Storm Event
Severity ?
1
Source
No known sources of information.
Pathway
No known sources of information.
Receptor and Consequence
A highly anticipated windstorm on 27th–28th October that caused almost 87 knots (45 m/s) winds at the Needles, and flooding at the ferry terminal and quay in the Isle of Wight town of Yarmouth (IOWCP, 2013a). There are also pictures showing overtopping at Alum Bay, Gurnard (IOWCP, 2013b). What was extraordinary about this event was that it occurred at neap tide, and was the result of a large storm surge (Wadey et al., 2015) and high frequency sea level oscillations (Ozsoy et al., 2016).
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
We rely on submissions from the public to maintain these images. If you witnessed this event, please help by uploading your photos.
References
- IOWCP, (2013a). ‘St Jude Storm — Readers’ Pictures, Tuesday October 29, 2013’. Isle of Wight County Press. Available at: http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/st-jude-storm-readers-pictures-51473.aspx.
- IOWCP, (2013b). ‘High Tides and Rain Lead to Flooding, Monday, November 4, 2013’. Isle of Wight County Press. Available at: http://iwcp.co.uk/news/news/high-tides-and-rain-lead-to-flooding-51572.aspx.
- Wadey, M. P., Haigh, I. D., Nicholls, R. J., Brown, J. M., Horsburgh, K., Carroll, B., Gallop, S. L., Mason, T. and Bradshaw, E. (2015). ‘A comparison of the 31 January–1 February 1953 and 5–6 December 2013 coastal flood events around the UK’. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2. Available at: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2015.00084/abstract (Accessed: 14 March 2016).
- Ozsoy, O. et al. 2016. High-frequency sea level variations and implications for coastal flooding: A case study of the Solent, UK. Continental Shelf Research, 122 (December 1989), pp.1–13. Available at: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0278434316301510.