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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides and forecast weather conditions today may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible between 12pm and 2pm today, Friday 7 November.
Areas most at risk are within low lying land around Corringham, Tilbury, Grays, Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames. The detailed forecast is for a peak level at Southend of 3.61 mAODN at 1:00pm today, Friday 7 November, which is 0.32m above tide tables, Wind Force 4, South easterly. Tides are expected to be higher than usual, due to the forecast weather conditions during spring tides.
We are closing flood gates It is possible that the flood alert will be issued again over the weekend.
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded .
This message will be updated by 3:00PM on 07 November 2025 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 8:14am, Friday 7th November 2025.
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The Essex coast from Fobbing to Purfleet-on-Thames, including Tilbury, Grays and the Dartford Crossing
Region: East Anglia
Country: England
Counties covered: Essex, Thurrock
Watercourses covered: Thames Estuary
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for The Essex coast from Fobbing to Purfleet-on-Thames.
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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