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Storm Emma

1–3 March 2018 · 2017-18 season · named by Meteo-France · England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland

124flood warnings & alerts
Storm Emma collided with the bitterly cold 'Beast from the East' airmass, triggering red warnings in south-west England, Wales and Ireland with blizzards, deep snow drifts and widespread disruption; impact was snow and cold rather than rain-driven river flooding.

Flood footprintstorm total

0severe warnings
37flood warnings
87flood alerts
61areas
33counties
25rivers & seas

Worst-hit areas

  • Somerset coast at Porlock Weir5
  • South Cornwall Coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding Truro City5
  • North Sea at Whitley Bay, Cullercoats and Tynemouth4
  • North Sea Coast at Bridlington4
  • South Cornwall Coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head4
  • Tyne and Wear Coast4

Counties

  • Cornwall32
  • East Riding of Yorkshire14
  • Devon13
  • North Tyneside11
  • Sunderland11
  • North Yorkshire9

Rivers & seas

  • North Sea34
  • South Cornwall Coast19
  • Bristol Channel13
  • English Channel8
  • North Cornwall Coast6
  • River Wear4

Flood mapthe storm's flood footprint

Red/amber rings mark rivers that reached or came close to their own high level during the storm — the most direct evidence of likely flooding (the gauge measures the river, not any one property). Solid dots mark each flood area's reference point, coloured by the most severe warning raised there — a warning means flooding was expected. Shaded shapes are the Environment Agency's recorded flood outlines: land actually observed flooded, published retrospectively (updated quarterly). England data only.

The rainstorm-total by gauge

GaugeTotal mm
Brendon 205.5
Bovey Tracey 110.9
Blackpitts 82.5
Lee Moor 76.8
Lucott Farm 74.0
Dartmoor 71.4
Harbertonford 66.6
Brookfield Farm 66.2
Brendon Hill 62.3
Bickington 62.3
Austins Bridge 61.3
Sticklepath 58.6

The riverspeak vs warning level

StationPeak% of warning
Clifton Hall · River Mease 4.79 m 324%
Mansfield The Dykes · River Maun 3.19 m 319%
Wensor Bridge, Shelton · River Devon 4.31 m 253%
Field Court Drive · Dimore Brook 2.39 m 239%
Riseley · River Kym 1.40 m 200%
Bishops Hull · River Tone 1.54 m 171%
Burton Bradstock · River Bride 0.90 m 169%
Ashford in the Water · River Wye 1.26 m 168%
Moyles Court · Docken's Water 0.48 m 160%
Chineham · Petty's Brook 2.68 m 153%
Stoke Prior · River Salwarpe 0.54 m 149%
Donyatt · River Isle 1.75 m 146%

Gauge records cover 28 February – 4 March 2018 (the storm window ± a day). Frozen 3 Jul 2026.

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