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North Devon coastal communities, including Westward Ho! and Combe Martin

Message issued at 3:16pm, Thursday 20th August 2020

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

Flooding is expected over the high tide on Friday morning, 21st August. High Spring tides, strong winds and large waves are expected to cause property flooding on Friday morning. Flooding of low lying or exposed locations is also possible on Thursday and Friday evenings. High water at Ilfracombe is 08:30 on Friday morning. Flooding is possible 2 hours either side of high tide. Times of high water will vary along the coast. Storm Ellen is forecast to bring force 8 South-westerly winds and large waves, with wave overtopping and sea spray in exposed locations. The following areas are at particular risk Clovelly, Westward Ho! Watermouth Cove and Combe Martin. People are advised to avoid low lying and exposed coastal areas. We will monitor the situation and will update this information if the situation changes. Detailed tidal information for those who use it, the forecast high tide level at Ilfracombe is 5.32 mAOD. This is 0.57 metres above the astronomical tide level.

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This information last updated 3:16pm, Thursday 20th August 2020.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for North Devon coastal communities, including Westward Ho! and Combe Martin

Flood Warning Area Details

Low-lying or exposed parts of coastal communities in North Devon, including Clovelly, Westward Ho!, Woolacombe, Lee, Hele, Watermouth Cove and Combe Martin

Region: Devon and Cornwall

Country: England

Counties covered: Devon

Watercourses covered: Bristol Channel, North Devon Coast

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for North Devon coastal communities, including Westward Ho! and Combe Martin.

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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