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Kirkwall Pier after the storm It was getting a bit choppy in the car park... This picture shows the sea and tide conditions at ...
The West Pier after the storm [The West Pier, before high tide. Unless I am mistaken, that is my old friend Nigel Reid on the left...
Holm Pier under a fair depth of water If it wasn't for the lampposts you'ld have no idea the pier was there, with even the wall on the sea...
Holm Village flooded This is the corner at the loch, and you can see the flood level was quite high, due to the high wind...
Holm Village flooded At the east end of the village the flooding was very bad as well, with the road completely submerged...
Rescued boat The water level was so high that it floated a boat off of the Holm pier, where it had been being rep...
Eynhallow and the roost The Roost and Eynhallow taken January 13 at 11.30 showing the effects of the recent storms of 11/12 ...
Scapa Pier Scapa Pier, Wednesday 12th January 0920
West Pier under snow An evocative Tom Kent picture showing how busy the pier was in days of yore. Having said that, the p...
Scapa 12th January Scapa suffering from the recent storm
Weyland Road On the 12th January it was advisable to watch out for patches of surface water on the road.
Car Park at Shapinsay slip Taken on the 12th January. I think that is a good isles car I see in the background.

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