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Flooding expected. Take action now.
High tides, strong winds and large waves are expected to cause flooding this afternoon.
Highest tide level is expected at 2:00 PM on 20/10/2024. Flooding is possible several hours either side of this time.
Areas most at risk include Rockcliffe, Longburgh, Port Carlisle, Bowness-on-Solway, Anthorn, Angerton and Skinburness areas..
We have closed flood gates at Skinburness Marsh.
Stay away from beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous. Please don't put yourself or others at risk.
This message will be updated by 5:00 PM on 20/10/2024, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 9:17am, Sunday 20th October 2024.
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Gretna to Silloth, areas at risk include properties at Mossband Hall Marsh, Silloth, Burgh Marsh, Port Carlisle, Wampool Estuary, Skinburness Marsh, Skinburness and Rockcliffe
Region: Cumbria and Lancashire
Country: England
Counties covered: Cumberland
Watercourses covered: Irish Sea
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Cumbrian coastline from Gretna to Silloth including Port Carlisle, Skinburness and Rockcliffe.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).