First published Oct 25, 2026, 2:25:16 PM UTC · Last updated Oct 25, 2026, 2:25:16 PM UTC

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Orange Flooding Warning issued for United Kingdom - The Essex coast from Clacton, to and including, Lee-over-Sands

An official Meteoalarm alert reports a severe, immediate flood warning for the Essex coast from Clacton to Lee-over-Sands. The warning is marked likely and actual; the source provides no impact details.

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Affected location: The Essex coast from Clacton to Lee-over-Sands

Illustrative image: Floodplain next to the River Stort, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, with added moos. GOC Hertfordshire's walk on 8 October 2016, a 9.6-mile figure-of-eight walk in and around Sawbridgeworth and High Wych in Hertfordshire, and Little Hallingbury and Lower Sheering in Essex. Martin T led the walk, which was attended by 13 people in total. You can view my <a href=" https://www.flickr.com/photos/anemoneprojectors/albums/72157675132218446 ">other photos of this event</a>, read the <a hr — Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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The alert calls for immediate attention to a severe flood warning along the named Essex coast.

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Meteoalarm UK Orange Flooding Warning issued for United Kingdom - The Essex coast from Clacton, to and including, Lee-over-Sands

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