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 11 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.
11Flood 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 2013

3,757 warnings raised across 1,179 areas: 73 severe flood warnings, 1,038 flood warnings and 2,646 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 3,757 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.

By month

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Most-warned areas

Newest first 1,001–1,040 of 3,757

Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood alert Christchurch Harbour Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleEnglish Channel All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood alert Tidal areas of Newhaven East SussexEnglish Channel All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Tidal River Crouch from Creeksea to Battlesbridge EssexRiver Crouch All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Paglesham, Rochford, The Wakerings and Potton Island Essex, Southend-on-SeaRiver Crouch All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Tidal Stour Estuary Essex, SuffolkRiver Stour All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood alert Essex Coast from St Peters Flat to Shoeburyness including the Crouch and Roach Estuaries Essex, Southend-on-SeaRiver Crouch, River Roach, North Sea All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning West Mersea, The Strood and adjacent marshland EssexRiver Colne, North Sea All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Blackwater South Bank from Maldon to Maylandsea EssexEssex Coast All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Tidal River Orwell at Ipswich Quay SuffolkRiver Orwell All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Blackwater North Bank EssexEssex Coast All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood alert Essex Coast from Clacton to St Peters Flat including the Rivers Colne and Blackwater Estuaries EssexNorth Sea All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning The coast from Clacton to Lee Wick EssexEssex Coast All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Felixstowe Ferry and Bawdsey Quay SuffolkRiver Deben, North Sea All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Felixstowe Ferry Hamlet and the Deben Marshes SuffolkRiver Deben, North Sea All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Isolated riverside properties on the Deben Estuary SuffolkRiver Deben All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood alert Tidal River Yare NorfolkRiver Yare All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood alert The Suffolk and Essex Coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour Estuaries Essex, SuffolkNorth Sea, River Orwell, River Deben All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Waterside Properties at Mistley and Brantham EssexRiver Stour All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood alert Tidal River Waveney Norfolk, SuffolkWaveney All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood alert The Tidal Deben Estuary SuffolkRiver Deben, North Sea All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood alert Tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne NorfolkBure, Ant, Thurne All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Manningtree Town EssexRiver Stour All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Orford Ness to Bawdsey including Butley SuffolkNorth Sea All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Isolated low lying properties along the tidal River Waveney Norfolk, SuffolkRiver Waveney All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Hamford Water EssexHamford Water All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Blythburgh and marshes upstream of A12 SuffolkRiver Blyth All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Riverside properties along the tidal River Yare including Cantley, Brundall and Reedham. NorfolkRiver Yare All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Tidal River Wang including Wangford SuffolkRiver Wang All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Southwold and surrounding marshes SuffolkRiver Blyth, North Sea All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Benacre Marshes and Kessingland Beach SuffolkNorth Sea All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Walberswick, Dunwich and surrounding marshes SuffolkNorth Sea, Dunwich River, River Blyth All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Riverside Business Park and Kirkley SuffolkLake Lothing All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Oulton Broad near Mutford Lock SuffolkOulton Broad All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning North Bank of Lake Lothing SuffolkLake Lothing All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood alert Isle of Wight coast Isle of WightThe Solent, English Channel All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Lowestoft Seafront and Docks SuffolkNorth Sea All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning South Bank of Lake Lothing, Bourne Business Park to Mutford Lock SuffolkLake Lothing All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning River Yare at Great Yarmouth from the Pilot Station to Lower Ferry NorfolkNorth Sea All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Tidal Welland between Fulney and Fosdyke Bridge LincolnshireRiver Welland All warnings here
Fri 6 Dec 2013 Flood warning Areas near to the sea defences in Humberston Lincolnshire, North East LincolnshireThe Humber, North 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 11Flooding is possible. Be prepared.

Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston

The north Norfolk coast from East Cley to Kelling Hard, including Salthouse

The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including Cley

Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton

North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea

North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and Mappleton

North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk

Hunstanton coast in Norfolk

Tyne estuary

Coast at North Morecambe Bay

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.