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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides tomorrow may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from midnight to 02:00am Wednesday 28th October
Locations most affected will be Coalhouse Fort and car park, and the low lying land between the fort and Coalhouse Point. The detailed forecast is for a peak level at Southend of 3.43mAODN at 1:00am, on Wednesday 28th October, which is 0.39m above tide tables, Wind Force 5, Westerly. The high tide tomorrow afternoon is expected to be as high, with a peak level at Southend of 3.40mAODN at 12:45pm, on Wednesday 28th October, which is 0.44m above tide tables, Wind Force 4, South Westerly.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 11:00AM on Wednesday 28 October or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
Message issued at 2:35pm, Tuesday 27th October 2026.
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Warning no longer in force
Wed 28 Oct 2026, 8:45am
Flood alert
Tue 27 Oct 2026, 2:35pm
Warning no longer in force
Mon 26 Oct 2026, 2:52pm
Flood alert
Mon 26 Oct 2026, 11:05am
Flood alert
Sun 25 Oct 2026, 1:00pm
Warning no longer in force
Wed 14 Oct 2026, 8:47am
Flood alert
Tue 13 Oct 2026, 3:47pm
Warning no longer in force
Sat 10 Oct 2026, 8:31am
Flood alert
Fri 9 Oct 2026, 2:32pm
Warning no longer in force
Mon 28 Sep 2026, 5:16pm
The Essex coast at Coalhouse Fort and the surrounding area
Region: East Anglia
Country: England
Counties covered: Thurrock
Watercourses covered: Thames Estuary
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for The Essex coast at Coalhouse Fort.
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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