Met Office warns of ‘danger to life’ with flood and wind warnings in Cornwall

There are a number of flood alerts and flood warnings in Cornwall as the Met Office has issued another weather warning for today (Monday 8 April) and tomorrow (9 April). Devon forecasters at the Met Office have issued their updated weather warning for strong winds this morning.

It comes as the Environment Agency (EA) also warned of local coastal and tidal flooding. There is a small chance that unstable weather will cause injury or danger to life during the warnings.

The Met Office has warned of 65mph winds from 4pm today until 6am tomorrow. The weather warning was anticipated from 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.

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High waves and beach material thrown onto the seashore, coastal roads and properties can cause travel disruption. There is also a chance that homes will lose power and some property will be damaged.

The Met Office is warning that some areas of Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and south Devon could see gusts of around 75mph. People are advised to stay away from risk areas and take care near the coast.

At the time of writing, there are five flood alerts and three flood warnings. A flood alert means you should prepare for flooding, where a flood warning means you should act as flooding is expected.

If you issue a flood warning you should:

• move vehicles to higher ground if it is safe to do so

• move your family and pets safely

• move important items upstairs or to a safe place in your property, starting with prized possessions and valuables, then furniture and furnishings

• turn off gas, electricity and water supplies if it is safe to do so; never touch an electrical switch while standing in water

• if you have property protection products like flood barriers or air brick caps, use them now

• follow the latest flood risk situations

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Flood warnings are currently in place for the North Cornwall coast from The Rumps to Hartland Point excluding Bude, Chapel Porth to The Rumps excluding the tidal River Camel and the North Cornwall coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth. On the south coast, there are alerts from Gribbin Head to Rame Head, Tidal River Camel, except Wadebridge and Chapel Amble.

Flood warnings, where flooding is expected, are in place for the South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head except Truro, the South Cornwall coast from Lands End to Lizard Point except Mounts Bay and the South Cornwall coast to Mounts Bay.

The Met Office warning says strong winds and large coastal waves may cause some disruption. It adds that there is a small chance of injury or danger to life resulting from large waves and beach material being thrown onto the seashore, coastal roads and properties – or from flying debris elsewhere.

There is also a chance of power outages occurring, with the potential to affect other services such as mobile phone coverage, and there is a slight chance of damage to buildings such as tiles being thrown from roofs.

Southwest weather forecast:

Today (Monday, April 8):

A low pressure system arrives on Monday, bringing wet and windy weather, particularly for SW England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Sunny spells elsewhere but heavy and blustery showers in the southeast during the afternoon with possible hail and thunder.

This evening:

Windy overnight with strong thunderstorms in SW England. Heavy showers and thunderstorms ease in the southeast, but rain becomes persistent in the northwest. Drier elsewhere with clear spells.

Tuesday:

Cloud and rain persist in parts of Scotland but brighten elsewhere, although a few showers in the afternoon. Wind, especially along the southern and western coasts. Colder than Monday.

Wednesday to Friday Outlook:

A drier start will start on Wednesday before rain and clouds move in from the west. Becoming drier from the south on Thursday and Friday, but remaining changeable in the north. Getting warmer.