, J. M., and Bradshaw, E., (2015). ‘A user-friendly database of coastal flooding in the United Kingdom from 1915–2014’. Scientific Data, 2, p.150021. Available at: http://www.nature.com/articles/sdata201521.
- Dorset County Council, (2011). Flood Risk Regulations 2009 Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment For Dorset, Dorchester. Available at: https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/emergencies-severe-weather/severe-weather/flooding/pdfs/preliminary-flood-risk-assessment-for-dorset.pdf (Accessed: 30 August 2018)
- Lawrence, A. (2017). A Historical Analysis of Coastal Flooding in South-East England 1924-2016. Southampton Undergraduate Thesis.