Flood Alert for Little Petherick Creek, Cornwall
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A flood alert has been issued for the Tidal Camel Estuary at Rock and low-lying properties on the Little Petherick Creek due to high tides.
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- Record type
- Flood Alert
- Affected area
- Cornwall
- Issued
- September 29, 2026
- Issuing authority
- Environment Agency
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Alert Details
The Environment Agency has issued a Flood alert (severity level 3) for the Tidal Camel Estuary at Rock and low lying properties on the Little Petherick Creek. The alert was raised at 11:52 on 29 September 2026.
Affected Areas
The alert covers areas in Cornwall along the North Cornwall Coast and Tidal Camel Estuary, with particular risk to low-lying land, roads and carparks at Little Petherick.
What You Should Do
Residents should take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
Expected Conditions
High tides today may lead to flooding around 2 hours either side of high tide on Tuesday evening. The high tide at Padstow is at 19:50 with a forecast total level of 4.45mAOD. Tide levels along the coast are expected to be between 0.5 and 0.6 metres above tide table level. Strong force 6 southerly winds and offshore wave heights of over 1.7m are forecast.
Timeline
Flooding is possible around high tide on Tuesday evening. Coastal conditions should ease for Wednesday's high tides. The message will be updated by 12:30PM on 30 September 2026 or as the situation changes.
Original source: Environment Agency Official Notice ↗
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