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Storm Imogen

7–8 February 2016 · 2015-16 season · named by Met Office · England, Wales

96 mphmax gust
377flood warnings & alerts
Gusts of 96mph at The Needles brought down trees, produced large coastal waves and caused power cuts across southern England and Wales; predominantly a wind and coastal-surge event.

Flood footprintstorm total

2severe warnings
140flood warnings
235flood alerts
326areas
95counties
194rivers & seas

Worst-hit areas

  • North Cornwall Coast from Chapel Porth to The Rumps excluding the tidal River Camel4
  • North Cornwall Coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth4
  • North Cornwall Coast from The Rumps to Hartland Point excluding Bude4
  • Christchurch Harbour3
  • Coast from Fleetwood to Blackpool3
  • East Coast of Dorset3

Counties

  • Dorset Council42
  • Gloucestershire35
  • Devon34
  • Cornwall33
  • Somerset28
  • Worcestershire25

Rivers & seas

  • English Channel26
  • North Cornwall Coast12
  • River Severn12
  • Bristol Channel11
  • River Thames11
  • Irish Sea10

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
Seathwaite Farm 185.6
Honister 171.6
Ennerdale Black Sail 162.2
Mickleden Middle Fell Farm 148.8
Brotherswater 124.3
Bellever Dartmoor 105.4
Tow Hill 100.8
Wet Sleddale 100.2
Oareford 98.2
West Dunkery 98.0
Dale Head 95.8
Thirlmere St Johns Beck 91.2

The riverspeak vs warning level

StationPeak% of warning
Cox's Meadow Storage Area · River Chelt 0.77 m 385%
Shipston · River Stour 3.16 m 326%
Prestbury Road · Wymans Brook 0.16 m 320%
Stanford Bridge · River Teme 4.22 m 309%
Castle Foregate · Bagley Brook 1.32 m 307%
Brookhouse Farm · Ford Green Brook 2.91 m 306%
Bradley Bridge · Bradley Brook 1.63 m 300%
Crabb Mill · Woodbridge Brook 1.97 m 291%
Rodbourne · Gauze Brook 1.02 m 289%
Wellesbourne · River Dene 1.03 m 285%
Wyre Piddle · Piddle Brook 1.81 m 285%
Wensor Bridge, Shelton · River Devon 4.86 m 285%

Gauge records cover 6–9 February 2016 (the storm window ± a day). Frozen 3 Jul 2026.

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