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South Cornwall coast from Lands End to Lizard Point excluding Mounts Bay

Message issued at 12:35pm, Saturday 19th October 2024

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

Flooding is expected over the high tide on Sunday morning due to high spring tides and forecast strong wind and waves.

High water at Newlyn is at 7:04am on Sunday morning, times of high water vary along the coast, flooding is possible up to 1 hour either side of high tide.

Exposed coastal communities are particularly at risk over Sunday morning’s tide due to forecast wind and wave conditions.

Flooding to low lying coastal land and roads is also possible on Saturday evening, conditions will ease for Sunday evening’s tide, however minor flooding is still possible. A flood alert remains in force over the weekend.

Do not walk or drive through flood water or waves. Consider installing flood protection products such as flood boards or sandbags.

We are monitoring the situation and will update this information by 11am on Sunday morning or if the situation changes.

Detailed tidal information; Forecast high tide level at Falmouth is 3.1 mAOD. Expect tide levels to be 0.3 to 0.4m above tide table level, with force 7 South Westerly winds and offshore wave heights of up to 3.9m.

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This information last updated 12:35pm, Saturday 19th October 2024.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for South Cornwall coast from Lands End to Lizard Point excluding Mounts Bay

Flood Warning Area Details

Lands End to Lizard Point including Porthleven Harbour, Mousehole, Praa Sands and Mullion Cove

Region: Devon and Cornwall

Country: England

Counties covered: Cornwall

Watercourses covered: South Cornwall 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 South Cornwall coast from Lands End to Lizard Point excluding Mounts Bay.

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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