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Skew surge history: England – west
Other locations:
England – south
|
England – east
| England – west |
Wales
|
Scotland
|
Northern Ireland
|
Isle of Man
|
Channel Islands
The three tide gauges on the Irish Sea coast of England record the sea level; tides and weather systems that cross the Irish Sea dictate the sea level in this region.
On 5 December 2013 a large
storm event across the UK created a surge. This surge peak at the Liverpool tide gauge had an amplitude of 1.25m. The combination of strong northwesterly winds and high spring tides caused flooding in exposed coastal communites like Hoylake (pictured left).
The skew surge results are displayed alphabetically by tide gauge location.
Click on images to view larger versions
.
Heysham
Data from 1964–1969, 1971–2012 [data 82% complete]
Top 10 skew surges
Date
Surge (m)
1988/02/09 15:00
1.627
1984/01/13 07:00
1.576
2004/03/19 10:15
1.565
1996/11/06 07:45
1.489
2004/10/21 04:15
1.486
1993/01/24 00:00
1.444
1984/01/02 23:00
1.408
2005/01/08 08:45
1.405
2007/01/11 04:00
1.402
1999/12/03 08:15
1.386
Liverpool
Data from 1991–2012 [data 87% complete]
Top 10 skew surges
Date
Surge (m)
2005/01/08 08:30
1.570
2007/01/13 18:30
1.531
1997/12/24 20:00
1.380
1999/12/03 08:45
1.336
1996/11/06 07:30
1.221
1993/01/24 00:00
1.202
1997/02/19 21:45
1.192
2007/01/11 04:15
1.148
1998/01/03 14:00
1.109
2004/03/19 10:15
1.100
Workington
Data from 1992–2012 [data 95% complete]
Top 10 skew surges
Date
Surge (m)
1993/01/24 00:15
1.607
1997/12/24 19:45
1.570
1993/01/17 06:30
1.403
1996/11/06 08:00
1.365
1993/01/21 23:00
1.241
2008/01/31 05:15
1.210
1998/01/03 14:30
1.162
2007/01/11 03:45
1.140
1993/12/08 19:00
1.128
1997/02/19 22:00
1.105
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Tides
Storm surges
Products
About
Search
About tides
Tides – questions and answers
Sea level – questions and answers
The Doodson-Légé Tide Predicting Machine
Tide clocks and watches
Tidal river bores
The River Dee / Afon Dyfrdwy
The River Mersey
UK National Tide Gauge Network
Data availability
Tidal predictions – UK and Ireland
UK South Atlantic Network
Gibraltar sea level station
Tidal predictions – South Atlantic
Tide gauge instruments
Definitions of tidal levels
Chart datum and ordnance datum
Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL)
(external link)
Engineers’ page
Proudman Building, Liverpool weather station
About storm surges
Tide-surge model
Surge model forecast
Surge model archive
Surge model archive: 2004–2019
Surge model ensemble forecasting
Skew surges
Skew surge history: England – south
Skew surge history: England – east
Skew surge history: England – west
Skew surge history: Wales
Skew surge history: Scotland
Skew surge history: Northern Ireland
Skew surge history: Isle of Man
Skew surge history: Channel Islands
Sea level trends
Sea level trend charts
Software
Contact us
Skew surge history: England – west
Other locations:
England – south
|
England – east
| England – west |
Wales
|
Scotland
|
Northern Ireland
|
Isle of Man
|
Channel Islands
The three tide gauges on the Irish Sea coast of England record the sea level; tides and weather systems that cross the Irish Sea dictate the sea level in this region.
On 5 December 2013 a large
storm event across the UK created a surge. This surge peak at the Liverpool tide gauge had an amplitude of 1.25m. The combination of strong northwesterly winds and high spring tides caused flooding in exposed coastal communites like Hoylake (pictured left).
The skew surge results are displayed alphabetically by tide gauge location.
Click on images to view larger versions
.
Heysham
Data from 1964–1969, 1971–2012 [data 82% complete]
Top 10 skew surges
Date
Surge (m)
1988/02/09 15:00
1.627
1984/01/13 07:00
1.576
2004/03/19 10:15
1.565
1996/11/06 07:45
1.489
2004/10/21 04:15
1.486
1993/01/24 00:00
1.444
1984/01/02 23:00
1.408
2005/01/08 08:45
1.405
2007/01/11 04:00
1.402
1999/12/03 08:15
1.386
Liverpool
Data from 1991–2012 [data 87% complete]
Top 10 skew surges
Date
Surge (m)
2005/01/08 08:30
1.570
2007/01/13 18:30
1.531
1997/12/24 20:00
1.380
1999/12/03 08:45
1.336
1996/11/06 07:30
1.221
1993/01/24 00:00
1.202
1997/02/19 21:45
1.192
2007/01/11 04:15
1.148
1998/01/03 14:00
1.109
2004/03/19 10:15
1.100
Workington
Data from 1992–2012 [data 95% complete]
Top 10 skew surges
Date
Surge (m)
1993/01/24 00:15
1.607
1997/12/24 19:45
1.570
1993/01/17 06:30
1.403
1996/11/06 08:00
1.365
1993/01/21 23:00
1.241
2008/01/31 05:15
1.210
1998/01/03 14:30
1.162
2007/01/11 03:45
1.140
1993/12/08 19:00
1.128
1997/02/19 22:00
1.105