East Coast England Flood Map

East Coast England Flood Map


Source: BBC News/Environment Agency/Science Media Centre


Flood warnings are in place in Norfolk and Suffolk in eastern England, as a tidal surge builds in the North Sea.


Why is this happening?


Source: BBC News/MetOffice

• Prevailing SW winds carry depression to NW Scotland
• "Mean" current forces surge to right of wind direction
• If low also moves east, surge is forced southwards
• Shallower seabed means surge elevations higher in southern parts of North Sea
• Spring Tides

Full Story on the BBC News Website

Has this happen before?
Yes in 1953 but with out the technologies in weather and sea surges prediction caused widespread flooding.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/understanding/1953_flood.shtml