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Flooding expected. Take action now.
Tuesday's early morning tide at 00:15 on 09/04/2024 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong Southerly Force 7 winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.76 m. The total forecast tide is 5.75 metres Chart Datum (3.02 mAOD) at Portsmouth. The tide is higher than recorded before. For 2 hours either side of high water, property at the waters edge at Meon Shore Chalets, Fleetlands, Mill Lane, Forton, Little Anglesey and Anglesey Road, Alver Road, Park Road, Mayfield Road and Stokes Bay will experience flooding. There will be significant overtopping around the open coast at Stokes Bay. After this tide the weather becomes more settled but minor impacts could continue until Thursday (11/04/2024). We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. We will remove this message by 16:00 on 09/04/2024.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 1:21pm, Monday 8th April 2024.
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Warning no longer in force
Tue 9 Apr 2024, 9:33am
Flood warning
Mon 8 Apr 2024, 1:21pm
Tidal areas at Gosport, including Clayhall, Forton, Priddy's Hard, and the Town Centre
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
Counties covered: Hampshire, Portsmouth
Watercourses covered: The Solent
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Gosport.
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).
No current or recent warnings.