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Environment Agency23 Oct 2026

Flood warning: Dorset coast at Chiswell

The Environment Agency raised a flood warning for Dorset coast at Chiswell (Dorset Council). The Environment Agency has issued 0 flood alerts, 40 flood warnings and 6 severe flood warnings for this area since 2 Dec 2006 (the area's history).

Flood warning

The notice

Issued by
Environment Agency
Area
Dorset coast at Chiswell
Level
Flood warning
Issued
06:40, 23 Oct 2026
County
Dorset Council
River or sea
English Channel
Flood area code
111FWCWCD011
Official source
Environment Agency: the notice at its source

Dorset coast at Chiswell: every alert and warning since 2006England'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 are causing flooding this morning.  Flooding is expected from 06:000am to 11:00am on 23/10/2026.  Areas most at risk include A354 Chiswell, Brandy Row, Pebble Lane, Victoria Square up to the junction with Queens Road, the car parks along the A354 and the yard along Lerret Road.  We are closely monitoring the situation and we have staff on site.  Avoid seafronts and harbours due to wave overtopping and spray containing debris. Refer to local authority website for road closures.  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.

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