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Orange Flooding Warning issued for United Kingdom - North Sea coast at Easington and Kilnsea

Reported by Meteoalarm UK

Meteoalarm reports a severe, likely flood warning for the North Sea coast at Easington and Kilnsea, effective from 25 to 27 October 2026. The alert states immediate urgency; no impacts are described.

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  • Affected location: North Sea coast at Easington and Kilnsea
Kilnsea Clays, Kilnsea , East Riding of Yorkshire , England. January sun gleaming on the mudflats west of Kilnsea at low tide. The specks on the horizon are ships using the deepwater channel from the North Sea into the River Humber, giving some idea of the scale of this vast expanse of mud and sand.
Illustrative image: Kilnsea Clays, Kilnsea , East Riding of Yorkshire , England. January sun gleaming on the mudflats west of Kilnsea at low tide. The specks on the horizon are ships using the deepwater channel from the North Sea into the River Humber, giving some idea of the scale of this vast expanse of mud and sand. — Paul Glazzard/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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The official alert identifies a severe flood warning with immediate urgency for the named coastal area.

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Confidence
8/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Urgency
9/10

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