Car park became creek last night as flood alerts for Cornwall proved accurate come high tide.

The Environment Agency had issued numerous alerts for across the Duchy warning that flooding was possible at the evening high tide, which fell at 6.44pm in Falmouth.

Spring tides peaked on Friday evening, leading to the forecast of flooding between 5.44pm and 7.44pm.

Normally the road to the creek (Image: Paul Armstrong/Falmouth Packet) Among the alerts was one for the Fal Estuary, with the Environment Agency warning: “Locations more at risk include low lying areas and roads along the Fal Estuary, which may be flooded. Do not walk or drive through flood water.”

And so it proved, as these photos taken at Mylor Creek show.

Not clear where the creek ends and the land begins (Image: Paul Armstrong/Falmouth Packet) What is usually an area of car park instead became part of the creek itself, with only the row of engulfed benches giving any indication of where pavement ended and water began.

Although tide levels are expected to be lower for Saturday’s high tides, the Environment Agency has said that flooding to low lying land and roads is still possible and flood alerts and warnings remains in force.

The road becomes a river (Image: Paul Armstrong/Falmouth Packet) It added: “Unsettled weather conditions may cause further flooding over Sunday morning’s high tide, flood warnings will be reissued where required.”

A map shows the areas at risk of flooding, with amber alerts and red flood warnings (Image: Environment Agency)

Red flood warnings remain in force for:

  • Tidal Fal Estuary
  • South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary
  • South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head.

Amber flood alerts remain in place for:

  • North Cornwall coast from Chapel Porth to The Rumps excluding the tidal Camel Estuary
  • North Cornwall coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth
  • North Cornwall coast from The Rumps to Hartland Point
  • Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries
  • South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head
  • South Cornwall Coast from Lands End to Lizard Point
  • South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary
  • Tidal Camel Estuary at Rock and low lying properties on the Little Petherick Creek
  • Tidal Fal Estuary

Benches are engulfed by the creek (Image: Paul Armstrong/Falmouth Packet) Removed

Three flood warnings have been removed in the last 24 hours, for the Middle River Tamar, North Cornwall Rivers and Upper River Tamar.