Flood warnings in England

12 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.
  • 12Flood alertsFlooding is possible. Be prepared.

Checked against the Environment Agency at 20:25 UK time. We check every 15 minutes.

Flood alert: Somerset coast at Porlock WeirFlood alert: Christchurch HarbourFlood alert: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and ShirehamptonFlood alert: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuariesFlood alert: The Essex coast at Coalhouse FortFlood alert: The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuariesFlood alert: The tidal Deben estuaryFlood alert: Coast at North Morecambe BayFlood alert: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little EcclestonFlood alert: Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead OutfallFlood alert: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and KilnseaFlood alert: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir
Where the 12 warnings are in force. Select a dot to read it.

Flood warnings and alerts in 2012

5,859 warnings raised across 1,373 areas: 15 severe flood warnings, 2,143 flood warnings and 3,701 flood alerts. December has seen the most.

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Warnings raised each year

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Where they were raised

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

11 warnings: River Derwent at Buttercrambe Mill and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Upper River Mole, Ifield Brook, Gatwick Stream and Burstow Stream11 warnings: Minor Watercourses from Heighington to Dunston and 1 nearby area11 warnings: River Wey from Upwey to Weymouth and 1 nearby area11 warnings: North Devon coast from Hartland Point to Lynmouth and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: River Erewash in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire11 warnings: River Mersey Uplands catchment including Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Stalybridge and Glossop and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: Upper River Wyre, Brock and 1 nearby area11 warnings: Middle River Aire catchment11 warnings: Upper Ouse and 2 nearby areas11 warnings: Upper River Eden12 warnings: River Sow St. Thomas area and 1 nearby area12 warnings: River Derwent at Church Wilne and Wilne Lane and 3 nearby areas12 warnings: River Blithe and River Swarbourn12 warnings: River Rea at Stirchley and 5 nearby areas12 warnings: Lower River Douglas and 3 nearby areas12 warnings: Eastern Yar12 warnings: North Somerset area12 warnings: Riverside properties on the Rivers Chelmer and Can in Chelmsford and 2 nearby areas12 warnings: River Blythe in Warwickshire and 2 nearby areas12 warnings: The Mardyke to the River Thames at Purfleet-on-Thames and 2 nearby areas12 warnings: River Thame, Horsenden Stream and Chalgrove Brook12 warnings: Tern and Perry catchments12 warnings: River Axe (Upper) from Winsham to Axminster, including Chard Junction and Weycroft12 warnings: Coastal areas of West Wittering to Medmerry12 warnings: Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water12 warnings: River Ure at Aldwark Bridge to Cuddy Shaw Plantation and 1 nearby area12 warnings: Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster12 warnings: River Sheaf Catchment12 warnings: River Mole and its tributaries from Kinnersley Manor to South Hersham12 warnings: River Arrow in Herefordshire12 warnings: Upper River Swale and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Bersted on the Aldingbourne Rife and 3 nearby areas13 warnings: Bosham Stream and 2 nearby areas13 warnings: River Stour from Halford to Clifford Chambers and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Rivers in the Forest of Dean and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Middle River Roding and 1 nearby area13 warnings: River Nadder and tributaries and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Lower River Ribble and Darwen and 5 nearby areas13 warnings: Rivers Kent and Bela13 warnings: River Wye in Derbyshire and 1 nearby area13 warnings: Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall and 2 nearby areas13 warnings: River Lynher14 warnings: River Dove and Egginton Brook at Egginton and 4 nearby areas14 warnings: River Trent in Nottinghamshire and 5 nearby areas14 warnings: River Colne at Huddersfield - Springbank Road and Queens Square and 10 nearby areas14 warnings: Middle Tame and 3 nearby areas14 warnings: River Cole, Dorcan Brook and South Marston Brook14 warnings: The Rattlesden River and River Gipping, through and including Stowmarket and Needham Market and 3 nearby areas14 warnings: River Trent from Cromwell Weir to Gainsborough and 3 nearby areas14 warnings: River Lugg south of Leominster and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: River Yealm and 1 nearby area14 warnings: Middle River Tamar and 2 nearby areas14 warnings: Cuckmere River15 warnings: River Anker at Polesworth and 4 nearby areas15 warnings: River Spen and Batley Beck catchments and 9 nearby areas15 warnings: River Severn at Severn Ham, Tewkesbury and 4 nearby areas15 warnings: Rivers Frome and Cam and 2 nearby areas15 warnings: River Leam and River Itchen15 warnings: River Blackwater and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Lower Frome and tributaries and 1 nearby area15 warnings: River Leen, Day Brook and Tottle Brook in Nottinghamshire and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Upper River Ouse and 1 nearby area15 warnings: Lower River Ure and 1 nearby area15 warnings: River Torridge (Lower) from Dolton to Bideford, including Taddiport and Weare Giffard15 warnings: Rivers Tavy and Walkham16 warnings: St Austell and Par Rivers and 3 nearby areas16 warnings: Wear estuary and 3 nearby areas16 warnings: River Anker and River Sence and 1 nearby area16 warnings: River Stour in South Warwickshire and 1 nearby area16 warnings: River Ray and its tributaries from Shipton Lee to and including Islip and 1 nearby area16 warnings: Rea Brook and Cound Brook16 warnings: Hayling Island and 1 nearby area16 warnings: Coast from Gretna to Silloth and 1 nearby area16 warnings: Rivers Greta, St Johns Beck and Bassenthwaite Lake and 4 nearby areas16 warnings: River Trent in Derbyshire and 3 nearby areas16 warnings: River Colne and Fenay Beck Catchments and 5 nearby areas16 warnings: Upper Torridge area16 warnings: North Dartmoor Rivers16 warnings: Upper Teme and 1 nearby area16 warnings: Lower River Calder catchment and 3 nearby areas16 warnings: Barnstaple, Braunton, Ilfracombe and Combe Martin area17 warnings: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton17 warnings: Fluvial River Crane and 4 nearby areas17 warnings: Upper River Rother catchment and 6 nearby areas17 warnings: Dorset coast at Poole Harbour and 2 nearby areas17 warnings: Middle River Mersey catchment including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston and 1 nearby area17 warnings: Emm Brook and Queen's Brook and 1 nearby area17 warnings: Mid Devon Rivers and 1 nearby area17 warnings: Lower Taw area18 warnings: Middle Nene and 2 nearby areas18 warnings: Upper Frome and tributaries and 1 nearby area18 warnings: River Char at Dolphins River Caravan Park and 1 nearby area18 warnings: River Ure at Boroughbridge Camping and Caravanning Site and 3 nearby areas18 warnings: Severn Vyrnwy confluence and 1 nearby area18 warnings: River Plym and Tory Brook18 warnings: Upper River Nidd catchment and 1 nearby area19 warnings: Lower River Loddon at the River Thames confluence at Twyford and 5 nearby areas19 warnings: River Leam at Leamington A and 4 nearby areas19 warnings: River Avon in Worcestershire and 6 nearby areas19 warnings: River Frome in Herefordshire19 warnings: The River Wid from Ingatestone, to and including, Writtle and 1 nearby area19 warnings: River Severn in Worcestershire and 4 nearby areas19 warnings: Lower Stour and tributaries and 3 nearby areas19 warnings: Upper River Calder catchment and 2 nearby areas19 warnings: River Dart area20 warnings: River Dene in South East Warwickshire and 1 nearby area20 warnings: River Stour in Worcestershire and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: River Axe (Lower) from Axminster to Axmouth and 2 nearby areas20 warnings: River Teign area and 1 nearby area20 warnings: Lower Exe area and 2 nearby areas21 warnings: Somerset coast at Porlock Weir and 2 nearby areas21 warnings: Lower Teme and 2 nearby areas21 warnings: Christchurch Harbour and 3 nearby areas21 warnings: South Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches21 warnings: Lower Torridge area and 1 nearby area22 warnings: North Bank Road alongside the River Nene, east of Peterborough and west of Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice and 2 nearby areas22 warnings: East Somerset Rivers22 warnings: Mid Bristol Avon area22 warnings: Exmoor Rivers and 1 nearby area23 warnings: River Leam at Eathorpe, Hunningham and Offchurch and 1 nearby area23 warnings: River Wiske and other tributaries of the River Swale and 5 nearby areas23 warnings: Tidal River Ouse from Naburn Lock to Selby and 4 nearby areas23 warnings: River Nidd at Hunsingore and 1 nearby area24 warnings: North Cornwall coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth and 3 nearby areas24 warnings: Lower Dove and 4 nearby areas24 warnings: South Devon Rivers and 2 nearby areas24 warnings: River Chew catchment24 warnings: Upper Bristol Avon area and 2 nearby areas25 warnings: Cogenhoe Mill Caravan Site and 4 nearby areas26 warnings: North Sea coast from Whitby to Filey and 1 nearby area26 warnings: South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches and 1 nearby area27 warnings: River Churnet and River Tean and 3 nearby areas27 warnings: Lower River Eden and 4 nearby areas27 warnings: Upper River Tamar28 warnings: Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook and 1 nearby area28 warnings: Upper River Aire catchment and 4 nearby areas29 warnings: West Somerset Streams and 4 nearby areas31 warnings: Rivers Otter and Sid, and Exmouth area and 1 nearby area31 warnings: Middle Exe area and 1 nearby area33 warnings: Loughborough urban watercourses and local tributaries to the River Soar and 3 nearby areas34 warnings: The Essex coast from St Peters Flat to and including Shoeburyness and the Crouch and Roach estuaries35 warnings: River Axe area and 3 nearby areas36 warnings: Coast at North Morecambe Bay37 warnings: West Dorset Rivers and Streams and 4 nearby areas39 warnings: Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries and 2 nearby areas44 warnings: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir and 1 nearby area46 warnings: North Sea coast at Bridlington and 2 nearby areas51 warnings: River Ouse at Naburn Lock and 9 nearby areas92 warnings: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries

Newest first 41–80 of 5,859

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. Warnings in force are the Environment Agency’s own, which we check every 15 minutes. They cover England only: for Wales see Natural Resources Wales, for Scotland SEPA Floodline, and 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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