A high Spring tide combined with strong onshore winds to create stormy scenes in Burnham-On-Sea on Thursday (March 12th).
Plumes of spray and waves splashed over Burnham’s sea wall onto The Esplanade at high tide, as pictured here.
The Environment Agency had flood warnings in place along the Bristol Channel coastline due to the high Spring tides.
There were also stormy scenes on Tuesday night in Burnham, as captured in the video below.
Environment Agency staff closed Burnham’s flood gates at the town’s jetty and Maddock’s Slade at each high tide as a flooding precaution.
Burnham Coastguards carried out a water rescue training exercise at high tide – and eagle-eyed readers will spot a Coastguard holding the metal rail in the sea in the video above.
