Flood warnings in England, Scotland and Wales

Name: Flood warnings raised in England since 2006
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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.

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 2016

3,972 warnings raised across 993 areas: 3 severe flood warnings, 831 flood warnings and 3,138 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 0 2014’14 0 2015’15 3,972 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.

By month

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Most-warned areas

Newest first 961–1,000 of 3,972

Thu 15 Sep 2016 Flood alert Langford and Wendlebury Brooks from Stratton Audley down to near Merton OxfordshireAudley Brook, Langford Brook, Pingle Stream, Bure, Wendlebury Brook All warnings here
Thu 15 Sep 2016 Flood alert River Thame and Chalgrove Brook Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, OxfordshireRiver Thame, Horsenden Stream, Chalgrove Brook All warnings here
Thu 15 Sep 2016 Flood alert Bear Brook and tributaries in the Aylesbury area, including Wendover and Weston Turville BuckinghamshireBear Brook All warnings here
Thu 15 Sep 2016 Flood alert River Stert in Abingdon OxfordshireRiver Stert All warnings here
Thu 15 Sep 2016 Flood alert Lower Lee Tributaries Barnet, Enfield, Essex, Greater London, Haringey, Hertfordshire, Redbridge, Waltham ForestChing Brook, Cobbins Brook, Nazeing Brook, Pymmes Brook, Salmons Brook, Turkey Brook, Small River Lee, Rags Brook, Trinity Marsh Ditch All warnings here
Thu 15 Sep 2016 Flood alert Silk Stream and the Deans, Edgware, Dollis, Mutton and Wealdstone Brooks Barnet, Brent, Greater London, HarrowSilk Stream; Dollis Brook; Deans Brook; Edgware Brook; Mutton Brook; Wealdstone Brook; Wembley Brook All warnings here
Thu 15 Sep 2016 Flood alert Yeading Brooks Ealing, Greater London, Harrow, HillingdonYeading Brook West, Yeading Brook East All warnings here
Thu 15 Sep 2016 Flood alert River Pinn and Woodridings Stream Greater London, Harrow, HillingdonRiver Pinn All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood alert River South Tyne Cumberland, Northumberland, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Tyne, River Allen All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood warning Colne Water at Lenches, Area A LancashireColne Water All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood alert West Cornwall Rivers CornwallRiver Hayle, Perrancoombe Stream, Bolingey Stream, Portreath Stream, Newlyn Coombe River All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood alert Lower River Irwell catchment including areas in Greater Manchester Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside, TraffordRiver Irwell All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood alert Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall. Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton, Bury, Lancashire, Oldham, RochdaleRiver Irwell All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood alert Middle River Mersey catchment including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston Cheshire East, Manchester, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, WarringtonRiver Mersey All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood alert Upper River Tees County Durham, Darlington, North Yorkshire, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Tees All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood warning Portreath Stream at Portreath CornwallPortreath Stream All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood warning River Irk at Cheetham Hill ManchesterRiver Irk All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood warning Chorlton Brook at Cheadle, Boundary, Bangor Road, Shakespeare Drive and Ashbourne avenue areas StockportChorlton Brook All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood warning Cringle Brook at Withington, Fallowfield and Burnage Manchester, StockportCringle Brook All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood warning Cringle Brook at Fallowfield ManchesterCringle Brook All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood warning Gore and Platt Brooks from Birchfield Park to Platt Fields ManchesterGore Brook All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood warning Chorlton and Platt Brooks at Whalley Range and Chorlton-cum-Hardy ManchesterChorlton Brook, Platt Brook All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood warning Chorlton Brook at Cheadle, Sports Field, Palmer Avenue and Cuthbert Road Areas StockportChorlton Brook All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood warning Chorlton Brook at Cheadle, Carrs and Stockport Road, Cranleigh Drive, Jackson Street Areas StockportChorlton Brook All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood alert River Sow and River Penk Staffordshire, WolverhamptonSandyford Brook, Ridings Brook, Saredon Brook All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood alert River Blithe and River Swarbourn Staffordshire, Stoke-on-TrentRiver Blithe, River Swarbourne All warnings here
Tue 13 Sep 2016 Flood alert Stoke Trent Staffordshire, Stoke-on-TrentFord Green Brook, Lyme Brook, River Trent All warnings here
Fri 9 Sep 2016 Flood alert River Calder Upper Catchment Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, RochdaleRiver Calder, Walsden Water, Hebden Water All warnings here
Fri 9 Sep 2016 Flood alert Severn Vyrnwy Confluence ShropshireRiver Severn, River Vyrnwy All warnings here
Fri 9 Sep 2016 Flood alert Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck Cumberland, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Duddon, River Crake, Mill Beck All warnings here
Fri 9 Sep 2016 Flood alert Rivers Kent and Bela Lancashire, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Kent, River Bela All warnings here
Fri 9 Sep 2016 Flood alert Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster Westmorland and FurnessRiver Brathay, River Rothay, River Winster All warnings here
Fri 9 Sep 2016 Flood alert Rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt and Esk CumberlandRiver Ehen, Rive Calder, River Irt, River Esk All warnings here
Fri 9 Sep 2016 Flood alert Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water CumberlandDerwent, Stonethwaite Beck All warnings here
Fri 9 Sep 2016 Flood alert Rivers Greta, St Johns Beck and Bassenthwaite Lake Cumberland, Westmorland and FurnessRiver Greta, St Johns Beck, Glendermackin All warnings here
Fri 9 Sep 2016 Flood alert Rivers Cocker, Marron and Derwent CumberlandRiver Cocker, River Marron, River Derwent All warnings here
Fri 9 Sep 2016 Flood alert North Sea Coast at Bridlington East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
Sat 3 Sep 2016 Flood alert Severn Vyrnwy Confluence ShropshireRiver Severn, River Vyrnwy All warnings here
Sat 3 Sep 2016 Flood alert North Sea Coast at Bridlington East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea All warnings here
Thu 1 Sep 2016 Flood alert North Sea Coast at Bridlington East Riding of YorkshireNorth Sea 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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Flood warnings in England, Scotland and Wales

Flood warnings 1Flooding is expected. Immediate action required.

North Sea coast at Hornsea

Flood alerts 9Flooding is possible. Be prepared.

Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton

North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk

North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and Mappleton

North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea

Hunstanton coast in Norfolk

Tyne estuary

Coast at North Morecambe Bay

Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston

Somerset coast at Porlock Weir

Recently removed 7Removal notices from the Environment Agency, SEPA and NRW. Standing water and debris can remain; check each source’s freshness above.