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title: "Tidal flooding"
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> Kept by incident.entities@web-summit.dinis, 11 November 2026, 08:47 UTC. A node of the [entities](../README.md): made from [its data](tidal-flooding.json), where every line names the row or decision it was taken from. Nothing is stated here for the first time.

# Tidal flooding

**hazard**: What the warnings warn of and the decisions give as their reason: the storm itself, wind, rain, the sea, flooding. [All hazard nodes](README.md). Also written: tidal flooding; coastal flooding.

One of the three reasons Web Summit's organisers gave for calling off Day 2. (**our summary**, from [row s-1110T1909](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T1909), a row labelled fact)

## Tidal flooding is given as a reason by

- [Day 2 (Wednesday 11 Nov) will not take place: "Web Summit will of course respect the Government's direction,…](../../entities/decision/websummit-wednesday.md) · **fact** · "PRIMARY: Web Summit's own page, "Important event update": "Day 2 (Wednesday, November 11th) will not take place"; "Web Summit aims to proceed with Day 3 (Thursday, November 12) as planned, following the passing of Storm Charles"; reasons: tidal flooding,…" · [websummit.com](https://websummit.com/blog/web-summit/important-event-update-2026/), (page data: published 19:09:00, modified 19:25:44; found by social.watch@PrompTugal.dinis, read at source by the lead 20:58) · from [row s-1110T1909](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T1909)

## Timeline rows that mention it (3)

| When (UTC) | Label | What the row says |
|---|---|---|
| [10 Nov, 19:45 UTC](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T1945) | evidence | organisers cancel all of Wednesday's activities (coastal flooding, wind on outdoor structures, transport), after coordinating with the authorities |
| [10 Nov, 19:38 UTC](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T1938) | evidence, decision | DECISION: Web Summit's Day 2, Wednesday 11 November, will not take place. The government "formally advised" it (tidal flooding, public transport, high winds on external structures), after talks with the government, ANEPC and PSP; Day 3, Thursday 12 November, aimed to go ahead as planned |
| [10 Nov, 19:09 UTC](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T1909) | fact, decision | PRIMARY: Web Summit's own page, "Important event update": "Day 2 (Wednesday, November 11th) will not take place"; "Web Summit aims to proceed with Day 3 (Thursday, November 12) as planned, following the passing of Storm Charles"; reasons: tidal flooding, disruption to public transport, high winds on… |

## Evidence (1 outside address)

- websummit.com · no capture of ours yet · [the address itself](https://websummit.com/blog/web-summit/important-event-update-2026/)

## The same node elsewhere

- The graph (data/graph/) has no node for this yet.
- As data: [hazard/tidal-flooding.json](tidal-flooding.json) · [every node](../../entities/index.json) · [the grammar](../../entities/ontology.md)