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
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
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