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Tidal River Torridge from Weare Giffard to Bideford

Message issued at 2:30pm, Wednesday 11th March 2020

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood Warning

Flooding is expected over the high tides on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. High water at Ilfracombe on Wednesday at 19:30 and Thursday at 07:45, times of high water will vary along the coast. Conditions apply two hours either side of high tide. Force 7 west south west winds and offshore wave heights of 4.5m are forecast. This may cause localised property flooding and standing water on roads. Do not drive through flood water or waves. Keep up to date with weather and tide conditions on the local radio. We are monitoring the situation and will update this information on Thursday morning or if the situation changes. Detailed tidal information for those who use it; the forecast high tide level on Wednesday evening is 5.61 mAOD and 5.58 mAOD on Thursday morning; this is 0.53 metres and 0.37 metres above astronomical tide level.

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This information last updated 2:30pm, Wednesday 11th March 2020.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Tidal River Torridge from Weare Giffard to Bideford

Flood Warning Area Details

Low lying areas on the tidal River Torridge, including Weare Giffard, Bideford East-the-Water, Wooder Wharf and Northam

Region: Devon and Cornwall

Country: England

Counties covered: Devon

Watercourses covered: River Torridge

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Tidal River Torridge from Weare Giffard to Bideford.

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).

Other Nearby Flood Warning Locations

Kenwith Stream at Bideford
Northam Road, Kingsley Road, Alexandra Terrace, Elmdale Road, Newton Road, Meadowville Road, Copps Close and Stanhope Terrace in Bideford

No current or recent warnings.

North Devon coast at Bideford
Low lying parts of Bideford, including The Quay and Victoria Park areas

No current or recent warnings.

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

No current or recent warnings.

North Devon coast from Hartland Point to Lynmouth
Coastal and tidal areas between Hartland Point and Lynmouth, including the Taw Torridge estuary

No current or recent warnings.

River Torridge (Lower) from Dolton to Bideford, including Taddiport and Weare Giffard
riverside locations and roads between Dolton and Bideford, including New Bridge, Beaford Bridge, Taddiport, Rolle Bridge, Weare Giffard, Annery Kiln, and the A386, A3124 and B3227 at Great Torrington and Taddiport

No current or recent warnings.

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