Flood Alert Issued for Tidal Fal Estuary in Cornwall
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A flood alert has been issued for the Tidal Fal Estuary due to high tides on Sunday evening that may cause flooding in low-lying areas.
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- Record type
- Flood Alert
- Affected area
- Cornwall
- Issued
- August 29, 2026
- Issuing authority
- Environment Agency
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Alert Details
A Flood alert (severity level 3) has been issued by the Environment Agency for the Tidal Fal Estuary area. The alert was raised at 2026-08-29T12:16:07.
Affected Areas
The alert covers low lying areas in Falmouth, Penryn, Flushing, Mylor Bridge, the A39 at Perranarworthal, Devoran, Calenick, Truro and the A390 at Tresillian in Cornwall.
What You Should Do
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks which may be flooded. Flood gates are being closed.
Expected Conditions
High tides on Sunday may lead to flooding 2 hours either side of high tide on Sunday evening 30th August. The high tide at Falmouth is at 19:26 with a forecast total high tide level of 2.7mAOD. Tide levels along the coast are expected to be between 0.2 and 0.3 metres above tide table level. Force 6 SW winds and offshore wave heights of over 2m are forecast over the high tide.
Timeline
Flooding is possible 2 hours either side of high tide on Sunday evening 30th August. Coastal conditions should ease for Monday morning/evening's high tide. This message will be updated by 1:00PM on 31 August 2026 or as the situation changes.
Original source: Environment Agency Official Notice ↗
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