1953 flooding disaster - Vlissingen, NL - High Level Marks on Waymarking.com

"Flood disaster 1953
The 1953 flood disaster is the largest Dutch natural disaster of the 20th century. A severe north-westerly storm in combination with spring tides caused large parts of our country to flood. 1,836 people did not survive the disaster, tens of thousands of animals lost their lives and houses were also destroyed.

Flood disaster 1953: what exactly happened?
A northwesterly storm developed south of Iceland on January 29, 1953. The storm continued south through Scotland. In the northern North Sea, the wind turned to north-northwest. The result: a storm field of 1,000 km long that headed straight for our coast.

The highest water level was measured in Vlissingen: 4.55 m+ NAP
The storm with wind force 10 reached the Dutch coast on Saturday evening January 31, 1953. In Zeeland, the peak of the storm was at 10 p.m., in IJmuiden at 1 a.m. and in Den Helder at 4 a.m. The heavy north-westerly storm, together with spring tides, caused a spring tide. Seawater rose to exceptional heights. At Hoek van Holland, the water reached a height of 3.85 m above Normal Amsterdam Level (NAP). (A NAP height of 0 m is now approximately equal to the mean sea level of the North Sea). A dangerously high water level for the densely populated hinterland of South Holland. The highest water level in Zeeland was measured at 03:24 AM in Vlissingen: 4.55 m +NAP. Many dikes at the time were not designed for this height and broke."

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Natural or man made event?: Natural What type of marker?: Wall plaque When did this occur?: 1953 Website related to the event..: [Web Link]

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A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.

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