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Flood warnings in England, Scotland and Wales

6 flood alerts in force

Flooding is possible where a flood alert is in force. Be prepared, and keep an eye on river levels nearby.

  • 0Severe flood warningsSevere flooding. Danger to life.
  • 0Flood warningsFlooding is expected. Immediate action required.
  • 6Flood 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: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and ShirehamptonFlood alert: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little EcclestonFlood alert: Coast at North Morecambe BayFlood alert: Tyne estuaryFlood alert: Hunstanton coast in Norfolk
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 2013

236 warnings raised across 42 areas: 1 severe flood warning, 74 flood warnings and 161 flood alerts. December 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 2012’12 236 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: Groundwater flooding in the West of Dorset1 warning: Groundwater flooding in the Cranborne Chase area1 warning: Swan Brook at Swanage2 warnings: Middle Stour from Hammoon to Sturminster Marshall2 warnings: River Cale and tributaries2 warnings: Dorset coast at Chiswell2 warnings: Middle Hampshire Avon and tributaries3 warnings: Lower Avon and tributaries and 1 nearby area6 warnings: Purbeck Rivers and Streams6 warnings: Middle Stour and tributaries7 warnings: Upper Stour and tributaries7 warnings: Lower Stour and tributaries and 3 nearby areas8 warnings: Weymouth Rivers and Streams8 warnings: River Axe (Upper) from Winsham to Axminster, including Chard Junction and Weycroft9 warnings: West coast of Dorset10 warnings: Lower Frome from East Stoke to Wareham and 1 nearby area12 warnings: Lower Frome and tributaries and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Upper Frome and tributaries and 1 nearby area15 warnings: River Wey from Upwey to Weymouth and 2 nearby areas15 warnings: South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches15 warnings: South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches and 1 nearby area18 warnings: Dorset coast at Poole Harbour and 1 nearby area18 warnings: River Axe area23 warnings: River Char at Dolphins River Caravan Park and 3 nearby areas32 warnings: West Dorset Rivers and Streams and 3 nearby areas

By month

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

Most-warned areas

  1. West Dorset Rivers and Streams18
  2. River Axe area18
  3. South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches15
  4. River Char at Dolphins River Caravan Park12
  5. South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches11
  6. Dorset coast at Poole Harbour11
  7. Upper Frome and tributaries10
  8. River Wey from Upwey to Weymouth9
  9. West coast of Dorset9
  10. River Axe (Upper) from Winsham to Axminster, including Chard Junction and Weycroft8

Newest first 1–40 of 236

  1. Flood alert Weymouth Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  2. Flood alert Poole Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  3. Flood alert West Bay Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  4. Flood alert East Coast of Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  5. Flood alert River Axe Area Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook All warnings here
  6. Flood alert River Piddle and Tributaries Dorset CouncilRiver Piddle, River Trent All warnings here
  7. Flood alert Poole Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  8. Flood alert River Axe Area Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook All warnings here
  9. Flood alert Weymouth Rivers and Streams Dorset CouncilWey, Jordan, Pucksey Brook All warnings here
  10. Flood alert Purbeck Rivers and Streams Dorset CouncilSwan Brook, Corfe Stream All warnings here
  11. Flood alert West Dorset Rivers and Streams Devon, Dorset CouncilRiver Asker, River Brit, River Bride, River Char, River Lim All warnings here
  12. Flood alert South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett, River Isle All warnings here
  13. Flood warning West Bay Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  14. Flood warning Lyme Regis Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  15. Flood alert East Coast of Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  16. Flood alert West Coast of Dorset Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  17. Flood alert Poole Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  18. Flood alert Upper Stour and Tributaries Dorset Council, Somerset, WiltshireRiver Stour, River Lodden, River Shreen All warnings here
  19. Flood alert Weymouth Rivers and Streams Dorset CouncilWey, Jordan, Pucksey Brook All warnings here
  20. Flood alert Upper Frome and Tributaries Dorset CouncilFrome, Hooke, Sydling Water, Cerne All warnings here
  21. Flood alert Purbeck Rivers and Streams Dorset CouncilSwan Brook, Corfe Stream All warnings here
  22. Flood alert River Cale and Tributaries Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Cale All warnings here
  23. Flood alert South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett, River Isle All warnings here
  24. Flood alert West Dorset Rivers and Streams Devon, Dorset CouncilRiver Asker, River Brit, River Bride, River Char, River Lim All warnings here
  25. Flood alert Groundwater flooding in the West Dorset area Dorset CouncilGroundwater All warnings here
  26. Flood alert Groundwater flooding in the Cranborne Chase area Dorset Council, Hampshire, WiltshireGroundwater All warnings here
  27. Flood alert Weymouth Rivers and Streams Dorset CouncilWey, Jordan, Pucksey Brook All warnings here
  28. Flood alert Middle Avon and Tributaries Dorset Council, Hampshire, WiltshireHampshire River Avon All warnings here
  29. Flood warning Lower Stour at Canford Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilRiver Stour All warnings here
  30. Flood warning Lower Stour at Redhill and Wheatplot Home Sites Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilRiver Stour All warnings here
  31. Flood alert River Piddle and Tributaries Dorset CouncilRiver Piddle, River Trent All warnings here
  32. Flood warning Lower Avon from Ringwood to Christchurch Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset Council, HampshireRiver Avon All warnings here
  33. Flood warning Lower Frome from Dorchester to East Stoke Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
  34. Flood warning Lower Stour from Sturminster Marshall to Christchurch Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilRiver Stour All warnings here
  35. Flood alert Lower Stour and Tributaries Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset Council, HampshireRiver Allen, River Stour All warnings here
  36. Flood warning Middle Stour from Sturminster Newton to Sturminster Marshall Dorset CouncilRiver Stour All warnings here
  37. Flood alert Lower Frome and Tributaries Dorset CouncilRiver Frome All warnings here
  38. Flood warning Middle Stour from Sturminster Newton to Sturminster Marshall Dorset CouncilRiver Stour All warnings here
  39. Flood warning Lower Frome from East Stoke to Wareham Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
  40. Flood alert Lower Avon and Tributaries Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset Council, HampshireAvon 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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