Storm Event

Severity ? 2

Source

High tides combined with the remnants of Hurricane Lili caused severe flooding (Knight, 2016).

Pathway

Some overtopping were reported in Portishead and Pill (Young, 2018). Sea overtopped defences also reported at Westgate, Kent (Scoones, 2018). Shingle washed onto promenade destroying sea defences and flooding the promenade in Brighton (Lawrence, 2017). There was a breach on October 29th in the gravel barrier at Porlock Bay, Somerset which subsequently allowed flooding of the marshland behind (Haigh et al., 2015).

Receptor and Consequence

On 28th October 1996, there was localised flooding in the Solent, Hampshire including parts of Emsworth and Langstone where some areas were flooded to a depth of 3 ft. [0.91 m], with the high street at the latter location inundated over a length of 50 ft. [15.24 m] (Ruocco et al., 2011). Other affected areas included Gosport, Southsea and Hayling Island. Isle of Wight was also affected by flood including East Cowes, Gurnard, High Street, Well Road and Princess Esplanade (Akehurst, 2011).

At Marina Parade, Dover, water even carried car into the middle of the road (Lawrence, 2017). Houses were flooded in Portishead and Pill. Large waves also damaged the seafronts in Barry, Cardiff, and Newport flooded many homes along the coast.

Knight (2016) reported that areas worst affected at this event were Appledore, Bideford, Ilfracombe, and Combe Martin where dozens of houses, shops and hotels flooded.

Summary Table

Loss of life *
Residential property There were report of houses flooded at several areas.
Evacuation & Rescue *
 
Cost *
Ports *
Transport There were report of streets flooded at several areas.
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

  1. Knight, H. (2016). An Investigation into Coastal Flooding in the Region Surrounding the Taw Torridge Estuary. Southampton Undergraduate Thesis.
  2. Young, A. (2018). A Historical Analysis of Coastal Flooding in the Upper Bristol Channel 1962-2016. Southampton Undergraduate Thesis.
  3. Scoones, A. (2018). Understanding Coastal Flooding in Kent. Southampton Undergraduate Thesis.
  4. Lawrence, A. (2017). A Historical Analysis of Coastal Flooding in South-East England 1924-2016. Southampton Undergraduate Thesis.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Akehurst, K. (2011). Coastal Flooding in the Solent, an Analysis using Sea Levels and Media Records. Southampton Undergraduate Thesis.
  8. Knight, H. (2016). An Investigation into Coastal Flooding in the Region Surrounding the Taw Torridge Estuary. Southampton Undergraduate Thesis.