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North Cornwall Coast At Wadebridge and Chapel Amble: flood history since 2012

The Environment Agency has issued 13 flood warnings and 3 severe flood warnings for North Cornwall Coast At Wadebridge and Chapel Amble since 16 Oct 2012, most often in January; the busiest year was 2014 (7).

Severe flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
North Cornwall Coast At Wadebridge and Chapel Amble
Code
114FWT1T2CA00
Environment Agency area
Devon and Cornwall
County
Cornwall
River or sea
North Cornwall Coast, Tidal Camel Estuary
First in the history
16 Oct 2012
Latest in the history file
11 Mar 2020
Current status
check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)

Flood alert, flood warning, severe flood warning: what each means

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

How many alerts and warnings a year?

2014 was the busiest year for North Cornwall Coast At Wadebridge and Chapel Amble
24682012: 220122014: 720142015: 220152016: 120162018: 120182019: 120192020: 2202024682012: 220122014: 720142015: 220152016: 120162018: 120182019: 120192020: 2202024682012: 220122014: 720142015: 220152016: 120162018: 120182019: 120192020: 2202024682012: 220122014: 720142015: 220152016: 120162018: 120182019: 120192020: 22020

Flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings (updates not counted), by year. 2026 runs to the end of June.

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2020020
2019010
2018010
2016010
2015020
2014043
2012020

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

When in the year?

Most often in January
246Jan: 5JanFeb: 2FebMar: 2MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 1AugSep: 1SepOct: 4OctNov: 0NovDec: 0Dec5246Jan: 5JanFeb: 2FebMar: 2MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 1AugSep: 1SepOct: 4OctNov: 0NovDec: 0Dec5246Jan: 5JanFeb: 2FebMar: 2MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 1AugSep: 1SepOct: 4OctNov: 0NovDec: 0Dec5246Jan: 5JFeb: 2FMar: 2MApr: 1AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 1ASep: 1SOct: 4ONov: 0NDec: 0D5

All alerts and warnings since 2012 by month.

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Before July 2026: the latest in the history file

DateLevel
11 Mar 2020Flood warning
10 Mar 2020Flood warning
29 Sep 2019Flood warning
2 Jan 2018Flood warning
8 Apr 2016Flood warning
28 Oct 2015Flood warning
20 Feb 2015Flood warning
8 Oct 2014Flood warning
12 Aug 2014Flood warning
28 Feb 2014Flood warning
31 Jan 2014Severe flood warning
31 Jan 2014Severe flood warning

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.