[4] About 2 miles (3 km) south of this 102 mm fell in 2 hours at Hallington, but the gauge overflowed at this point so that the precise amount of the fall was lost.

[9] The event was widely covered in the press as it occurred just before the 1920 Louth by-election, held just 5 days after the flood.

[12][5] Louth has a low flood frequency, and the behaviour of chalk catchments is not well known, which has hindered assessment of the risk to the town.

[5] As a catchment on chalk the Lud is more likely to be affected by high intensity short summer storms, rather than prolonged winter flooding.

When the revised discharge is put into the context of measured flow at Louth it is seen that similar events can and will occur in the future.

[13][14] The scheme aims to reduce flood risk in Louth from 1 in 20, to a 1 in 150 probability, benefiting 355 properties in the town.

[15] This follows a £1.2 million scheme by Anglian Water within the town in 2014–15 to enlarge sewers and build a new storm overflow to alleviate flooding in the area of Ramsgate, Eastgate and the Riverhead.