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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 2018

249 warnings raised across 38 areas: 0 severe flood warnings, 50 flood warnings and 199 flood alerts. November 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 0 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 2017’17 249 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: River Axe (Upper) from Winsham to Axminster, including Chard Junction and Weycroft1 warning: Groundwater flooding for the North Winterborne, north of the A3541 warning: Groundwater flooding in the West of Dorset1 warning: Groundwater flooding in the Cranborne Chase area2 warnings: Groundwater flooding for the Iwerne and 1 nearby area3 warnings: Purbeck Rivers and Streams3 warnings: Lower Stour and tributaries and 1 nearby area3 warnings: Upper Frome at Maiden Newton3 warnings: River Cale and tributaries3 warnings: Portland Harbour at Ferry Bridge and 1 nearby area4 warnings: River Piddle and tributaries and 1 nearby area4 warnings: Middle Stour and tributaries4 warnings: Dorset coast at Swanage Bay6 warnings: Upper Stour and tributaries7 warnings: Weymouth Rivers and Streams10 warnings: Lower Avon and tributaries11 warnings: Upper Frome and tributaries and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Lower Frome and tributaries and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Weymouth Harbour and 1 nearby area14 warnings: River Axe area14 warnings: South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches15 warnings: West coast of Dorset15 warnings: Lyme Regis Harbour and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches34 warnings: East coast of Dorset and 1 nearby area52 warnings: West Bay Harbour and 2 nearby areas

By month

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

Most-warned areas

  1. West Bay Harbour24
  2. East coast of Dorset19
  3. West Dorset Rivers and Streams16
  4. South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches16
  5. Dorset coast at Poole Harbour15
  6. West coast of Dorset15
  7. South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches14
  8. River Axe area14
  9. Lyme Regis Harbour12
  10. West Bay Harbour and Esplanade12

Newest first 41–80 of 249

  1. Flood alert South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett, River Isle All warnings here
  2. Flood alert River Axe Area Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook All warnings here
  3. Flood warning West Bay Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  4. Flood warning Lyme Regis Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  5. Flood alert West coast of Dorset Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  6. Flood alert East coast of Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  7. Flood alert Dorset coast at Poole Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  8. Flood alert East coast of Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  9. Flood alert East coast of Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  10. Flood alert East coast of Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  11. Flood alert River Axe Area Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook All warnings here
  12. Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here
  13. Flood alert South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett, River Isle All warnings here
  14. Flood alert Upper Frome and tributaries Dorset CouncilFrome, Hooke, Sydling Water, Cerne All warnings here
  15. Flood alert Dorset coast at Poole Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  16. Flood alert West Dorset Rivers and Streams Devon, Dorset CouncilRiver Asker, River Brit, River Bride, River Char, River Lim All warnings here
  17. Flood warning Dorset coast at Swanage Bay Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  18. Flood warning Dorset coast at Preston Beach Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  19. Flood warning West Bay Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  20. Flood warning Lyme Regis Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  21. Flood alert East coast of Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  22. Flood alert West coast of Dorset Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  23. Flood alert Weymouth Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  24. Flood alert West Bay Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  25. Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here
  26. Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here
  27. Flood alert Weymouth Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  28. Flood warning Dorset coast at Preston Beach Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  29. Flood warning Lyme Regis Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  30. Flood warning West Bay Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  31. Flood alert Dorset coast at Poole Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  32. Flood alert East coast of Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  33. Flood alert West coast of Dorset Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  34. Flood alert West Bay Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  35. Flood alert East coast of Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  36. Flood alert Dorset coast at Poole Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  37. Flood alert West coast of Dorset Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  38. Flood alert West Bay Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  39. Flood warning Lyme Regis Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  40. Flood warning West Bay Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel 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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