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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 2019

299 warnings raised across 58 areas: 0 severe flood warnings, 76 flood warnings and 223 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 0 2013’13 0 2014’14 0 2015’15 0 2016’16 0 2017’17 0 2018’18 299 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 for the Crane1 warning: Groundwater flooding for the Hooke2 warnings: Middle Hampshire Avon from Salisbury to Ringwood2 warnings: Middle Hampshire Avon and tributaries3 warnings: Groundwater flooding for the Devils Brook and 2 nearby areas3 warnings: Middle Stour from Hammoon to Sturminster Marshall and 2 nearby areas3 warnings: River Allen and tributaries and 2 nearby areas3 warnings: River Axe (Upper) from Winsham to Axminster, including Chard Junction and Weycroft4 warnings: Groundwater flooding in the Cranborne Chase area and 2 nearby areas4 warnings: Groundwater flooding in the West of Dorset and 1 nearby area5 warnings: Dorset coast at Chiswell and 1 nearby area5 warnings: Purbeck Rivers and Streams6 warnings: Middle Stour and tributaries and 1 nearby area7 warnings: Lower Stour and tributaries and 2 nearby areas7 warnings: Lower Frome from East Stoke to Wareham and 2 nearby areas7 warnings: Upper Frome at Maiden Newton and 1 nearby area7 warnings: River Cale and tributaries8 warnings: Weymouth Rivers and Streams10 warnings: Weymouth Harbour and 2 nearby areas10 warnings: Upper Stour and tributaries10 warnings: Lyme Regis Harbour13 warnings: South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches and 1 nearby area14 warnings: Lower Avon and tributaries and 1 nearby area14 warnings: Lower Frome and tributaries and 2 nearby areas16 warnings: River Axe area18 warnings: West coast of Dorset20 warnings: Upper Frome and tributaries and 2 nearby areas22 warnings: South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches and 1 nearby area33 warnings: West Dorset Rivers and Streams and 2 nearby areas41 warnings: East coast of Dorset and 1 nearby area

By month

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

Most-warned areas

  1. South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches21
  2. East coast of Dorset21
  3. Dorset coast at Poole Harbour20
  4. West coast of Dorset18
  5. West Dorset Rivers and Streams17
  6. River Axe area16
  7. Lower Avon and tributaries13
  8. Upper Frome and tributaries12
  9. South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches11
  10. West Bay Harbour10

Newest first 1–40 of 299

  1. Flood warning Lower Stour from Sturminster Marshall to Christchurch Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilRiver Stour All warnings here
  2. Flood warning Lower Stour at Redhill and Wheatplot Home Sites Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilRiver Stour All warnings here
  3. Flood warning Middle Avon from Salisbury to Ringwood Dorset Council, Hampshire, WiltshireHampshire River Avon All warnings here
  4. Flood alert Lower Stour and tributaries Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset Council, HampshireRiver Allen, River Stour All warnings here
  5. Flood warning Upper Frome from Maiden Newton to Dorchester Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
  6. Flood alert River Axe area Devon, Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook All warnings here
  7. Flood alert Upper Frome and tributaries Dorset CouncilFrome, Hooke, Sydling Water, Cerne All warnings here
  8. Flood alert Middle Stour and tributaries Dorset CouncilRiver Stour, River Lodden All warnings here
  9. Flood alert Upper Stour and tributaries Dorset Council, Somerset, WiltshireRiver Stour, River Lodden, River Shreen All warnings here
  10. Flood alert West Dorset Rivers and Streams Devon, Dorset CouncilRiver Asker, River Brit, River Bride, River Char, River Lim All warnings here
  11. Flood alert River Cale and tributaries Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Cale All warnings here
  12. Flood alert South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett, River Isle All warnings here
  13. Flood warning flooding for the North Winterborne, south of the A354 Dorset CouncilGroundwater All warnings here
  14. Flood warning flooding for the North Winterborne, north of the A354 Dorset CouncilGroundwater All warnings here
  15. Flood warning Middle Avon from Salisbury to Ringwood Dorset Council, Hampshire, WiltshireHampshire River Avon All warnings here
  16. Flood warning Dorset coast at Chiswell Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  17. Flood warning Dorset coast at Chiswell Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  18. Flood warning flooding for the Bere Stream Dorset CouncilGroundwater All warnings here
  19. Flood alert West coast of Dorset Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  20. Flood warning Upper Frome from Maiden Newton to Dorchester Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
  21. Flood warning Upper Frome at Maiden Newton Dorset CouncilDorset Frome All warnings here
  22. Flood alert Upper Stour and tributaries Dorset Council, Somerset, WiltshireRiver Stour, River Lodden, River Shreen All warnings here
  23. Flood alert Upper Frome and tributaries Dorset CouncilFrome, Hooke, Sydling Water, Cerne All warnings here
  24. Flood warning River Piddle from Alton Pancras to Wareham Dorset CouncilRiver Piddle All warnings here
  25. Flood alert West Dorset Rivers and Streams Devon, Dorset CouncilRiver Asker, River Brit, River Bride, River Char, River Lim All warnings here
  26. Flood alert Purbeck Rivers and Streams Dorset CouncilSwan Brook, Corfe Stream All warnings here
  27. Flood alert East coast of Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilEnglish Channel All warnings here
  28. Flood warning flooding for the Crane Dorset Council, HampshireGroundwater All warnings here
  29. Flood warning flooding for the Piddle Valley Dorset CouncilGroundwater All warnings here
  30. Flood alert South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches Dorset Council, SomersetRiver Parrett, River Isle All warnings here
  31. Flood warning flooding in the Cerne Valley Dorset CouncilGroundwater All warnings here
  32. Flood warning flooding for the Devils Brook Dorset CouncilGroundwater All warnings here
  33. Flood warning flooding for the Hooke Dorset CouncilGroundwater All warnings here
  34. Flood warning Lower Stour at Redhill and Wheatplot Home Sites Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilRiver Stour All warnings here
  35. Flood warning flooding for the Iwerne Dorset CouncilGroundwater All warnings here
  36. Flood warning flooding in the Lower Allen Vale Dorset CouncilGroundwater All warnings here
  37. Flood warning flooding in the Allen Vale at Monkton Up Wimborne and Wimborne St Giles Dorset CouncilGroundwater All warnings here
  38. Flood warning flooding in the Allen Vale at Sixpenny Handley Dorset Council, WiltshireGroundwater All warnings here
  39. Flood warning flooding for the Gussage Dorset Council, WiltshireGroundwater All warnings here
  40. Flood warning Lower Stour from Sturminster Marshall to Christchurch Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset CouncilRiver Stour 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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