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Tidal Fal Estuary: flood history since 2024

The Environment Agency has issued 11 flood alerts for Tidal Fal Estuary since 21 Aug 2024, most often in January; the busiest year was 2024 (4). The history file ends in June 2026; AreaZine's record of the live feed adds 2 since 1 July 2026.

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area
Tidal Fal Estuary
Code
114WATFALEST1
Environment Agency area
Devon and Cornwall
County
Cornwall
River or sea
South Cornwall Coast, Tidal Fal Estuary
First in the history
21 Aug 2024
Latest in the history file
18 May 2026
Latest in AreaZine's record
Flood alert, 29 Sep 2026
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.

The latest: since 1 July 2026, in AreaZine's record of the live feed

DateLevel
29 Sep 2026Flood alert
29 Aug 2026Flood alert

How many alerts and warnings a year?

2024 was the busiest year for Tidal Fal Estuary
12342024: 420242025: 420252026: 320262026 to June12342024: 420242025: 420252026: 320262026 to June12342024: 420242025: 420252026: 320262026 to June12342024: 420242025: 420252026: 320262026 to June

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

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2026300
2025400
2024400

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
12Jan: 2JanFeb: 2FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 1MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 2AugSep: 2SepOct: 1OctNov: 1NovDec: 0Dec212Jan: 2JanFeb: 2FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 1MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 2AugSep: 2SepOct: 1OctNov: 1NovDec: 0Dec212Jan: 2JanFeb: 2FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 1MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 2AugSep: 2SepOct: 1OctNov: 1NovDec: 0Dec212Jan: 2JFeb: 2FMar: 0MApr: 0AMay: 1MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 2ASep: 2SOct: 1ONov: 1NDec: 0D2

All alerts and warnings since 2024 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
18 May 2026Flood alert
2 Feb 2026Flood alert
20 Jan 2026Flood alert
4 Nov 2025Flood alert
7 Sep 2025Flood alert
1 Feb 2025Flood alert
4 Jan 2025Flood alert
16 Oct 2024Flood alert
18 Sep 2024Flood alert
22 Aug 2024Flood alert
21 Aug 2024Flood alert

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