Flood Warning Info - Somerset coast at Minehead, seafront properties

Somerset coast at Minehead, seafront properties

Coastline between Quay West and The Warren including seafront properties on Culvercliffe Court, Quay West and Quay Street.

This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.

Current Flood Warning Status

No current warning

Area Covered by this Flood Warning

The red highlighted area on the map below outlines the area covered by this Flood Warning.

Flood Warning History

Number of historic Flood Warnings that have previously been recorded for this area.

Historical Flood Warnings for this Area

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued on 8 Apr 2024 18:37

Bristol Channel

Strong winds and spring tides may cause large waves and spray overtopping on the coast. Areas most at risk include the coastline between Quay West and The Warren including seafront properties on Culvercliffe Court, Quay West and Quay Street. The detailed tidal information for those who use it is for a peak level at Hinkley Point. Please note the high tide on Monday evening is not forecast to meet the Flood Warning threshold. The forecast high water is at 08:00 AM on 09/04/2024 with a level of 7.12 mAODN with westerly force 8 winds. (mAODN is height above average sea level - for more info refer to local tide tables.) Our incident response staff are closing flood gates and checking defences. We continue to monitor levels closely. Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous. This message will be updated by 12:30 PM on 09/04/2024, or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued on 8 Apr 2024 15:27

Bristol Channel

Strong winds and spring tides may cause large waves and spray overtopping on the coast. Areas most at risk include the coastline between Quay West and The Warren including seafront properties on Culvercliffe Court, Quay West and Quay Street. The detailed tidal information for those who use it is for a peak level at Hinkley Point. Please note the high tide on Monday evening is not forecast to meet the Flood Warning threshold. The forecast high water is at 08:00 AM on 09/04/2024 with a level of 7.04 mAODN with westerly force 8 winds. (mAODN is height above average sea level - for more info refer to local tide tables.) Our incident response staff are closing flood gates and checking defences. We continue to monitor levels closely. Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous. This message will be updated by 12:30 PM on 09/04/2024, or as the situation changes.