Environment Agency15 Aug 2026
Flood alert: The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries
The Environment Agency raised a flood alert for The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries (Essex, Suffolk). The Environment Agency has issued 185 flood alerts, 0 flood warnings and 0 severe flood warnings for this area since 10 Feb 2009 (the area's history).
Flood alert
The notice
- Issued by
- Environment Agency
- Area
- The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries
- Level
- Flood alert
- Issued
- 09:01, 15 Aug 2026
- County
- Essex, Suffolk
- River or sea
- North Sea, River Orwell, River Deben
- Flood area code
- 054WACDV4B
- Official source
- Environment Agency: the notice at its source
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
There is no longer a threat of flooding, though standing water and debris may still remain. Coastal conditions are expected to improve and no flooding is expected. We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary. Continue to take care on waterside roads and footpaths and don't put yourself in unnecessary danger. Never drive through flood water, just 30cm of fast flowing water is enough to move your car.
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.