Environment
Amber Warning Issued
It is mostly the east coast that will be affected
The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for Saturday night into Sunday morning.
It says the issue will be flooding and coastal overtopping.
Inner Harbour Flooding: Due to high spring tides and large surge values there will be inner harbour flooding in some of the islands harbours around Saturday night’s high tide (Sun October 1 ~ 01:00 BST).
The areas most at risk in Douglas are the Tongue & North Quay, but also parts of Lake Road and Tesco Car Park to a lesser extent. For Ramsey, the areas most at risk are Mezeron Corner and West Quay, but the water may also reach into parts of Christian Street and Parliament Street. Flood defences need to be deployed for all low lying coastal areas.
Coastal Overtopping: With a fresh to strong southwest wind there is also a risk of some large waves leading to significant overtopping of sea water and debris onto exposed coastal roads and promenades around the time of high tide Saturday night. The areas most at risk are Shore Road Rushen, Castletown Promenade, the northern end of Douglas Promenade, and Laxey and Ramsey Promenades.
