Flood Alert Info - Rivers Looe and Seaton
Area Description
Liskeard, Polperro, Jopes Mill and Hessenford.
This is a Flood Alert Area. For this area the highest level of flood notification that you will receive is a Flood Alert. No Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings are issued for this area.
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Flood Alert History
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Historical Flood Alerts for this Area
Flood Alert issued on 21 Dec 2025 10:34
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible from Sunday 21st to Monday 22nd December.
Rivers remain high following rain this week, further rain is forecast throughout Sunday and overnight into Monday.
Flooding is possible for low lying land and roads around the River Seaton, Looe rivers, and the River Pol.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 11AM on 22nd December.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Dec 2025 10:35
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible from Saturday 20th to Monday 22nd December.
Rivers remain high following rain this week, further heavy rain is forecast on Saturday afternoon, and again on Sunday afternoon and evening.
Flooding is possible for low lying land and roads around the River Seaton, Looe rivers, and the River Pol.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 11AM on 21st December.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Dec 2025 12:19
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible from Friday 19th December to Sunday 21st December.
Rivers remain high following rain this week and further heavy rain is forecast on Saturday afternoon.
The main areas of concern are low lying land and roads around the River Seaton.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 11AM on 20th December.
Flood Alert issued on 18 Dec 2025 12:00
River Seaton, River Pol
Forecast high river levels may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 18th December to the morning of the 19th December.
Following heavy rain, further rain is forecast through Thursday.
Forecast river levels may cause flooding to low lying land and roads through Thursday and Friday morning.
We are closely monitoring the situation and may issue Flood Warnings if required.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 12pm 19th December.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Dec 2025 12:33
River Seaton, River Pol
Forecast high river levels over the next three days may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from overnight on 17 December 2025 to the afternoon of the 19th December 2025.
Heavy rainfall is forecast in the area during Wednesday. A further band of heavy rain is forecast from Thursday morning.
Forecast river levels may cause flooding to low lying land and roads overnight on Wednesday the 17th December.
We expect the river to remain high throughout Thursday and Friday.
We are closely monitoring the situation and may issue Flood Warnings if required.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 12:00PM on 18 December 2025 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Dec 2025 10:27
River Seaton, River Pol
Forecast high river levels today may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from the morning of 15 December 2025 .
Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers.
We expect the river to remain high throughout the day.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 12:00PM on 16 December 2025 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Dec 2025 10:35
River Seaton, River Pol
River levels remain high and may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible over daytime of Wednesday 10th December.
The main area of concern is low lying land and roads close to the Rivers Looe and Seaton.
River levels remain high, but are expected to fall throughout the day.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 12:00PM on Thursday 11th December 2025 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Dec 2025 15:05
River Seaton, River Pol
High river levels mean that flooding is possible throughout the day on 09 December 2025 . River levels are causing flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river. River levels remain high, but are expected to fall this afternoon. We are closely monitoring the situation. Consider activating any flood protection products you may have. This message will be updated by 11:00AM on 10 December 2025 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 8 Dec 2025 15:17
River Seaton, River Pol
Forecast high river levels overnight may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from overnight on 08 December 2025 Heavy rain is forecast throughout the night.
Forecast levels may cause flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river from around midnight on Monday evening through to Tuesday morning.
We expect the river to remain high throughout the night. Flood warnings may be required.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Consider activating any flood protection products you may have .
This message will be updated by 3:00PM on 09 December 2025 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 23 Feb 2025 16:34
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible throughout Sunday 23 February evening and into the morning of Monday 24 February.
Rainfall this weekend has caused a response in the catchments. Further persistent rain is forecast overnight on Sunday into Monday morning, with the heaviest rain over high ground, especially over south or southwest-facing upslopes. Levels on the Rivers Looe and Seaton are expected to rise.
Anticipated levels suggest that there will be flooding to low lying land and roads close to the rivers. We expect the rivers to remain high throughout Monday.
The main areas of concern include Seaton Car Park and the Seaton Valley Nature Reserve.
Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions.
We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages.
This message will be updated on Monday morning or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Jan 2025 17:06
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible on Sunday evening and overnight into Monday. Following heavy rain on Sunday morning, river levels remain high. A further band of rain followed by heavy showers forecast over Sunday evening is expected to cause river levels to increase again overnight. Forecast levels across all rivers in the area suggest that there will continue to be flooding to low lying land and roads on Sunday evening and overnight into Monday.
Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. Do not walk or drive through floodwater. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. This message will be updated by 11am on Monday or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Jan 2025 13:14
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible on Sunday. Heavy rainfall on Sunday morning is causing rivers to rise. Forecast river levels suggest that there will be flooding to low lying land and roads from around 12:30pm on Sunday. Intense showers followed by further heavy rain forecast on Sunday evening will cause river levels to remain high throughout the day and overnight.
This alert has been issued due to high river levels at the Trebrownbridge gauge on the River Seaton.
Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. Do not walk or drive through floodwater. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. This message will be updated by 10am on Monday or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Jan 2025 12:39
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible on Sunday. Heavy rainfall on Sunday morning is causing rivers to rise. Forecast river levels suggest that there will be flooding to low lying land and roads from around 12:30pm on Sunday. Intense showers throughout the day and further heavy rain forecast on Sunday evening will cause river levels to remain high throughout the day and overnight.
Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. Do not walk or drive through floodwater. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. This message will be updated by 10am on Monday or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 24 Nov 2024 09:31
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible on Sunday 24th November. Heavy rain associated with Storm Bert has fallen overnight and is forecast to continue during Sunday. Catchments are wet following rainfall earlier in the week. River levels will remain high throughout Sunday.
River levels suggest that there will be flooding to low lying land and roads close to rivers. We expect rivers to remain high throughout Sunday and may issue further flood warnings if required. Take care near areas of concern and avoid walking or driving through floodwater. Monitor your local weather conditions and check river levels on gov.uk. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area clearing blockages. This message will be updated by 11am on Monday or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 23 Nov 2024 10:44
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible on Saturday evening and overnight into Sunday. Heavy rain associated with Storm Bert is forecast from lunchtime Saturday until early Sunday morning. Catchments are wet following rainfall earlier in the week. River levels are expected to be high from 10pm Saturday night and remain high throughout Sunday.
Expected levels suggest that there will be flooding to low lying land and roads close to rivers from around 10pm on Saturday 23rd November. We expect rivers to remain high throughout Sunday and may issue further flood warnings if required. Take care near areas of concern and avoid walking or driving through floodwater. Monitor your local weather conditions and check river levels on gov.uk. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area clearing blockages. This message will be updated by 11am on Sunday or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 25 Feb 2024 12:16
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible on Sunday the 25th of February and overnight into Monday 26th of February. Recent rainfall has caused the rivers to rise. Expected levels suggest there will be flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river this afternoon and into the early hours of Monday morning.
The Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning for heavy rain in force until midnight, with forecast rainfall of 15 - 25 mm widely, and up to 60 mm in some locations. With saturated ground, rivers are expected to respond quickly to this rainfall.
Take care near areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area clearing blockages.
This message will be updated by 11am on Monday the 26th of February, or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Jan 2024 12:12
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible during the afternoon of Tuesday 2nd January and overnight into Wednesday 3rd January. Rivers have risen in response to the heavy rainfall last night and this morning. Further heavy showers are forecast throughout the afternoon and overnight. Expected levels suggest that there will be flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river.
We expect rivers to remain high into Tuesday night. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. Please do not walk or drive through flood water. You can check your local river level on the GOV.UK website under 'Check for Flooding'. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. This message will be updated in the morning on Wednesday 3rd January, or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 1 Jan 2024 19:04
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible on Monday 1st January evening and overnight into Tuesday 2nd January morning. Persistent rainfall means the Rivers Looe and Seaton are forecast to rise. Rain is forecast through Monday night with further rain in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Expected levels suggest that there will be flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river.
We expect the river to remain high overnight on Monday and Tuesday. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. Please do not walk or drive through flood water. You can check your local river level on the GOV.UK website under 'Check for Flooding'. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. This message will be updated on Tuesday 2nd January morning or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Dec 2023 10:42
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible during the daytime of Sunday 10th December. Overnight we have seen further rainfall and river levels are expected to rise in response to this. The current band of rain is forecast to clear the area by midday. The outlook for this afternoon is more settled and drier weather, with river levels starting to fall.
Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. Do not walk or drive through flood water. This message will be updated on Sunday evening or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Dec 2023 16:50
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible overnight on Saturday 9th December and the morning of Sunday 10th December. River levels remain high after the recent rainfall. The forecast for tonight is further showers, followed by a band of rain tomorrow morning. River levels are expected to fall after this passes over the area.
Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. Do not walk or drive through flood water. This message will be updated on Sunday morning or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Dec 2023 11:00
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible during the daytime of Saturday 9th December. River levels remain high after the overnight rainfall. During this morning, the band of rain that passed over the area during the night will clear, and showers are forecast throughout the rest of the day.
Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. Do not walk or drive through flood water. This message will be updated on Saturday evening or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 8 Dec 2023 12:07
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible during the night of Friday 8th December and morning of Saturday 9th December. Rivers remain high after the recent rainfall and another band of rain will fall overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning. Rivers are expected to peak on Saturday morning. The remainder of Saturday is forecast to be drier with some showers. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. Do not walk or drive through flood water. This message will be updated on Saturday morning or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Dec 2023 17:46
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible throughout Thursday 7th December. Over the last 24 hours, we have seen heavy rainfall. River levels have risen throughout the day and are expected to remain high overnight. A Flood Warning is in place for the River Seaton from the A38 to Seaton. Although no further rain is forecast overnight, more rainfall is expected for late Friday night and early Saturday morning. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. Do not walk or drive through flood water. This message will be updated by Friday midday or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Dec 2023 12:52
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible throughout Thursday 7th December. River levels remain high following the heavy rainfall overnight. A band of heavy rain has moved over the area this morning, causing river levels to rise. The heavy rain is expected to continue into early Thursday afternoon, before the arrival of showers later. River levels will remain high throughout the day. Further rainfall is forecast for late Friday night and early Saturday morning. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. Do not walk or drive through flood water. This message will be updated by Thursday evening or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Oct 2023 11:31
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible this evening Sunday 29 October in Polperro.
This Flood Alert has been activated by very high tidal levels in Polperro and not due to high fluvial river levels in this area.
An exceptionally high tide last evening resulted in the levels in the River Pol being raised to Flood Alert levels in the lower part of the village. This is likely to occur again over the high tide period this evening Sunday 29 October when similar tidal levels to those observed last evening are forecast to be reached. High tide is around 17:43 local time this evening, so expect high water levels and associated flood risk up to 2 hours either side of high tide.
Flooding from rivers is not expected.
This message will be updated when the exceptionally high tidal levels fall below levels of concern, or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Oct 2023 18:14
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible in this area.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one.
Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Jan 2023 05:35
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible in this area.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one.
The Environment Agency Flood Warning System has issued this message based on rising river or tidal levels.
We are temporarily automating our messages due to industrial action.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Dec 2022 15:34
River Seaton, River Pol
While the risk of flooding from Looe and Seaton rivers has now reduced, a Flood Alert remains in force. Further rain is forecast late afternoon and overnight on Monday 19th December, and we expect river levels to rise overnight in response to this rainfall. We are not anticipating issuing any Flood Warnings. Conditions tomorrow are expected to improve with minimal rainfall currently forecast.
Take care near the areas of concern and be aware of your local weather conditions. We will continue to monitor rainfall and river levels throughout the evening and into tomorrow.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Dec 2022 10:58
River Seaton, River Pol
River levels remain high for Looe and Seaton Rivers and a Flood Alert remains in force.
Further rain is forecast this afternoon and evening on Monday 19th December, and we expect river levels to rise late afternoon and into the evening.
Take care near the areas of concern and be aware of your local weather conditions. We will continue to monitor rainfall and river levels throughout the day and this message will be updated by 5pm Monday 19th December.
Flood Alert issued on 18 Dec 2022 16:02
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible overnight on Sunday 18th December.
Over the last 12 hours we have seen heavy rainfall and the River Seaton is now rising. Further rain is forecast through the morning of Monday 19th December.
Expected levels suggest that there will be flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river from this evening, Sunday 18th December. We expect the river to remain high throughout Monday. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions.
We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. This message will be updated on Monday or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 29 Oct 2021 18:01
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible throughout tonight, Friday 29th October and into Saturday due to further persistent and heavy rainfall forecast. River levels have fallen over Friday daytime, but catchments remain saturated following the rainfall over the last 24 hours.
Widespread totals forecast overnight are for 10-20mm, with up to 35mm in a few places. There is uncertainty over the location of the most intense rainfall.
Rivers will respond quickly to this additional rainfall and flooding is possible to low lying land and roads close to rivers from 9pm on Friday evening and continuing through Saturday. Additional flood warnings may be issued for some locations.
Surface water may be deep, especially where leaves have blocked the drains.
Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area undertaking maintenance as required.
Further unsettled weather has been forecast for the weekend. This message will be updated by midday on Saturday or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Feb 2021 11:04
River Seaton, River Pol
This Flood Alert remains in force. Flooding is possible throughout today, Saturday 20th February and into Sunday.
Persistent overnight rain has caused river levels to rise, and we expect them to remain high throughout the day.
Further rainfall is forecast to continue throughout today. From early evening, rain will ease, becoming showery into Sunday. Some of this rain could be heavy, especially over high ground where very large totals remain possible.
This may result in flooding to low lying land and roads close to rivers. However, flooding to properties is not currently expected.
Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. This message will be updated on Sunday morning or earlier if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Feb 2021 13:46
River Seaton, River Pol
Flooding is possible overnight tonight Friday 19 February and into Saturday morning.
Persistent rain is forecast to continue through the remainder of today and into Saturday. Some of this rain could be heavy, especially over high ground where very large totals are possible.
This may result in flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river tonight Friday 19 February and into Saturday morning.
Further prolonged rainfall is forecast on Saturday before dying away later in the day. We expect river levels to remain high throughout this period, though no flooding to properties is currently expected.
Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. This message will be updated on Saturday morning or earlier if the situation changes.