🧡 Support this site and get ad-free viewing!
This is an archived message. The status has changed more recently.
Flooding expected. Take action now.
This message has been issued because of forecast local weather conditions during spring tides. Tides are expected to be higher than usual and may cause minor flooding in low lying coastal areas. The current forecast is for a single risk tide only, with no indication of later tides causing concern. High water is due at Clacton at 00:45am, on Friday 6th October 2017. The detailed forecast for those that use it is for a peak level of 3.28mAODN, which is 0.56m above tide tables. The wind forecast is Force 6, North-Westerly. (mAODN means height above average sea level, for more info refer to local tide tables). Areas most at risk are marshland around Mersea Island, The Strood. Waterside properties in West Mersea, including those on Shears Crescent, Coast Road, Seaview holiday park and Waldegraves holiday park. This is close to the lowest level at which a flood warning could be issued. We are monitoring the situation and will update this message if the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 2:54pm, Thursday 5th October 2017.
This page is a dedicated URL for a specific message issued at a particular time. You should not bookmark this page, as the current situation may have changed since this message was issued.
Warning no longer in force
Sat 25 Nov 2023, 8:04am
Flood warning
Fri 24 Nov 2023, 11:29am
Warning no longer in force
Sun 7 Nov 2021, 4:01pm
Flood warning
Sun 7 Nov 2021, 10:23am
Warning no longer in force
Thu 19 Nov 2020, 4:37pm
Flood warning
Thu 19 Nov 2020, 10:55am
Warning no longer in force
Mon 10 Feb 2020, 2:50pm
Flood Warning
Sun 9 Feb 2020, 6:14pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 6 Oct 2017, 8:02am
Flood Warning
Thu 5 Oct 2017, 2:54pm
The Essex coast at West Mersea, including The Strood and surrounding marshland from the Colne Barrier to Abbotts Hall Farm
Region: East Anglia
Country: England
Counties covered: Essex
Watercourses covered: River Colne, North Sea
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for The Essex coast at West Mersea, including The Strood and surrounding marshland.
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).
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.