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Published:
March 10, 2008
In
photos: Burnham-On-Sea remains on flood watch for evening tide
Seafront
residents in Burnham breathed a sigh of relief this morning (Monday
March 10th) as the threat of flooding from strong winds and a
high Spring tide failed to materialise - but the Environment Agency
has left the town on a Flood Watch ahead of this evening's 8.51pm
high tide.
A
large area of the Bristol Channel - from Porlock to Avonmouth,
including Burnham - was placed on
a precautionary flood watch by the Environment Agency over
the weekend as the threat of damaging storms loomed large and
this remained in place early on Monday evening.
 There
was relief this morning when the high tide at 8.32am passed without
incident, but strong 60mph gusty winds swept the area in the afternoon,
prompting fresh fears about flooding.
Environment
Agency workers closed the town's flood gates at the jetty (as
pictured), the Sailing Club and Maddock's Slade as a precaution
but there was no flooding.
Spokesman
Paul Gainey told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "People living along
the Somerset coastline should continue to watch the warnings this
evening. The tide will not be as high as it was earlier today
so the risk of flooding is lower, but we still recommend people
should be vigilant."
Monday
evening's 11.1 metre Spring tide is due at 8.51pm.
A
strong gust blew this seafront walker's umbrella inside out near
Burnham pier
Big
waves crashed against the sea wall on Monday morning but the conditions
did not cause any flooding, as feared by the forecasters
Some
spray splashed onto The Esplanade at the height of the tide
A
photographer takes a snap of the high tide in Burnham on Monday
The
Environment Agency watched on as a precaution after closing flood
gates in the town
The
high tide sent waves crashing onto the rocks at Brean Cove on
Monday morning
The
windows of these caravans at Brean were washed down by sea spray
A
bank of rubbish was washed up by the high tide at Burnham Sailing
Club
Spray
was kicked up by the waves along the steps of Burnham sea wall
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RELATED
LINKS:
Flood
advice pages for Burnham
1981
storm remembered
Storms
and huge waves batter Burnham in 2006
Tide
times for Burnham-On-Sea
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