The Strood, from Mersea Road to East Mersea Road, which connects Mersea Island and Peldon, will likely be impassable this afternoon (March 3). It is predicted that the tide will rise, washing over ...

Nowadays, the modern Strood is sometimes flooded twice a day at high tide, during which time Mersea is briefly cut off.

Delays expected due to a high tide of 5 metres around 15:30, likely to make the road impassable on B1025 The Strood between Peldon and Mersea Island.