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This is an archived message. The status has changed more recently.
Flooding possible. Be prepared.
This message has been issued because some minor flooding to coastal roads and footpaths is likely to occur tomorrow morning, due to an unseasonal low pressure system causing a small surge, between 07:15am and 09:15am on Thursday 3rd August. The Coast Road at Walcott may see some wave overtopping and spray. The detailed forecast for those that use it is for a peak level at Cromer of 3.11mAODN at 8:15am on Thursday 3rd August, which is 0.62m above tide tables, wind force 6, north-westerly. (mAODN is height above average sea level, for more information refer to local tide tables). The following high tide at 9:00pm on Thursday 3rd August is not expected to reach Flood Alert level. You are advised to stay away from risk areas, and take care next to the coast. We are monitoring the situation and not expecting the situation to escalate. We will update this message by 10:00am tomorrow, Thursday 3rd August.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 5:03pm, Wednesday 2nd August 2023.
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The Norfolk coast along the B1159 Coast Road from Bacton through Walcott to Ostend
Region: East Anglia
Country: England
Counties covered: Norfolk
Watercourses covered: North Sea
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for The Norfolk coast from Bacton to Ostend, including Walcott.
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.