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Flooding expected. Take action now.
This message has been issued because some minor flooding to coastal roads and footpaths is likely from 6:00pm until 10:00pm today, Wednesday 24th January. Tides are expected to be higher than usual, due to the forecast weather conditions. Areas most at risk are around Southwold Harbour, Ferry Road, the bottom of Queens Road and Constitution Hill, North Road, the bottom of Pier Avenue, and Mights Road in Southwold. Bridge Road and Hillside Road in Reydon are also at risk. The detailed forecast, for those that use it, is for a peak level at Lowestoft of 2.12 mAODN at 8:00pm today, Wednesday 24th January, which is 1.29m above tide tables, wind Force 5, westerly. (mAODN is height above average sea level, for more information refer to local tide tables). Be ready to take action to protect your property if flooding is expected. We are monitoring the situation closely. We will update this message by 10:00am on Thursday 25th January.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 1:50pm, Wednesday 24th January 2024.
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Thu 25 Jan 2024, 8:56am
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Wed 24 Jan 2024, 1:50pm
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Fri 22 Dec 2023, 9:38am
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Thu 21 Dec 2023, 7:39pm
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Fri 24 Nov 2023, 9:19pm
The Suffolk coast at Southwold, including Reydon Marshes
Region: East Anglia
Country: England
Counties covered: Suffolk
Watercourses covered: River Blyth, North Sea
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for The Suffolk coast at Southwold.
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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