River Clyst at Clyst Honiton Flood warning 7:20am, Thursday 21st October 2021

Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

Flooding of homes and roads is expected into the early hours of Thursday 21 October. Heavy rain falling across the East Devon area has caused the River Clyst to rise rapidly. Flooding of property is imminent.
Low lying properties, roads and land around Clyst Honiton will flood first.
Install flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers. Do not walk or drive through flood water. Avoid low lying roads and footpaths, which may be flooded.
We are monitoring river levels. We will update this message Thursday afternoon or if the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 7:20am, Thursday 21st October 2021.

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Flood Warning Area Details

Riverside properties and roads at Clyst Honiton, including Clyst Honiton Bridge, Blackhorse and the A3052

Region: Devon and Cornwall

Country: England

Counties covered: Devon

Watercourses covered: River Clyst

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Clyst at Clyst Honiton.

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).