Environment Agency22 Oct 2026
Flood alert: West coast of Dorset
The Environment Agency raised a flood alert for West coast of Dorset (Dorset Council). The Environment Agency has issued 157 flood alerts, 0 flood warnings and 0 severe flood warnings for this area since 13 Dec 2011 (the area's history).
Flood alert
The notice
- Issued by
- Environment Agency
- Area
- West coast of Dorset
- Level
- Flood alert
- Issued
- 14:40, 22 Oct 2026
- County
- Dorset Council
- River or sea
- English Channel
- Flood area code
- 111WACWCD
- Official source
- Environment Agency: the notice at its source
West coast of Dorset: every alert and warning since 2011England's flood areas ranked by alerts and warnings
Source: Environment Agency: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The notice as issued
Strong winds and large waves tomorrow morning may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible from 03:20am to 11:00am on 23/10/2026 Areas most at risk include Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Seatown, West Bay, Bothenhampton, Burton Freshwater, Burton Bradstock, Cogden Beach, Chesil Beach, West Fleet, East Fleet and particularly at Chiswell. Further flooding is possible at Chiswell throughout the morning due to Storm Austin bringing force 7 to 8 high winds and large waves. We are closely monitoring the situation . Exposed coastal areas may be hazardous due to strong winds and large waves. Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded. This message will be updated by 2:30PM on Friday 23 October or as the situation changes.
Source: Environment Agency: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The record around this notice
- West coast of Dorset: every alert and warning since 2011157 in all
- England's flood areas ranked by alerts and warnings
- Flood alerts and warnings, October 202662 in the month
- The latest from the Environment Agency
- Every warning and recall in the United Kingdom
- Flood alert, flood warning, severe flood warning