Dunham Bridge, which carries the
A57 over the River Trent, was closed to motorists for over a week.[10] A number of roads were closed due to flooding in Nottinghamshire, such as the
A6097 at
Gunthorpe and the
A617 at
Kelham.[11] Several roads in Gloucestershire were closed due to flooding, including the
A417 at
Maisemore which remained closed for over a week.[12] In
Alney Island, residents were evacuated from their homes as flood defences were close to overtopping.[13]
April
In the aftermath of both
Storm Kathleen and
Storm Pierrick,[14] a combination of an 'exceptionally' high tide and strong winds caused significant floods across the country overnight on 8 April, especially along the
south coast of England.[15] On 9 April, 43 flood warnings and 201 flood alerts were in place across England and Wales.[16]
The
River Arun in
West Sussex burst its banks, leading to extensive flooding which caused one hospitalisation and the evacuation of over 200 people.[17] A spokesman for
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said there were three severe flooding incidents in
Earnley,
Littlehampton and
Bracklesham.[18] One person was taken to hospital with
hypothermia after the evacuation of over 180 people from the Medmerry Holiday Park near Earnley.[19] In Littlehampton, firefighters had to evacuate 15 people[18] after 42 caravans and properties in Ferry Road and Rope Walk flooded, with a refuge centre being set up by the council at the Littlehampton Wave leisure centre.[20] 20 people were evacuated from the Bracklesham Caravan and Boat Club[18] and the
A259 road in
Shoreham-by-Sea was completely flooded.[21]
In
Bristol, the
Portway, which is a part of the
A4, was flooded, and rail tracks between Clifton Down and Severn Beach were closed due to flooding after water rose above the tracks.[29]
Floods also affected
Cornwall with trains being cancelled and roads closed.[30] Large waves hit
Porthleven,[31] a number of beach huts were swept into sea at
Falmouth[32] and many streets in
Looe were flooded with seawater.[33]
Areas of
Northern England were affected by floods on 9 April. In
Tyne and Wear, parts of the
River Tyne burst its banks, with part of
Newcastle's
Quayside being flooded despite the presence of flood barriers. Flooding on the rail line between
Berwick-upon-Tweed and Newcastle were flooding, causing major disruption for passengers. In
Northumberland, part of the
A189 road was shut down after it was flooded and the
River Aln flooded large areas of countryside near
Alnmouth. A farmer near
Wooler said he lost 12 lambs due to the flooding.[34] In
Merseyside, four workers had to be rescued from a cafe by the
RNLI in
West Kirby after the South Parade was flooded.[35]
Rail services from northern England to Scotland and Wales were affected by flooding, including those from
Carlisle to
Glasgow and
Edinburgh and
Crewe to
Holyhead.[36]