The Sea Life Centre and the Preston Beach Road area of Lodmoor.
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Number of historic Flood Warnings that have previously been recorded for this area.
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High tides are expected to cause flooding this evening. Flooding is expected two hours either side of high tide, high tide expected 10:24PM. Areas most at risk include The Sea Life Centre and the Preston Beach Road area of Lodmoor. Strong winds as part of Storm Goretti are expected to impact this evening's tides. The detailed tidal forecast for those who use it is for a peak level of 1.81 mAODN at 10:24PM, with force 8 north-westerly winds. (mAODN is height above average sea level.). After the high tide this evening, the weather is more settled. We are closely monitoring the situation . Activate any flood protection products you may have and avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded. This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 09 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
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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 The Sea Life Centre and the Preston Beach Road area of Lodmoor. Flooding is affecting The Sea Life Centre and the Preston Beach Road area of Lodmoor from 6:30 PM on 28/03/2024. The forecast is for south-southwesterly force 8 winds this evening. After this tide‚ the weather is more settled and no further impacts are expected. We will continue to monitor levels closely. 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.
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Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding. Please take action to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water. Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have. 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.
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A Flood Warning has been issued for tomorrow mornings high tide Saturday 7th January 2023. Water levels will be higher than normal due to a spring tide, a tidal surge, strong winds and large waves. The morning high tide at Preston Beach will be at 06:51 am with force 8 southerly winds. Flooding is possible at the Sea Life Centre and the Preston Beach Road area of Lodmoor. Conditions may apply one to two hours either side of the high tide. Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous. We continue to monitor the forecast and will re-issue this warning if necessary. This message will be updated by 12:00 PM on 07/01/2023, or as the situation changes
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Flood Warning has been issued for Tuesday evening's tide at Preston Beach. Water levels will be higher than normal due to a spring tide, a tidal surge, strong winds and large waves. High tide this evening (08/11/2022) at Preston Beach will be at 18:43 PM, with force 7 south westerly winds. Flooding is possible at the Sea Life Centre and the Preston Beach Road area of Lodmoor. Conditions may apply one to two hours either side of the high tide. Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous. We continue to monitor the forecast and will re-issue this warning if necessary. This message will be updated by 12:00 PM on 09/11/2022, or as the situation changes
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A Flood Warning has been issued for Tuesday morning's tide at Preston Beach. Water levels will be higher than normal due to a spring tide, a tidal surge, strong winds and large waves. High tide tomorrow morning (08/11/2022) at Preston Beach will be at 06:27 AM, with force 7 south westerly winds. Flooding is possible at the Sea Life Centre and the Preston Beach Road area of Lodmoor. Conditions may apply one to two hours either side of the high tide. Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous. We continue to monitor the forecast and will re-issue this warning if necessary. This message will be updated by 12:00 PM on 08/11/2022, or as the situation changes..
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Storm Eunice is bringing severe gale force winds across Dorset early Friday and into Saturday, coinciding with low spring tides. We are expecting this to cause very large and powerful waves along the coast. A tidal surge will increase the water levels around high water and overtopping of sea defences is possible. Forecast high water is 07:55 on 18/02/18 with a level of 1.84 mAOD and Force 8 south westerlies. All times are local and refer to the high water time at Weymouth gauge. Flooding to roads is possible, however conditions may apply one to two hours either side of the high tide. We expect flooding at the Sea Life Centre and the Preston Beach Road area of Lodmoor. We are closely monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are checking defences. Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. This message will be updated by 11.00 am on 19/02/22 or as the situation changes.
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Storm Eunice is expected to bring severe gale force winds across Dorset early Friday and into Saturday, coinciding with low spring tides. We are expecting this to cause very large and powerful waves along the coast. A tidal surge will increase the water levels around high water and overtopping of sea defences is possible. Forecast high water is 07:55 on 18/02/18 with a level of 1.84 mAOD and Force 8 south westerlies. All times are local and refer to the high water time at Weymouth gauge. Flooding to roads is possible, however conditions may apply one to two hours either side of the high tide. We expect flooding at the Sea Life Centre and the Preston Beach Road area of Lodmoor. We are closely monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are checking defences. Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. This message will be updated by 11.00 am on 19/02/22 or as the situation changes.
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Storm Barra has brought strong, Force 7, south westerly winds, large waves and spray overtopping on the coast. High water will be at about 10:00 pm this evening, Tuesday 07/12/2021. Tides are expected to be higher than usual due to the weather conditions. Areas most at risk include The Sea Life Centre and the Preston Beach Road area of Lodmoor. Our incident response staff are in the area and will be checking local defences. Plan driving routes to avoid Preston Beach Road which may be affected by flooding. Stay away from Weymouth beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous. We will remove this message by 10:00 AM on 08/12/2021.