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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 2014

393 warnings raised across 52 areas: 14 severe flood warnings, 153 flood warnings and 226 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 0 2008’08 0 2009’09 0 2010’10 0 2011’11 0 2012’12 0 2013’13 393 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: River Allen and tributaries1 warning: Upper Frome at Dorchester1 warning: Shreen Water from Colesbrook to Bay Bridge1 warning: Middle Hampshire Avon and tributaries2 warnings: Dorset coast at Swanage Bay3 warnings: Lower Avon from Ringwood to Christchurch3 warnings: Lower Frome from East Stoke to Wareham4 warnings: Middle Hampshire Avon from Salisbury to Ringwood4 warnings: River Brit at Newtown, and Southgate Old Mill, Beaminster4 warnings: Middle Stour from Hammoon to Sturminster Marshall4 warnings: River Cale and tributaries5 warnings: Weymouth Rivers and Streams6 warnings: Purbeck Rivers and Streams7 warnings: Middle Stour and tributaries7 warnings: River Axe (Upper) from Winsham to Axminster, including Chard Junction and Weycroft8 warnings: Lower Frome from Dorchester to East Stoke and 1 nearby area9 warnings: Upper Stour and tributaries and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Lower Stour and tributaries and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches13 warnings: Upper Frome and tributaries and 1 nearby area15 warnings: River Axe area20 warnings: South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches and 1 nearby area28 warnings: West coast of Dorset29 warnings: Dorset coast at Chiswell and 2 nearby areas29 warnings: Lyme Regis Harbour and 2 nearby areas53 warnings: Dorset coast at Preston Beach and 6 nearby areas54 warnings: Dorset coast at Poole Harbour and 2 nearby areas58 warnings: West Dorset Rivers and Streams and 4 nearby areas

By month

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

Most-warned areas

  1. Dorset coast at Poole Harbour30
  2. West coast of Dorset28
  3. East coast of Dorset22
  4. West Dorset Rivers and Streams20
  5. South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches19
  6. West Bay Harbour18
  7. Dorset coast at Chiswell17
  8. West Bay Harbour and Esplanade16
  9. Dorset coast at Preston Beach15
  10. Lyme Regis Harbour15

Newest first 1–40 of 393

  1. Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here
  2. Flood alert Purbeck Rivers and Streams Dorset CouncilSwan Brook, Corfe Stream All warnings here
  3. Flood alert South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett, River Isle All warnings here
  4. Flood alert River Axe Area Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook All warnings here
  5. Flood alert River Axe Area Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook All warnings here
  6. Flood alert West Dorset Rivers and Streams Devon, Dorset CouncilRiver Asker, River Brit, River Bride, River Char, River Lim All warnings here
  7. Flood alert Middle Stour and Tributaries Dorset CouncilRiver Stour, River Lodden All warnings here
  8. Flood alert Lower Frome and Tributaries Dorset CouncilRiver Frome All warnings here
  9. Flood warning River Axe (Upper) from Winsham to Axminster, including Chard Junction and Weycroft Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Axe All warnings here
  10. Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here
  11. Flood alert Upper Stour and Tributaries Dorset Council, Somerset, WiltshireRiver Stour, River Lodden, River Shreen All warnings here
  12. Flood alert Upper Frome and Tributaries Dorset CouncilFrome, Hooke, Sydling Water, Cerne All warnings here
  13. Flood alert South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett, River Isle All warnings here
  14. Flood alert West Dorset Rivers and Streams Devon, Dorset CouncilRiver Asker, River Brit, River Bride, River Char, River Lim All warnings here
  15. Flood alert Poole Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  16. Flood alert River Axe Area Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook All warnings here
  17. Flood alert West Coast of Dorset Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  18. Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here
  19. Flood alert Poole Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  20. Flood alert West Bay Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  21. Flood alert Weymouth Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  22. Flood alert East Coast of Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  23. Flood alert West Coast of Dorset Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  24. Flood alert Upper Frome and Tributaries Dorset CouncilFrome, Hooke, Sydling Water, Cerne 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 warning Portland Harbour at Ferry Bridge Dorset CouncilPortland Harbour All warnings here
  27. Flood warning Lyme Regis Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  28. Flood warning West Bay Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  29. Flood alert Poole Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  30. Flood alert Weymouth Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  31. Flood alert West Bay Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  32. Flood alert West Coast of Dorset Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  33. Flood alert East Coast of Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  34. Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here
  35. Flood alert West Coast of Dorset Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  36. Flood warning Preston Beach Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  37. Flood alert South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett, River Isle All warnings here
  38. Flood alert South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream All warnings here
  39. Flood alert West Bay Harbour Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  40. Flood alert Weymouth 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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