Case study for Storm Surge

Question 1

What is the case study for a storm surge and where is it located?

Answer 1

East Anglia in Norwich 6th December 2013

Question 2

What is a storm surge?

Answer 2

A storm surge is a change in sea level where the water level is higher than the usual high tide caused by:

• Strong winds
• high waves occuring at the same tide as high tide
• Low atmospheric pressure

Question 3

What were the causes of the East Anglia flood?

Answer 3

• Area of low atmospheric pressure passing the north coast of the UK, causing the sea level to rise.
• Southward blowing winds that caused large waves to build leading to flooding at high tide
• A combination of high spring tides, storm surge , winds and very large waves

Question 4

What were the impacts of the storm surge?

Answer 4

• 2 people left dead
• 7 cliff top homes collapsed
• 800,000 homes had been protected by flood defences
• 400 homes in Humber were affected by flood water
• 500 homes were evacuated in Kent
• In Boston, 200 people sent the night in evacuation centers