AN UPDATED statement from the Environment Agency said:
"Storm Eunice is expected to bring severe gale force winds across the Somerset coast early Friday and into Saturday, coinciding with spring tides.
"We are expecting this to cause very large and powerful waves along the coast, with associated sea spray.
"First forecast high water is 07.45am on Friday, February 18 with a level of 6.7 mAOD and a Force 8 South-westerly wind.
"Second forecast high water is 8pm on Friday, February 18 with a level of 6.2 mAOD and a Force 7 South-westerly wind.
"All times are local and refer to the high water time at Hinkley Point; mAOD is height above average sea level; for more detail refer to local tide tables. "Flooding to coastal properties, roads, footpaths, and farmland is possible two to three hours either side of the high tides.
"Please be careful and stay aware in case further warnings are issued. Coastal conditions should ease for the high tide at 08.30am on Saturday, February 19.
"Our incident response staff are closing flood gates and we are closely monitoring the situation.
"We will update this message as the situation changes and new information is available."


A FLOOD alert is in place for the Somerset coast at Porlock Weir.

The alert was initially issued yesterday, Wednesday, February 17, and the EA said they “expect flooding to affect the coastline between Gore Point and Hurlstone Point including Porlock Weir”.

The authority also said they are “closely monitoring the situation” and the alert will be updated this afternoon, Thursday, February 17 “or as the situation changes”.

The alert issued yesterday said: “High winds are producing large waves and sea spray along the coast as a result of the incoming storms.

“The first forecast high water is 7pm on Wednesday, February 16 with a level of 5.88 mAOD and a Force 7 Westerly wind.

“The second forecast high water is 07.15am on Thursday, February 17 with a level of 5.60 mAOD and a Force 8 Westerly wind.

“All times are local and refer to the high-water time at Hinkley Point, mAOD is height above average sea level for more detail refer to local tide tables. We expect flooding to affect the coastline between Gore Point and Hurlstone Point including Porlock Weir.

“Flooding to coastal properties, roads, footpaths, and farmland is possible two hours either side of the high tides.

“Continuing strong winds and the tidal surge will cause larger waves and higher water levels until the weekend.

“Please be careful along beaches, promenades, and coastal footpaths and roads and stay aware in case further warnings are issued.

“We are preparing and closely monitoring the situation. And this message will be updated by Thursday afternoon, February 17, or as the situation changes.”

The County Gazette will update this article as soon as new details are available.