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Irish Sea from New Brighton to Hoylake

Message issued at 7:31am, Friday 23rd August 2024

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Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

This Flood Alert has been issued due to the high tide this afternoon, 23/08/2024.
We do not anticipate the flood alert level to be met during this afternoon’s high tide, but flooding is still possible at low lying land and roads at the head of the Wirral from Hoylake to New Brighton, including parts of Leasowe and Wallasey from 2:30 PM.
The current forecast anticipates the flood alert level will not be met during the high tide in the early hours of tomorrow morning, 24/08/2024.
Our incident rooms are on standby and we are closely monitoring the situation.
Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 23/08/2024, by 5:00 PM, or as the situation changes.

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This information last updated 7:31am, Friday 23rd August 2024.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Irish Sea from New Brighton to Hoylake

Flood Warning Area Details

Areas at risk include land at the head of the Wirral from Hoylake to New Brighton and including parts of Leasowe and Wallasey.

Region: Manchester, Mersey and Cheshire

Country: England

Counties covered: Wirral

Watercourses covered: Irish Sea

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Irish Sea from New Brighton to Hoylake.

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).

Other Nearby Flood Warning Locations

Coastline at the Head of the Wirral
Areas at risk include Meols and Leasowe

No current or recent warnings.

River Birket at Meols
Areas at risk include properties on Park Lane, including parts of the Wirral Beech caravan site. Properties on Clevely Road and Derwent Road are also at risk

No current or recent warnings.

Arrowe Brook at Moreton West
Areas at risk include land and property adjacent to Arrowe Brook from Saughall Massie Road, to the Railway including property on Meadowbrook, Bermuda Road, Linear Park, Town Meadow Lane, Tern Way, Millhouse Lane, Oakham Drive, Desford and Millhouse C

No current or recent warnings.

Wirral catchment with Heswall, Ellesmere Port, Bebington, Hoylake and Wallasey
The Wirral catchment includes the Rivers Fender and Birkett and Rivacre, Dibbinsdale and Arrowe Brooks and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are around Birkenhead, Bootle, Litherland and Crosby

No current or recent warnings.

River Birket at Leasowe
Areas at risk include Pasture Lane, Taran Way North, and Ditton Lane. Also at risk are properties off Reed Lane at Reedville Grove, Cornflower way and Bullrush Drive. Wallasey School, Leasowe recreation centre and some property on Twickenham Way

No current or recent warnings.

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