Lightning strikes the Tyne Bridge. Picture taken from video by Marc Burton.

The School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at Newcastle University is conducting a study of the flash-flooding that hit Newcastle and the North East on June 28th, 2012. They aim to gather as much information as possible from photos, eye witness reports and measurements to help them to understand the extent of the flooding around the region, its impacts and how to improve the resilience of the city and its infrastructure to similar events in future. The study is being carried out by internationally leading research groups in flood risk and urban drainage, as well in transport operations.

A web site has been set up to allow people to upload their photos and comments on a map: this can be accessed at: http://ceg-morpethflood.ncl.ac.uk/toonflood. This follows on from a similar study carried out after the Morpeth flood of 2008 where valuable lessons were learned and are being put into practice with collaborators in government and industry.