north sea

• • december 2013
  • deep depression moved south east down the north sea
  • as the storm moved over Iceland it deepened, with very low pressure
  • wind speeds reached 142mph
  • gale force northelry winds drove the storm waves on to the North Sea coasts, with a storm surge of 5.8mm at Immingham
  • the storm coincided with a high tide, making the floods even worse
• coastal flooding at Whitby, hull and Skegness (east coast)

  100,000 homes lost power

  Scotland

  most serious storm surge in 60 years

  the levels in the river Thames in London were the highest it had been in 40 years

  15 killed

  at Hemsby in Norfolk, erosion resulted in several properties collapsing into the sea