A weekend of constant rainfall has seen a flood warning issued for the Isle of Wight’s coast on Monday.
The Environment Agency has said that Monday morning’s tide at 10:15 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong South Westerly Force 5 winds.
For 1 hour on either side of high water, very minor impact flooding will affect some seafront roads, esplanades and car parks across the island. Water will be high up slipways in Cowes, affecting Medina Road and the floating bridge.
At Medina Road, near the Floating Bridge, the tide may rise to be only 0.1m below the top of some front door steps.
In East Cowes, sea water forced up through drains may cause very minor impacts to the road at Albany Road.
At 22:15 on‚ the tide and flood impacts will be similar to Monday morning. We continue to monitor the forecast.
Weather forecasts for tomorrow suggest that the skies may clear up in the afternoon but high-winds will move in instead at around 19:00.
UPDATE @ 13:00 – The Environment Agency has issued an update to the current flood alert.
They are now warning of flooding at exposed coastline in Freshwater Bay, Sandown, Shanklin, Gurnard and Ryde.
For 1 hour either side of high water, large waves will overlap and over wash the coastlines sea defences with flooding to seafronts, esplanades and car parks expected.
Surely this is caused by the moon? Not the rain like the article suggests.
Don’t be obtuse, if that were true we’d flood monthly. It might affect the sea level a bit and slow draining but no more.
Hi Mark,
The flooding on the north COAST is not due to the rain as the article implies. It’s due to the low pressure (which rises sea levels) and the high tide (caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun). So when you say- ‘it might affect the sea level a bit’ you’re wrong.
Obtuse? Interesting choice of language
Bring back the hosepipe ban, that’s what I say!