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Flooding expected. Take action now.
As a result of high spring tides and strong winds, tides will be at their highest this evening at 6:00 PM on 28/03/2024.
Strong winds and spring tides may cause large waves and spray overtopping on the coast this evening.
Waves are forecast to overtop coastal defences at properties along and behind the Esplanade, Quayside, Heron Court, Forty Foot Way, Driftwood, Fourviews, Britbank, Barwick, Sunset, Riverside, George Hotel, Colmer Lodge and the Parkdean Holiday Park. Localised standing water may affect the roads between the Parkdean Holiday Park and West Bay Road.
Flooding of low lying land and roads is expected but the main concern is around large waves and debris and stones causing damage.
Weather conditions are expected to produce large onshore waves.
Our incident response staff are closing flood gates and checking defences.
Please stay away from beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as the expected large waves and sea spray will be dangerous.
This message will be updated by 5:00 PM on 29/03/2024, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 4:15pm, Thursday 28th March 2024.
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Properties along and behind the Esplanade, Quayside, Heron Court, Forty Foot Way, Driftwood, Fourviews, Britbank, Barwick, Sunset, Riverside, George Hotel, Colmer Lodge and the Parkdean Holiday Park
Region: Wessex
Country: England
Counties covered: Dorset Council
Watercourses covered: English Channel
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for West Bay Harbour and Esplanade.
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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