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Flood warnings in England, Scotland and Wales

1 flood warning and 9 flood alerts in force

Flooding is expected where a flood warning is in force. Act now to protect yourself and your property.

  • 0Severe flood warningsSevere flooding. Danger to life.
  • 1Flood warningFlooding is expected. Immediate action required.
  • 9Flood alertsFlooding is possible. Be prepared.

We check the Environment Agency and SEPA every 15 minutes. Each source’s status and check time are shown below.

Flood alert: Somerset coast at Porlock WeirFlood alert: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little EcclestonFlood alert: Coast at North Morecambe BayFlood alert: Tyne estuaryFlood alert: Hunstanton coast in NorfolkFlood alert: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and KilnseaFlood alert: North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and MappletonFlood alert: North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River EskFlood alert: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and ShirehamptonFlood warning: North Sea coast at Hornsea
England’s EA warning areas and Welsh NRW warning points. Select a dot to read it. Welsh points do not show the full affected area. Scottish warnings are listed below; SEPA RSS supplies no coordinates.

Flood warnings and alerts in Dorset in 2008

63 warnings raised across 15 areas: 0 severe flood warnings, 23 flood warnings and 40 flood alerts. January has seen the most.

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Warnings raised each year

Select a year to list its warnings.

Severe Flood warning Flood alert
0 2006’06 0 2007’07 63 2008’08 0 2009’09 0 2010’10 0 2011’11 0 2012’12 0 2013’13 0 2014’14 0 2015’15 0 2016’16 0 2017’17 0 2018’18 0 2019’19 0 2020’20 0 2021’21 0 2022’22 0 2023’23 0 2024’24 0 2025’25 0so far 2026’26

Where they were raised

Each dot is a group of warning areas; the bigger the dot, the more warnings.

1 warning: Lower Stour at Redhill and Wheatplot Home Sites1 warning: Shreen Water from Colesbrook to Bay Bridge1 warning: Lower Frome from Dorchester to East Stoke2 warnings: River Brit at Pymore Island and Queenwell, Pymore2 warnings: Dorset coast at Chiswell2 warnings: Upper Stour from Gillingham to Hammoon2 warnings: Lower Frome from East Stoke to Wareham2 warnings: Upper Frome from Maiden Newton to Dorchester3 warnings: Dorset coast at Preston Beach and 1 nearby area3 warnings: Middle Stour from Hammoon to Sturminster Marshall4 warnings: River Char at Charmouth11 warnings: South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches14 warnings: River Axe area15 warnings: South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches

By month

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Most-warned areas

  1. South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches15
  2. River Axe area14
  3. South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches11
  4. River Char at Charmouth4
  5. Middle Stour from Hammoon to Sturminster Marshall3
  6. Upper Frome from Maiden Newton to Dorchester2
  7. Lower Frome from East Stoke to Wareham2
  8. Upper Stour from Gillingham to Hammoon2
  9. Dorset coast at Chiswell2
  10. Dorset coast at Preston Beach2

Newest first 41–63 of 63

  1. Flood alert River Axe Area Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook All warnings here
  2. Flood warning Chiswell Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  3. Flood warning Preston Beach Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  4. Flood alert South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett, River Isle All warnings here
  5. Flood alert River Axe Area Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook All warnings here
  6. Flood warning Preston Beach Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  7. Flood warning Chiswell Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  8. Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here
  9. Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here
  10. Flood warning Dorset Frome (lower) from Dorchester to East Stoke Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
  11. Flood warning Upper Stour from Gillingham to Sturminster Newton Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Stour All warnings here
  12. Flood warning Middle Stour from Sturminster Newton to Wimborne Dorset CouncilRiver Stour All warnings here
  13. Flood warning Dorset Frome (upper) from Maiden Newton to Dorchester Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
  14. Flood warning River Char at Charmouth Dorset CouncilRiver Char All warnings here
  15. Flood alert South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett, River Isle All warnings here
  16. Flood alert River Axe and tributaries Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook All warnings here
  17. Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here
  18. Flood warning Dorset Frome (lower) from East Stoke to Wareham Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
  19. Flood warning Dorset Frome (upper) from Maiden Newton to Dorchester Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
  20. Flood warning River Char at Charmouth Dorset CouncilRiver Char All warnings here
  21. Flood alert River Axe and tributaries Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook All warnings here
  22. Flood alert South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett, River Isle All warnings here
  23. Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here

What the three levels mean

Flood alert

Flooding is possible. Be prepared. Keep an eye on local river levels and forecasts, and get ready to move valuables and put flood protection in place.

Flood warning

Flooding is expected. Immediate action required. Move family, pets and valuables to safety, turn off gas, electricity and water if it is safe to, and put flood protection in place.

Severe flood warning

Severe flooding. Danger to life. Stay in a safe place with a means of escape, and follow the advice of the emergency services. Call 999 if you are in immediate danger.

Where this comes from. England’s current warnings come from the Environment Agency; Scotland’s come from SEPA Floodline. We check each every 15 minutes. Contains SEPA data © Scottish Environment Protection Agency and database right 2026. Used with permission. The history since 2006 covers Environment Agency warnings in England only. Welsh warnings come from Natural Resources Wales, checked every 15 minutes. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Reused under the Open Government Licence. For Northern Ireland nidirect.

The history is the Environment Agency’s record of every warning raised since 2006, which it publishes each quarter, joined to the warnings we have recorded live since. Each count is one warning or alert raised for one area; a warning that was later updated counts once. When a warning is removed that is not counted as a new warning. An area with no warnings on record can still flood.

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