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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
This Flood Alert has been issued due to the high tide forecast this afternoon, 20/10/2024.
Flooding is possible at low lying lands and roads from 14:00 PM on 20/10/2024 at Chester, peaking around 14:15 PM.
Our incident rooms are on standby and we are closely monitoring the situation.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 20/10/2024, by 5:00 PM, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 9:50am, Sunday 20th October 2024.
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Areas at risk include Parkgate, Neston and Puddington, continuing to Blacon and Saltney, Chester
Region: Manchester, Mersey and Cheshire
Country: England
Counties covered: Cheshire West and Chester, Wirral
Watercourses covered: Dee Estuary
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Dee Estuary from Parkgate to Chester.
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).
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