Flood Alert Lifted for South Cornwall Coast
This alert is no longer in effect.
Environment Agency issued it on August 31, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
Areazine synthesizes this Environment Agency flood warning directly from Environment Agency's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
Environment Agency reports no remaining flood threat for South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head.
Read this weather record in 30 seconds
- Record type
- Flood Alert
- Affected area
- South Cornwall
- Issued
- August 31, 2026
- Issuing authority
- Environment Agency
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in South Cornwall.
Alert Details
Alert Type: Flood alert (severity level 3) Issued by: Environment Agency Effective: Message updated 2026-08-31T10:52:00; no active threat remains.
Affected Areas
South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head (excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary), Cornwall. Part of the Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly area.
What You Should Do
Only return to evacuated properties once emergency services confirm it is safe. Never drive through flood water, as just 30cm of fast flowing water can move a car.
Expected Conditions
Coastal conditions are expected to improve with no flooding anticipated. Standing water and debris may still remain.
Timeline
Alert message issued 2026-08-31T10:52:10. The agency will continue monitoring and issue further alerts if necessary.
Original source: Environment Agency Official Notice ↗
Related Flood Warnings
All Flood Warnings →Flood Alert for Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton (Sep 13, 2026)
Environment Agency · September 13, 2026
Flood Alert for Essex Coast from Clacton to St Peters Flat (Sep 13, 2026)
Environment Agency · September 13, 2026
Flood Alert for Tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water
Environment Agency · September 13, 2026
Nationwide notices with similar length or severity timing 8
Two cross-category peer sets, both computed from Areazine's own archive: notices with a similar body length, and notices near the same severity and agency date. These are drawn from other categories, not the same-feed Related list above.
Similar body length
Nearest notices by article body length (815 characters here).
Similar severity timing
Same severity (low) notices issued closest in time to August 31, 2026.
Questions & Answers
What people usually ask about a notice like this one.