Date of the Weather Date of the Weather type Source Headline Summary of news story weather detail (if Impact Consequence detail Location Responsible unit Cost story event stated)

Damage to Environment More than half the Island's infrastructure Directorate - County / Serious floods Excessive Flooding including the St Invectis 9/10/2000 total October average 9/10/2000 41mm in 1 day (roads, railways, Islandwide Unitary Authority affect the island rainfall/flooding John's rail tunnel rainfall fell in 1 day communications (Transport, Drainage, networks, etc.) Biodiversity, etc.)

Worst hit was the town of More than half the island's South hit by 41mm of rain Wroxall, where 56.6mm of BBC News UK 12/10/2000 total October average severe floods in 1 day rain fell, the highest reading in rainfall fell in one day. the south. Landslips / 4 people hurt after cliff fall landslides Cliff fall at (6000 tonnes of earth) Excessive (rainfall, 4 people hurt, 6 cars written Invectis 21/3/2001 21/3/2001 Shanklin behind Shanklin Beach rainfall/flooding temperature or off Hotel other weather related) Flash floods caused Highways stretched to limit, Damage to Environment Tropical thousands of £s damage - Fire Service received 100 Half inch in infrastructure Directorate - County / IW County downpour roads flooded, drains Excessive calls, Council had to send 13/9/2002 9/9/2002 15mins, 2 (roads, railways, Islandwide Unitary Authority Press leaves IW blocked, road repairs rainfall/flooding divers down to alleviate water inches overall communications (Transport, Drainage, awash required, sandbags pressure at Coppins Bridge, networks, etc.) Biodiversity, etc.) distributed businesses flooded

Damage to Environment Winds & torrential rain infrastructure Apse Heath closed due to Directorate - County / IW County Landslide Apse Heath and 12/11/2002 caused problems for 12/11/2002 Storm/hurricane/tornado (roads, railways, landslide, other roads Unitary Authority Press closes road other motorists communications affected (Transport, Drainage, networks, etc.) Biodiversity, etc.)

Eastern Yar and Gurnard Excessive BBC News UK Flood warnings 3/1/2003 3/1/2003 Luck flood warnings rainfall/flooding 21st Nov = 14.7mm 22 = IW County Island Floods Month's worth of rain 1 Excessive 16.5mm 23 = 28/11/2003 28/11/2003 Press warning week leads to flooding rainfall/flooding 31.8 24 = 1.5 25 = 14.0 26 = 20.3 Environment Flash floods caused , and Damage to Directorate - County / IW County Flash floods hit thousands of £s damage Excessive 1 inch of rain suffered during 22/10/2004 21/10/2004 buildings / Unitary Authority Press island homes and flooded homes with rainfall/flooding in 1 hour floods. Highways distributed subsidence (Transport, Drainage, water and sewage 250 sandbags Biodiversity, etc.)

IW County Rare sight of Only 2nd time in 21 yrs 9/12/2004 20/11/2004 Frost/ice/snow Press November snow snow fell in Nov Damage to GeoEarth 17/12/2004 Tornado on Island 17/12/2007 Storm/hurricane/tornado buildings / Roofs damaged subsidence Coppins Bridge under foot of Damage to water. Homes flooded in Environment Thunderstorm caused infrastructure Newport & . Gatcombe Directorate - County / IW County Storm brings Excessive 43.2mm of Newport & Ryde 19/8/2005 flash flooding, Newport & 19/8/2005 (roads, railways, & Brighstone roads affected Unitary Authority Press flash floods rainfall/flooding rain worst-affected Ryde mainly affected communications by debris and flooding. (Transport, Drainage, networks, etc.) Hundreds of homes without Biodiversity, etc.) electricity after lightning strike. Three consecutive dry winters - Dry winters caused the water 2005 low rainfall/drought low water- table to remain low, IW County Wetlands facing threatened breeding Summer Changes in 7/2/2006 Drought table, caused Marshes dried up, breeding Brading Marshes Other Press drought disaster season for birds at 2005 biodiversity by winter birds visiting site drastically Brading RSPB site rainfall being reduced. down by 40 per cent Drought leads to Reduction in storm Island beaches cleaner due to Leisure & Culture - IW County Summer cleaner 2/6/2006 pollution run-off into sea Drought Other less storm run-off as result of Islandwide District / Unitary Press 2005 beaches leads to cleaner beaches previous year's drought Authority

Several Newport businesses Environment Torrential rain and flooding Damage to forced to close due to Directorate - County / IW County Floods hit Island Excessive 24/7/2006 caused businesses to 22/7/2006 15.2mm buildings / flooding. Fire & Rescue Newport Unitary Authority Press stores rainfall/flooding close in Newport subsidence passed on 26 calls re: (Transport, Drainage, flooding to the Council Biodiversity, etc.) Hosepipe ban IW County Hosepipe ban lifted after 9 Changes in lifted after 18/1/2007 Drought Islandwide Press months lifestyle deluges 2.1inches of rain recorded After the driest Wettest May on record at St Dail Mail April - the 27/5/2007 27/5/2007 followed driest April Catherine's wettest May Point in 24 hours Environment Worst-affected Trees down as Gales with gusts up to Directorate - County / IW County Gusts up to Fallen trees and flooding West Wight, gales lash 3/12/2007 70mph caused scores of 2/12/2007 Storm/hurricane/tornado Road issues Unitary Authority Press 70mph blocked roads and Bay island trees to fall across roads (Transport, Drainage, area Biodiversity, etc.)

Environment Trees uprooted Fallen trees blocked roads, Directorate - County / IW County Trees brought down Gusts up to in high winds 7/12/2007 7/12/2007 Wind Road issues damaged wall, fence panels Islandwide Unitary Authority Press across Island in high winds 65mph havoc blown out, power cut. (Transport, Drainage, Biodiversity, etc.)

Stormy weather Warning of storm due to hit Island Pulse 9/3/2008 9/3/2008 Storm/hurricane/tornado warning Island River flooded Quay Arts, IW County Islanders go on Excessive 10/3/2008 Gurnard, Cowes, 10/3/2008 28.8mm Press flood alert rainfall/flooding Freshwater Bay flooded Storm caused thousands 95mph wind Cowes High Street worst- IW County Island counts Cowes, Newport, 14/3/2008 of £s damage, coastal 10/3/2008 Storm/hurricane/tornado recorded at Coastal flooding affected, Quay Arts flooded, Press cost of floods Yarmouth areas worst-affected Needles Yarmouth harbour flooded Video of 28.8mm of IW County Freshwater Bay during Monday's 14/3/2008 10/3/2008 Storm/hurricane/tornado rain and Coastal flooding Flooding, in particular coastal Islandwide Press storm storms 16.2mph wind RARE SNOW Changes in use IW County Blizzard-like snow, several Several cm in IW Scurry racing and football STORM TURNS 7/4/2008 6/4/2008 Frost/ice/snow of facilities / Islandwide Press sports events cancelled a few hours cancelled WIGHT WHITE services

Damage to Environment infrastructure Directorate - County / IW County Weather causes Roads and properties Excessive 50 flood-related calls to Fire & 6/9/2008 5/9/2008 (roads, railways, Unitary Authority Press havoc on Island flooded rainfall/flooding rescue communications (Transport, Drainage, networks, etc.) Biodiversity, etc.)

Flash floods at Gatcombe IW County Flash floods Excessive 12/9/2008 & Rookley, power 12/9/2008 Press swamp roads rainfall/flooding interruptions Children, Young Big Day Out High winds & torrential rain Changes in use People, Families - IWC press cancelled due to 5/10/2008 mean IWC's Big Day Out 5/10/2008 Storm/hurricane/tornado of facilities / County / Unitary release weather cancelled services Authority (Schools, etc.)

Damage to Environment infrastructure Directorate - County / IW County Roads flooded Trees brought down and Excessive 10/11/2008 10/11/2008 23.4mm (roads, railways, Unitary Authority Press by torrential rain roads flooded rainfall/flooding communications (Transport, Drainage, networks, etc.) Biodiversity, etc.)

Damage to Environment Heavy rainfall on already Flooding meant Highways infrastructure Directorate - County / IWC press Monday's saturated ground caused Excessive extremely busy delivering 12/11/2008 10/11/2008 (roads, railways, Islandwide Unitary Authority release weather flooding, drains also rainfall/flooding sandbags, clearing drains, communications (Transport, Drainage, blocked with debris dealing with flooded roads networks, etc.) Biodiversity, etc.)

Damage to Environment infrastructure Directorate - County / IW County Flooding havoc Roads flooded, some Excessive Parts of West Wight cut off, 19/1/2009 19/1/2009 20.2mm (roads, railways, Unitary Authority Press sweeps island impassable rainfall/flooding roads closed communications (Transport, Drainage, networks, etc.) Biodiversity, etc.)

Children, Young Changes in use People, Families - IW County Schools shut as Schools shut, buses Schools closed and buses 3/2/2009 3/2/2009 Frost/ice/snow of facilities / Islandwide County / Unitary Press more snow hits cancelled, cancelled services Authority (Schools, etc.) IW County Schools shut as 3/2/2009 Roads closed or icy 3/2/2009 Frost/ice/snow Road issues Minor accidents Press more snow hits

Environment Directorate - County / IW County Rubbish Refuse backlog due to Delays to domestic waste 5/2/2009 3/2/2009 Frost/ice/snow Islandwide Unitary Authority Press collection late snow collections islandwide (Transport, Drainage, Biodiversity, etc.) Damage to Environment infrastructure Directorate - County / IW County Wild storms Storm force winds, heavy Travel disrupted (car, train, 10/2/2009 9/2/2009 Storm/hurricane/tornado 33.8mm (roads, railways, Islandwide Unitary Authority Press batter Island rain & high tides ferry) communications (Transport, Drainage, networks, etc.) Biodiversity, etc.)

Environment Damage to Directorate - County / IW County Wild storms Flooding of property 10/2/2009 9/2/2009 Storm/hurricane/tornado buildings / Homes flooded Islandwide Unitary Authority Press batter Island caused by storm subsidence (Transport, Drainage, Biodiversity, etc.) Wight twister Tornado spotted over East East Cowes, IW County caught on 1/5/2009 Cowes, Wootton, 31/04/09 Storm/hurricane/tornado None reported Wootton, Press camera Havenstreet

Damage to health (disease, IW County Health warning Temperatures predicted to High 2/7/2009 2/7/2009 27 degrees C cancer, food Press over heatwave hit 27 degrees temperature/heatwave poisoning, injury death etc…)

Environment Directorate - County / IW County Flood alerts on Excessive Surface water Domestic and commercial 6/8/2009 Minor flooding 5/8/2009 46.8mm Islandwide Unitary Authority Press Island rainfall/flooding flooding premises suffered flooding (Transport, Drainage, Biodiversity, etc.)

Heavy rainfall in 2008 IW County Untreated caused sewage to be Excessive 2/10/2009 All 2008 Press sewage in sea washed into sea hundreds rainfall/flooding of times that year Approx £20k for Highways to deal with falen trees on roads - Two Highways On Call Duty Officers throughout the weekend and they coordinated emergency Environment Winds up to responses to Directorate - County / IW County Storms batter High winds and torrential 100mph Fallen trees across roads, remove fallen 16/11/2009 14/11/2009 Storm/hurricane/tornado Road issues Islandwide Unitary Authority Press the island rain recorded off ferries disrupted trees/branches, (Transport, Drainage, Needles remove debris Biodiversity, etc.) blown on to the highway and supply/deliver approximately 1500 filled sandbags to various locations where a risk of flooding had been identified. Environment Owner of house Landslide caused damage to Heavy rain caused Damage to Directorate - County / destroyed by Mudslide Excessive properties in Ventnor and 4/12/2009 landlside which wrecked 1/12/2009 buildings / Ventnor Unitary Authority landslide blames County Press wrecks home rainfall/flooding temporarily closed house in Ventnor subsidence (Transport, Drainage, blocked drains in Southgrove Road Biodiversity, etc.) road above

Environment IW Council signs up for 12 Directorate - County / £300,000 per year shows Cost to Highways for annual 18/12/2009 technologically-advanced na Frost/ice/snow Unitary Authority contract plus County Press true grit contract gritters (Transport, Drainage, £4500 each callout Biodiversity, etc.) Islanders urged not to Weather conditions mean Isle of Wight Stay inside if Changes in 21/12/2009 venture out in freezing 21/12/2009 Frost/ice/snow ambulances in use more County Press you can' lifestyle conditions often Isle of Wight Commuters hit 21/12/2009 Sleet and black ice 21/12/2009 Frost/ice/snow County Press by cold snap Black ice twice that week. Rain washed away salt Damage to Environment Black ice laid to deal with ice which health (disease, Directorate - County / Isle of Wight High number of accidents due Various catches drivers 23/12/2009 then froze again. A&E 23/12/2009 Frost/ice/snow cancer, food Unitary Authority County Press to black ice islandwide again dealt with 150 incidents, poisoning, injury (Transport, Drainage, equiv to a busy summer's death etc…) Biodiversity, etc.) day. Environment Homes and Directorate - County / Isle of Wight 2 properties flooded and Excessive Surface water Newport, Cowes, roads hit by 30/12/2009 18/12/2009 Properties and roads flooded Unitary Authority County Press various roads flooded rainfall/flooding flooding E Cowes flooding (Transport, Drainage, Biodiversity, etc.)

Isle of Wight Environment Motorists urged to take County Directorate - County / care. Council will have PressWeather 4/1/2010 4/1/2010 Frost/ice/snow Islandwide Unitary Authority gritters working around the warning to (Transport, Drainage, clock. motorists Biodiversity, etc.) Island Isle of Wight Island on snow Weather warning issued to 5/1/2010 5/1/2010 Frost/ice/snow expected 10- County Press alert islanders 15cm of snow Motorists offered shelter Isle of Wight Ten shelter in by monks during snow. 8/1/2010 5/1/2010 Frost/ice/snow County Press abbey Police control room received 1308 calls. Environment Highway officials warn Changes in use Directorate - County / Isle of Wight Warning over Potential for accidents due to 8/1/2010 motorists of compacted ice 5/1/2010 Frost/ice/snow of facilities / Islandwide Unitary Authority County Press ice patches compacted ice and snow services (Transport, Drainage, Biodiversity, etc.)

Environment Changes in use Directorate - County / Isle of Wight Island roads Many roads still closed Road system disruption 8/1/2010 5/1/2010 Frost/ice/snow of facilities / Islandwide Unitary Authority County Press latest due to snow continued services (Transport, Drainage, Biodiversity, etc.) Environment Changes in use Some bus services resumed, Directorate - County / Isle of Wight More bus Disruptions still to bus 11/1/2010 5/1/2010 Frost/ice/snow of facilities / but still many disruptions (inc. Islandwide Unitary Authority County Press services resume services services Wightbus) (Transport, Drainage, Biodiversity, etc.)

Residents Island MP criticised lack of reluctant to clarity on legal situation for Isle of Wight clear snow for 11/1/2010 people clearing snow/ice 5/1/2010 Frost/ice/snow Islandwide County Press fear of legal on pavements outside their action homes

Environment Changes in use Refuse collections suspended Directorate - County / Isle of Wight Bin collections Bin bags only collected on 11/1/2010 11/1/2010 Frost/ice/snow of facilities / on Monday, limied collection Islandwide Unitary Authority County Press suspended cleared raods during snow services Tuesday (Transport, Drainage, Biodiversity, etc.) Isle of Wight Snow drifts Numerous country roads 14/1/2010 5/1/2010 Frost/ice/snow County Press close roads blocked by snow drifts Troops dig in to Territorial Army helped the Isle of Wight help the 15/1/2010 IW Council clear sites for 15/1/2010 Frost/ice/snow County Press stranded vulnerable groups

Snow caused huge problems for ambulance service, with all regular services off the 4x4s used at pick-up Changes in use road, and only life-threatening Isle of Wight Cool heads take points to enable 15/1/2010 15/1/2010 Frost/ice/snow of facilities / calls dealt with by 4x4 All of the Island County Press on big freeze ambulance staff to reach services vehicles. Staff worked extra work hours to cover shifts and 4x4s were used to bring staff into work. Football matches Isle of Wight More weather Sports fixtures cancelled and 15/1/2010 islandwide cancelled due 15/1/2010 Frost/ice/snow Islandwide County Press woes for sport backlog building to snow Environment Cost of snow clearance Directorate - County / Isle of Wight Snow puts reaching £200,000. IW Pavements icy, increase of £200,000 quoted 15/1/2010 5/1/2010 Frost/ice/snow Islandwide Unitary Authority County Press Wight in red Council criticised for state slips in IWCP (Transport, Drainage, of pavements Biodiversity, etc.)

Damage to Environment Number of accidents health (disease, Directorate - County / Isle of Wight Black ice Black ice caused number of 1/2/2010 during morning commute 1/2/2010 Frost/ice/snow cancer, food Unitary Authority County Press causes crashes incidents due to ice poisoning, injury (Transport, Drainage, death etc…) Biodiversity, etc.)

Contractors may be Isle of Wight Weather hits delayed by weather in 16/2/2010 na County Press plan building adventure playground at Northwood Environment Havenstreet, Minor flooding Directorate - County / Isle of Wight Excessive Surface water Heavy rain overnight caused Chale, disrupts 22/2/2010 Heavy rain causes 22/2/2010 Unitary Authority County Press rainfall/flooding flooding flooding of roads Blackwater, morning traffic (Transport, Drainage, Whitwell Biodiversity, etc.) Section of road fell, traffic Isle of Wight Landslip hits 23/2/2010 reduced to single-file and 23/2/2010 County Press Military Road traffic lights Isle of Wight High winds Car ferry services 26/2/2010 26/2/2010 Storm/hurricane/tornado County Press disrupt ferries disrupted by weather House at Brighstone Damage to Fire crew called to pump out Isle of Wight Farmhouse Excessive 28/2/2010 flooded plus mini landslip 27/2/2010 buildings / farmhouse plus mini landslip County Press flooded rainfall/flooding at Shanklin subsidence in Cliff Rd, Shanklin Wet weather Yarmouth Viewpoint car Damage to Isle of Wight takes toll on 5/3/2010 park closed due to 5/3/2010 Others please specify buildings / County Press island subsidence subsidence

Damage to Environment infrastructure Mixed opinions as to whether Directorate - County / Isle of Wight End of the Council to meet to decide 26/3/2010 23/2/2010 (roads, railways, the road should be eventually Brook Unitary Authority Millions County Press road? future of Military Road communications closed or repaired. (Transport, Drainage, networks, etc.) Biodiversity, etc.)

IW Grand National and Isle of Wight Scurry Excessive 26/3/2010 Ashey Scurry postponed 25/3/2010 County Press postponed rainfall/flooding dur to waterlogged course

Isle of Wight Military road Decision on road deferred 30/3/2010 23/2/2010 County Press closure deferred until further consultation

Isle of Wight Bad weather Adverse weather causes 31/3/2010 31/3/2010 Storm/hurricane/tornado County Press hits ferry service ferry cancellations

Firefighters and Highways Damage to Environment called to deal with two infrastructure Directorate - County / Isle of Wight Winds batter fallen trees on roads. Roads at Newtown & Ryde 31/3/2010 31/3/2010 Wind (roads, railways, Ryde & Newtown Unitary Authority County Press Island Cowes on flood alert due closed by fallen trees communications (Transport, Drainage, to high winds combined networks, etc.) Biodiversity, etc.) with high tides. A short-term Damage to Environment drainage scheme Military Road infrastructure Directorate - County / would be Isle of Wight Consultations to be held to Cost of repair would be diversion price 4/8/2010 23/2/2010 (roads, railways, Brook Unitary Authority £500,000. County Press decide future of road millions is £8 million communications (Transport, Drainage, Diverting road networks, etc.) Biodiversity, etc.) inland would be millions Home flooded Heavy rain and high winds Damage to Isle of Wight Excessive Flooding in several parts of as weather 23/8/2010 cause flooding and fallen 23/8/2010 buildings / County Press rainfall/flooding the island takes its toll trees subsidence Environment Carnival Carnival cancelled. Highways Directorate - County / Isle of Wight rain lashes Excessive 25/8/2010 cancelled due to weather. 25/8/2010 closed Sandown Road for a Sandown Unitary Authority County Press island rainfall/flooding Highways staff monitoring short period. (Transport, Drainage, Biodiversity, etc.)

Many houses and roads Environment Changes in use flooded after torrential rain. Directorate - County / Isle of Wight Heavy rain Flooding overnight in Excessive Various 26/8/2010 25/8/2010 of facilities / IW Council distributed Unitary Authority County Press causes flooding several areas rainfall/flooding islandwide services hundreds of sandbags to (Transport, Drainage, residents. Biodiversity, etc.) Damage to Environment High winds infrastructure Directorate - County / Isle of Wight High winds cause roads to Roads closed due to fallen Ryde, Godshill, cause problems 8/11/2010 8/11/2010 Wind (roads, railways, Unitary Authority County Press be closed trees on roads communications (Transport, Drainage, networks, etc.) Biodiversity, etc.)

Excessive Ventnor Blog Road closures 9/11/2010 Roads closed due to 9/11/2010 rainfall/flooding

Damage to infrastructure Isle of Wight Flooding causes Traffic chaos due to Excessive Flooding disrupts raod and 9/11/2010 9/11/2010 (roads, railways, Ryde and other County Press road chaos flooding rainfall/flooding train use communications networks, etc.)

We have Isle of Wight IW Council have salt enough salt for 9/11/2010 na Frost/ice/snow County Press stockpile to last winter winter Flooding on the High rainfall and high tides Excessive Ventnor Blog Wight: Photo 9/11/2010 9/11/2010 cause flooding rainfall/flooding gallery Excessive rainfall caused month's Isle of Wight Firefighters in Flash flooding leads to 80 Excessive Surface water Monktonmead Brook, Ryde to 10/11/2010 9/11/2010 rainfall in 1 Ryde Fire Service County Press demand emergency calls rainfall/flooding flooding burst its banks and flood day properties Environment Be prepared for Limited supplies of sandbags Directorate - County / Isle of Wight More rain forecast means Excessive Surface water more rain, says 10/11/2010 10/11/2010 available for residents in flood-Island wide Unitary Authority County Press people need to be on alert rainfall/flooding flooding council prone areas (Transport, Drainage, Biodiversity, etc.) Travel services Changes in use Isle of Wight Ferry services affected by Excessive hit by bad 11/11/2010 11/11/2010 of facilities / Disruption to travel services Islandwide County Press weather rainfall/flooding weather services Heavy snowfall and ice Icy roads meant numerous Changes in use Isle of Wight Snow causes caused problems for traffic school bus services in Ventnor, , 1/12/2010 1/12/2010 Frost/ice/snow of facilities / County Press traffic chaos and public transport in Ventnor, Whitwell, Niton Whitwell services south parts of the island cancelled Changes in use Isle of Wight Snowy scenes 4 inches of 2/12/2010 Snow blankets island 2/12/2010 Frost/ice/snow of facilities / Islandwide County Press on the Island snow services Schools closed, Isle of Wight buses hit as 2/12/2010 All island schools closed 2/12/2010 Frost/ice/snow County Press Island blanketed in snow

Environment Highways staff worked at Changes in use Directorate - County / Isle of Wight Latest roads Main routes being cleared, 2/12/2010 full capacity to clear main 2/12/2010 Frost/ice/snow of facilities / Islandwide Unitary Authority County Press update other routes to be decided routes services (Transport, Drainage, Biodiversity, etc.) Isle of Wight Doctors' List of surgeries open with 2/12/2010 2/12/2010 Frost/ice/snow County Press surgeries limited staff More snowy Isle of Wight scenes in 2/12/2010 2/12/2010 Frost/ice/snow County Press pictures All schools shut, limited Changes in use Isle of Wight Schools due to Disruption to travel and 2/12/2010 bus service, waste 2/12/2010 Frost/ice/snow of facilities / County Press open everyday services collections postponed services Roads and paths in the Surgery patients hospital site cleared to Isle of Wight can attend 3/12/2010 allow patients access , 2/12/2010 Frost/ice/snow County Press hospital although community clinics closed & IW Air Flying on Isl eof Wight Ambulance service to through the 3/12/2010 2/12/2010 Frost/ice/snow County Press continue in spite of snow weather Bus services Bus services started to Isle of Wight back on after 4/12/2010 return to normal after 2/12/2010 Frost/ice/snow County Press thaw overnight thaw Ice causes Black ice causes Forest Road & Isle of Wight dangerous Several accidents caused by 6/12/2010 dangerous driving 6/12/2010 Frost/ice/snow Newport- County Press driving black ice conditions Road conditions